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
2240	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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RealPoser (24), Tampa, Florida, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Oct 10, 2009

Draft 10.10.09 washed-out copper pour. minimal to non-existent head. sweet nose, with bready tendrils. subtle roastiness with bitter finish. sharp carbonation. interesting interpretation of style.

Nena (136), Seattle, Washington, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 9, 2009 Updated: Oct 17, 2009

Poured orange with some visible carbonation and a smallish white head. The aroma is complex: hops, bready malt, spicy yeast, and fruit. The fruit reminds me if litchi and apricot. The flavor is biscuity malt, apricot sweetness, and it finishes with a generously hoppy bitterness.

larryLSB (143), La Selva Beach, California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 9, 2009

Poured from 12oz bottle. Shiny copper in color with nice medium off white head. Sweet malty nose with a bit of spice. Flavor was sweet, bready, malty, fruity (apricots) and hops. Overall not too bad.

bobman006 (41), New Jersey, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	11/20

Oct 5, 2009

Bottle. Pours an amber color with attractive loose head. Aroma is malty with a little spice. Flavors of biscuit, caramel, leather, spice, and some cherry. Nice finish. Good but nothing exciting.

yalnikim (779), Wellington, New Zealand

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 30, 2009

30/09/2009. 750ml bottle. Wow... it’s a highly hopped toasted oat porridge of a beer! Maibock? Ale? Does not compute. Nice simple beer, that’s smoother than a baby’s bottom and very drinkable. If you’re into melanoidin maltiness (like all those East Coast) then you just might fall in love with this Dead Guy. This one doesn’t quite grab me though.

iabeerguy (159), Iowa, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Sep 28, 2009

I’ve really liked all the Rogue beers I’ve had so far. Moving their way up my list of favorite breweries. Had this at a little tasting I had and really enjoyed it. Copper pour with aroma of hops. Goes down really smooth. A very good beer

goldfish19 (34), Long Island, New York, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 27, 2009 Updated: Oct 7, 2009

~ Purchased this 12 oz bottle from Big Z Beverage in Huntington, NY. Found this 50% off, so at $1.25 I just had to give it a try. This is a nifty looking bottle with Japanese writing all over, and the Rogue name centered below. Appearance is light brown with a moderately good head. It has a light hoppy aroma, and a sweet pleasing taste. This beer is all right I guess - it’s just nothing that spectacular. ~

cfrancis (311), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	14/20

Sep 26, 2009

Been hearing a lot about this and it really didn’t disappoint. Great aroma of hop and malt. Taste is hop with a sharp bitterness.

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