Rogue Dead Guy Ale

	Percentile
	86
	overall

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Heller Bock
Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
2243	3.48/5.0	3.47/5.0	6.6%	97.6	Lager 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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barleynhops (82), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	5/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	12/20

Dec 12, 2008

Bottle: Pours a darker honey color with no head and very little lacing. Tastes of a piny malt with strong hops and alcohol. Nice and refreshing on the palate, well made brew.

Rune (2787), Tromsø, Norway

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	12/20

Dec 9, 2008

355ml bottle bought from Cornelius Beer and Wine in Edinburgh. Though I never was that great fan of the Grateful Dead, I took pride in drinking this one. Pours a clear amber body, with only a ring of foam, diminishing from a huge, initial white head. Straight smell of sweet malts. Malty taste profile with sweet, dark caramel added by fresh, tropical fruits leading to a bittersweet ending. Rather well bodied. More or less like the band. Edinburgh 23.10.2008.

ditmier (1059), Boise, Idaho, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Dec 6, 2008

Draught @ Berryhill - Pours copper with no head...aroma is toasted malt, rich grain, slight pine...flavour follows, caramel malts are out of balance with the hop bitters, but it is still enjoyable, finishes with a lingering bitterness...

mjs (1463), Helsinki, Finland

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 6, 2008

Bottle on 2008-12-06. Amber and clear. Medium sized white quite quick head. Malty and roasty aromas nose. Full bodied and dry palate with medium carbonation. Malts, roastedness, toffee, sweetness, bittterness in taste. Toffee and bitterness in aftertaste.

Tranquillity (1165), Espoo, Finland

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Dec 6, 2008

Bottled. Amber/orange body, thick off-white head. Aroma like that of a fruity whisky... Cragganmore anyone? Fruits, something sweet and perhaps marshmallowy in the aroma. The taste is balanced and good, but doesnt have that little extra that gets me going. But the finish does a pretty decent job.

mullet2007 (206), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 5, 2008

Pours a nice deep orange colour with a thick white head. Nose is lots of caramel and some reasonably strong citrus hops and other fruitiness too. Flavour is similar, lots of very sweet caramel and toffee sort of flavours, and a fair bit of light fruit flavours. Finishes nice and bitter from hops, and there is a hint of spice or yeast at the back there somewhere. Mouthfeel is just a little bit sharp, but not enough to make it unpleasant.

SaintMatty (1213), Tallinn, Estonia

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Dec 3, 2008

Bottle - Amber/brown in colour. Lightly hoppy aroma with chocolate, caramel and grapefruit. Hoppy and fruity taste with chocolate and grapefruit. The finish is hoppy and fruity with a pleasant bitterness.

Codythegreat (141), Carrollton, Georgia, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Nov 30, 2008

After drinking some crappy beers I tried this one, and Rogue never fails to impress. Pours an amber/honey colour with a white head and has a malty/hoppy taste and slightly bitter. I drank this out of a shaker while eating crab cakes.

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