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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.


3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
reverendj (137) - Brunswick, USA - NOV 8, 2009
How many mead drinkers have smelled this familiar aroma. Honey, malt, and fresh bready yeast dominate the nose. Sweet malt, light hop, and nutty barley dominate the flavour. Very nice hazy tupelo honey colour. A little thin on the palate but overall a very smooth, drinkable ale.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Sikash (7) - North Carolina, USA - FEB 10, 2012 does not count
Pours a nice honey-amber colored ale with a decent head. Smells of sweet fruity esters with a hint of malt. Mouth feel is good, not too light. Tastes of sweet malt with a little bit of tang on the back end. Overall a great maibock, would drink again.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
bmk67 (3) - Washington, USA - FEB 10, 2012 does not count
Nice medium bodied, copper in color, nice hop balance against the the malty goodness. This is one of my favorite everyday ales, I’d drink it more if it were priced lower.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
LowBrau (33) - Tonawanda, New York, USA - FEB 10, 2012
Reddish-amber color, no head. Rich, sweet, tangy, and malty. Lively carbonation. Toasty, nutty, and brown sugar notes.

4.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
IAmTheBeerKing (12) - Cherokee, North Carolina, USA - FEB 9, 2012
Quite possibly my favorite Ale! This has been one of my favorites since back in my college days (Florida State Univ grad. 2001). The pour from the bottle is a beautiful copper color with a cloudy/white head. The aroma is of hops, spice and has a medium body and the aftertaste finished strong. Just the right bitterness - every time I want a quality Ale Dead Guy is what I pick up.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
artmcd8 (132) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 8, 2012
Caramely malty aroma. Pours an orange color with a pale amber head. Tastes caramely with a slight bitter finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
csteele2144 (41) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - FEB 7, 2012
12oz bottle, pours a dark amber with frothy off white head. A touch of hops in the aroma, very malty a bit sweet, overall a fantastic mass produced beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
chris2431 (160) - Oregon, USA - FEB 6, 2012
bottle. deep yellow gold. foamy white head. bready hop aroma. decent daily drinker. a step up from many other mass produced beers.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
McNeillR (28) - SCOTLAND - FEB 6, 2012
Fairly stern and well stewed signature hop scent. Bottle was perhaps overchilled but murky ear wax brown throughout, insignificant head - again perhaps due to the fact the bottle looked like it was in the fridge for weeks. Speaking of weaks (lol) a sticky zest on initial taste doesnt add much more to the undercurrent of lingering fizz. An earthly, honest malt stamp to finish but nothing special. I recall being more impressed with this on first tasting years ago. (Bottle, Blackfriars, Glasgow)


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