Rogue Dad’s Little Helper Malt Liquor

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Malt Liquor
Newport, Oregon USA

Serve in Lager glass, Paper Bag, Shaker

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Bottle pours a pale golden brew with a thin white top. Scent is skunk and herbs. Taste is sweet caramel and some grass.

Bomber---->lager glass. Pours a deep orange with little head and no lace. Aroma is sweet grainy caramel. Taste is sweet yellow corn, caramel, and a tad bit of floral hop. Very little carbonation and kind of silky on the tongue. Not very impressive, but it is a malt likka afterall.

Bomber. Pours a hazy golden orange with a thin white ring. Aroma of sweet corn, grains, and honey.Lots of water. Very thin. Taste lots of sweet malts, grains, and honey. Hints of citrus hops. Sour lingering finish. Thanks to UncleMattie.

On tap at CBF. a golden yellow color. Aromas of corn, grains, and a little hops. Flavor is smooth grainy with a detectable hop presence, finishes with a sweetness and a little alcohol tingle

Bottle shared by drabmuh. Thanks Matt! A: Clear and yellow. There is a moderately sized head of white bubbles that leaves a small amount of lacing. Lots of bubbles emanating from the depths of the glass indicate a healthy level of carbonation. S: Weak aroma overall with some subtle sweet malts. T: Surprisingly, this is a decent beer. It’s not that I don’t have a healthy respect for Rogue Brewery, I just didn’t expect a malt liquor to not be repulsive. Dad’s Little Helper has helped me to adjust my paradigm. It’s sweet, but not nearly so much as many of the infamous, cheap malt liquors out there. M: Overall, a decent feel. Fun to drink and ok on the palate. D: Easily the best malt liquor I’ve had to date.

650ml bomber pours a pale golden color with a finger of white head that leaves a few specks of lacing behind. Aroma is of pale malts and mild hops. Taste is a mild caramel matly sweetness with an abundant notice of citrus and grassy hops. An outstanding malt liquor if you can call it so. I would classify it as a strong lager/imperial pilsner.

UPDATED: JUL 23, 2012 I believe Rogue ceased production of Dad’s Little Helper Malt Liquor in 2010 or early 2011 - which would technically make this a vintage. I picked up a bottle at my beer store because it was half off. I was prepared for something nasty, but I was shocked when the beer was not only drinkable, but very enjoyable! It’s nothing like a "malt liquor" in the least, but goes to show that any style can be brewed to taste great.

I poured a dusty 22oz bottle into a one liter boot stein.

Appearance: Rusty/dirty honey color; fine carbonation bubbles visible around the edges. Forms a large, white, frothy head which retains and laces wonderfully.

Smell: Initially a generic beer smell, but a closer inspection reveals a strong sweetness - especially of honey and some confectionary/syrupy notes.

Taste: Much like the nose, the palate begins with a honey and confectionary sweetness. A distinct maltiness with flavors of toffee and caramel - similar to that of an Oktoberfest or Marzen-style brew. I’ve experienced these flavors in imperial helles bock, but nothing remotely close to this in a "malt liquor." I’m not quite sure how or why Rogue gets away with classifying this beer as such. Perhaps its due to the use of flaked corn and a Czech pilsner yeast. Still, there’s nothing about this that tastes foul, dirty or cheap like a 40oz you’d buy from the corner store.

While not the best beer I’ve ever had, I must admit that Dad’s Little Helper Malt Liquor is probably the most impressive. Not only because of the style but because of the age of my bottle. I genuinely enjoyed every sip and was surprised by how sweet the palate was. Very little bitterness, no alcohol presence in the palate, and a mostly clean aftertaste.

Drinkability: Though technically a lager, Dad’s Little Helper Malt Liquor has the mouthfeel, body, and overall presence of an ale. The texture is somewhat watery, but certainly doesn’t taste flat or mild. It’s also not overly carbonated as it goes down remarkably smooth. I would be able to chug a beer boot of this without any problem. There’s a slightly chalky/dry aftertaste, but it’s easily tolerable. Allegedly 8% ABV, but you’d never know because there’s no booziness to the palate and it doesn’t fill you up or overwhelm you either. If I had to chug 40oz of a malt liquor, I’d make it this one for sure.

I'm getting a headache as I write this rating, it just taste like crap. Well now I can say I had the crapstyle. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

had this forever ago. really led by malt. good for what it is, but i’m not sure why rogue was making it.

Has a deep golden color. Smell is of malts and grains. Taste is malty, some corn, alcohol is present. Overall easy drinking and a fine example of this style.