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Rogue Dead Guy Ale

Percentile
86
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
22433.48/5.03.47/5.06.6%97.6Lager glass, Shaker, Stein
Commercial Description:
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.
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PolishHammer (64), , Connecticut, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
May 4, 2009  
Aroma of "german" malt and smome fermented citrus...grapefruit. Definite sweet, buttery malt aroma and taste. Nicely balanced beer with hops and malt evenly matched. Flavor is sweet, not overly bitter, and very easy to drink. I would have guessed an ABV at around 4.5 - 5, so the 6.6 is very surprising. Overall, an excellent beer that I’d definitely buy again.


 italianjohn (346), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
May 4, 2009  
Pours a dark golden color with a little head lots of carbonation sweet floral zesty aroma mellow taste sweet with a slight hop bite at the end its well balanced gosh this is great beer you can definitely put a bunch of these down good job


 Lagunitasfan (433), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
May 2, 2009  
On tap at Stone. Amber with a quickly disappearing head. Light swirly lace. Not much nose at all. Iced tea flavors with a lightly tart sweetness. Mediciny finish.


 RHeastings (395), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 26, 2009    Updated: Jun 6, 2009
Enjoyed via 12oz bottle. Pours a medium golden color, darker than a pilsner, but lighter than an American Amber Ale. Based on the nose and palate, I almost lost my mind. I have enjoyed this beer on several occasions, and was extremely impressed by its latest incarnation. The nose is totally malt-forward, caramel, munich, and perhaps a little bit of American 2-row sweetness. Hops say, "Hello," but only to balance what would otherwise be a cloying sweetness. The finish is just to the malty side of center on the sweet/dry spectrum. Overall, extremely enjoyable. Well done!


Shenk615 (5), California, USA
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4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Apr 25, 2009  
Nice amber color with a lasting thick head. Definitely a pretty beer with a well balanced blend of malts and hops. Smelling the 1pt 6 oz bottle produces a nice caramel/toffee smell stronger than when poured in the glass.


 DigitalMan (113), Idaho, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/511/20
Apr 23, 2009  
A fairly good one. Mellow but slightly complex flavor with a little bit of a hoppy finish.


 yobdoog (1431), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 23, 2009  
Man, no rating for Dead Guy. One of the beers that opened my eyes to good beer. Still enjoy this one in bottles occasionally. Aroma and taste are balanced with malt sweetness and the right amount of hops. The body is nice and this beer is consistent.



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