Snojerk321 (1120), San Diego, California, USA Aug 1, 2008 750ml bottle. A cloudy golden orange pour with a frothy off white head and great lacing. Tons of pine, citrus and sweet malt on the nose. Beer had a balanced finish between malt and hops. Alcohol was very prevalent in both aroma and flavor.
astrofrk (95), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Nov 30, 2008 Hazy amber.
Small off-white head.
Aroma: Grapefruit, pine.
Flavor: Strong mix of grapefuit and pine.
Long and very bitter finish with alcahol warming.
HOP HEADS ONLY! It is true to the nature of what you think a Rogue IPA would be like. larsga (2435), Oslo, Norway Nov 29, 2008 Medium white head. Hazy yellow body with light carbonation. Intense citrus and grassy hop aroma with orangey notes. Sweetish bitter straw, grass, and citrus taste with malty peppery notes. Fullish body, sharpish mouthfeel. Dry straw, resin, and citrus aftertaste. Very good. (0.75l bottle, Systembolaget Nordstan, Göteborg.) KnutAlbert (2462), Oslo, Norway Nov 27, 2008 Bottle as Rouge XS Imperial India Palae Ale, their labelling is aimed to confuse.
A hop garden with some maltiness. Grass, some pine, the hops dominate all the way. Not very balanced. gam (618), brisbane, Australia Nov 26, 2008 Good frothy head,top carbonationmisty orange/gold colour.Aroma sweet fruit,citric,note of caramel,maltiness,peach,apeicot,delicious perfume in a bowl.Flavour tangy,dances on the tongue,a bitter that follows the tang then followed by a mouthfull of flavours,malt,fruit,fruit peel,citrus,stonefruit mixture,the blend is great with the typical Imperial bitterness and alcohol strength.At the finish it leaves a lovely mild malt strong hop tang and bitter impression,lovely beer. RuneStumo (158), FØRRESFJORDEN, Norway Nov 21, 2008 01.11.2008, On tap at the Rogue Ale house in San Francisco. I think this one was a little dissapointing. The colour is golden, no head. Aroma is weak and there is no aromahops.
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