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Rogue Dead Guy Ale

Rogue Dead Guy Ale

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A Heller Bock brewed by
Rogue Ales

Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
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on tap
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18823.47/5.03.47/5.06.6%94.8 Lager glass, Shaker, Stein P  Stats

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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 warrior (213), Mt. Wolf, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/513/20

Jun 20, 2006  
Rich malty aroma with a sweet buttery diacetyl aroma with some alcohol coming through. Beer had a small white head, is amber in color and had a lot of small particles floating in it. Malty taste with some oxidation coming through. This is an older beer possibly last years version by the way it tastes. The oxidation takes away from the overall flavor. I’ll need to try it fresh and re rate it in the future.

 punkrkr27 (342), Clawson, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Opaque amber pour with a 1 finger off-white head. Biscuit, toffee, and citrus aroma. Sweet, bready, and nutty flavors hit the tongue first then fade to a spicy, balanced noble hop finish. Medium body with a moderate amount of carbonation. Overall a very nice flavorful and drinkable beer.


Deadiam (2), , Alabama, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/59/104/519/20
Aug 20, 2008  
By far my favorite beer to date, I love the hoppy taste in the end. Never had on tap, only in a 12 oz. bottle. Tempted to make a long trip to try the draft..


otakuden (54), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/516/20
Aug 18, 2008  
On draft, Dead Guy came to me with a thin layer of foam covering the top of my liquid bliss. At least a fingers worth of head, I am greeted by a dry, hoppy nose with hints of lemon and orange. The hops are present up front in the swallow, fading nicely into malt smoothness with a hint of sweet caramel and nuts. Orange amber in color, the light coming through my glass makes it almost shine. Not as creamy buttery as Old Thumper for example, Dead Guy still exerts a nice malt presence as hops add their citrus zing to the palate. As Dead Guy warms and I near the end of my glass, I am left with the impression of lemon hops and an almost spicy peppery finish supported by a malt lightly sweet backbone.
Not overly carbonated, Dead Guy is a solid west-coast interpretation of a Heller Bock, and one of Rogue’s flagship beers. I’ve had Dead Guy both on draft and bottle, and enjoyed it every time.


 sstackho (242), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 17, 2008  
12oz bottle purchased from LCBO in Toronto. Allowed to warm for about 10 minutes from the fridge. Pours a clear, medium copper with a nice fluffy head which dissipates. Medium aroma of straight-up malt. Initial tastes are mainly malty with a tiny bit of sweetness and a slight hop tang. Aftertaste becomes more hoppy as it warms. Balanced. Medium bodied. S’alright.


Steinface (63), Hatfield, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/103/519/20
Aug 14, 2008  
Aroma is fruity and hoppy, pale honey color with a 2 finger head. This is what beer is about my friends. One of the best tasting beers I’ve ever had. Theres nothing to complain about on this one




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