Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: American Strong Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

Very cool Bottle. Head is average, off-white, diminishing quickly. Color is medium to dark amber. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, cereal), lightly hoppy (flowery), with a light hint of alcohol belying the 9%. Flavor is pretty sweet, with a tad of bitterness. Finish is sweet. Medium to full body, watery/syrupy texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic. Its okay; not the best I have had from Rogue by a long shot. Not sure what I expected, but this didn’t live up to it.

Bottle. 25.4 oz. Split with James. Pours orangish-amber with a thick, creamy beige head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malts, vanilla, honey, barley, toasted wheat, and slight hints of banana. Full bodied with a velvety, almost sticky, mouthfeel and nice, smooth finish. Slight warming in the throat. Very good strong ale.

This is twice as good as Dead Guy Ale...which I guess is the point. Deep, rich and strong. A beer drinkers ale.

Bomber. Dark red-brown and clear, with a pillowy off-white head which leaves a coarse lace. Malty brandy, caramel throughout the medium-heavy body, very smooth palate. Faint and even hops. 9% ABV not too noticeable.

Bottle. Pours hazy dark reddish brown with a big off-white head. Big aroma and flavor of rich sweet malt, dark fruit, toffee, caramel. It’s a pretty hoppy beer, but it’s balanced by the malt. Nice creamy mouth feel. You can taste the alcohol a bit, but it’s still very drinkable. A well put together beer.

Rogue Ales--Oregon Brewing Company--Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale--2008 Release--22 oz. Bottle--9.00% ABV--72 IBU’s (4.0 / 5.0) Doppelbock Ale--Mild light lace white head. Clear rich copper amber color. Earthy floral Cascade hop malt tea front. Dry sweet smooth mild fruit mellow caramel apricot lightly toasted spicy malt body. Balanced rich spicy bitter Crystal hop mild hot EtOH puckery end. Big Brew. Sampled 10/31/2008. $11.99 Each. Rogue Ales--Oregon Brewing Company--Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale 2009 Release--22 oz. Bottle--9.00% ABV--72 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Doppelbock Ale--Thin fizzy mild lace white head. Clear bright amber orange color. Mild floral hop front. Thin dry sweet very crisp light caramel fruit hint rich malt body. Mild hot EtOH spicy hop clean dry mild citrus end. Dry Hoppy Doppelale .Dissapointing. Dead Buds? Sampled 7/25/2009. $11.99 Each.

Caramel and nuutiness in the aroma. Deep amber color. Clear. Fine creamy small head. Sweet caramel and roasted grain notes with hints of dried apricot. Full bodied, creamy, thick and chewy. Long sweet hoppy finish.

On tap at Brixie’s in Brookfield, IL. Large snifter served with a cloudy, brownish amber hue, modest, off white foam to the head, and some sheeting, curtainy lacing. The aroma was mid- fruit sweetness, some grain, light citrus, and a touch of tartness. The flavor again followed with the fruit sweetness, but the mix of the tartness and moderate hop bitterness was not very favorable to me. The whole experience concluded on a dry note. I thought that the beer was what it was under the broad heading of American Strong Ale, but one could have easily made an acetic call on the flavor. Didn’t come off at all as a stronger version of the "Dead Guy" to me.