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RATINGS: 2687   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.49   IBU: 40   EST. CALORIES: 198   ABV: 6.6%
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Dead Guy is a German-style Maibock made with Rogue’s proprietary "PacMan" ale yeast. It is deep honey in color with a malty aroma, rich hearty flavor and a well balanced finish. Dead Guy is created from Northwest Harrington, Klages, Maier Munich and Carastan malts, along with Perle and Saaz Hops.
In the early 1990s Dead Guy Ale was created as a private tap sticker to celebrate the Mayan Day of the Dead (November 1st, All Souls Day) for Casa U Betcha in Portland, Oregon. The Dead Guy design proved popular and was incorporated into a bottled product a few years later with MaierBock as the elixir.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DutchDrebus (1112) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JUN 23, 2011
Love the style of the bottle. I love the colour of this beer also. Taste was a bit boring, mouthfeel fine.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
ambcompte (43) - SPAIN - JUN 18, 2011
Gustosa, amb bona olor i un regust bo que et deixa a la boca, com de caramel. Amb un punt amarg molon

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tommann (1226) - Dudley, West Midlands, ENGLAND - JUN 15, 2011
355ml bottle. Pours caramel with a medium, frothy head. Aroma is malfunction caramel and apple. Some grassy hops also. Taste is watery caramel with a little apple on the finish.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
MercyDevice (193) - Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 7, 2011
Brownish gold in color with a full head. Spicy and yeasty, with a bit of a sour aftertaste. Yeasty smell. Quite bitter.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
SimonRowe85 (1) - Aberdeen, Washington, USA - JUN 4, 2011 does not count
Very good beer one of the best if you can put out the money for $10 a six pack but very worth it i look forword to getting my hands on my next one. Great large head on it full flaver just a well rounded beer 24 oz is about $5 try it you will love it. I get this when I have the money to get somthing better then Red Hook ESB.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BlackEyePA (222) - USA - JUN 4, 2011
Very nice. Had this years ago at a Rouge bar in Eugene, OR I think. It was tasty then and still as good today. As a German Maibock, a strech for an American recreation, but with its own spin it tuned out excellent. Dark, gold-red-amber color, nice bubbly head, from great yeast. Lacing and legs are top notch. Aroma is nice, I would have expected more, but due to recreating a German style it is close to true. Taste is dry, dry honey-dark fruit and caramel malt, the yeast is what u truly get the style and flavor from. I remeber this being hoppier, last time, but that was 2003 or so and I have drank a million IPAs and IIPAs since then, so maybe Im used to the malty and hoppiness of all beers now. All around great beer, if u havent had one, I strongly recommend this one. However, dont go in thinking ur drinking an IPA, its not, but its a medium-full bodied, nice grain bill, decent ABV and alittle hops. NICE

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MisterSparkle (29) - California, USA - MAY 30, 2011
From bottle to shaker @ home. A very interesting brew, kind of grows on you after allowing it to fully dance across the palate. Pours hazy copper, head is a tad short but retains well and laces pretty good. Aroma is nutty-peach. Flavor follows suit, with a distinct honey signature. Very malt-forward, which explains why this hop-head needed some time to adjust! This beer MUST be allowed to hit the whole tongue, otherwise you miss out. It has a very complex character. I enjoyed it, and expect I’ll pick up a six-pack on occasion when looking for something different.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DruncanVeasey (4800) - NUNEATON, Conference North, Warwickshire, ENGLAND - MAY 30, 2011
Bottle from Alexander Wines, Coventry, hand-labelled BB 12/15/11. That got me counting the months up on my fingers. Pours clear, streaming bronze with a fine white collar. Orange and rose, peach air freshener on wholemeal aroma. Sweet and honeyed with an overpowering Turkish Delight/tinned peach character. Some buttered wholemeal and ginger cake, peachified to death. Too smooth, too flimsy, too one-dimensional to awaken my interest. A pity.


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