Rogue Captain Sigs Deadliest Ale (Northwestern Ale)

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Newport, Oregon USA

16 ounce pint - $7.50 at Taco Mac in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Opaque, chestnut brown body with a ½ inch head formed of whitish foam. Smell: Toasty, pale maltiness, lightly roasty as well, and with some obscured sweetish hints nearly hidden beneath the citrusy, woody hop notes. Taste: Base of standard pale along with distinctly toasty Munich and a smidgen of darker malts with some sweet touches of dark brown sugar and caramel. The hops largely provide a citric taste of white grapefruit with a sharp, brash bitterness, as well as, perhaps, a woodsy character. Light yeastiness. Finishes as dry and longly bitter as one might expect. Still remains a bit citric even in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. There’s some slight malt chewiness within. Drinkability: It’s another boldly bitter, hop-forward offering from Rogue. If that tickles your fancy then hop on the boat! If not, well...

Bottle. Moderate malt aroma of caramel, light resin and leather for the hops and yeast, with a hint of date in the background. Head is large, frothy, off-white with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is hazy, but sparkling red/tan. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then the long finish is lightly acidic and heavily bitter. Palate is medium, watery with a lively carbonation and is moderately astringent. A little simple, but a surprisingly good Amber Ale. I almost didn’t buy this because Sig Hansen and his brother Edgar are such douche bags.

Poured a dark copper with a medium thick head. Hoppy aroma with hints of citrus and caramel malts. Taste is hoppy as well, and full of malt flavors. Not too complex, but a very good balance. Finish is smooth and not too bitter.

Bottle: Pours a dull copper color with a finger of creamy beige head. Lots of sticky lacing. First impression is full of hops, both florals and light citrus. The flavor comes through as floral hops with a moderate malt backbone. The first half of the glass is really hoppy and lively, it mellows out as it warms. No tricks here, just hops and malt. It does seem a bit pedestrian and could be described as ’just another Rogue ipa,’ but it does have a little more hop character than I remember. Drinkable, nonetheless.

Dark amber pour with a huge and lasting tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with some citrus. Medium bodied and very subdued up front. Hops are the dominant flavor with a lightly resinous piney taste. Some caramel and earthy malt tones towards the finish. Lingering maltiness, caramel and some grapefruit.

Draft: Poured a nice amber color without much head. The aroma was pine and citrus. The flavor was hops, citrus, pine trees and flowers. Overall, a tasty brew.

Big frothy biege head good carbonation misty orange/brown pour,aroma malty toffee,chocolate honey cocoa hint.Flavour strong hop and bitter a fruit taste grapefruit,chocolate toffee nice mix good fizz on the tongue,good ale named after good people ,fishermen.finish malty good sweet and bitter with a fizz lasting flavours.

Tan-amber with ring of head. Piney and well forested hop aroma. Nice floral and pine accented flavor with some grapefruit bitterness in the finish. An enjoyable PNW-themed ale.