Rogue Imperial Porter

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Newport, Oregon USA

Three pints from growler bought at Papago. Medium sweet roast aroma. Black body with thin tan head. Sweet with some roasted malts middle of the road porter. But it refreshed the palate and was a decent beer after a rainy day in the desert.

Black pour tall brown head nice lacing. avg pal Big coffee taste to start some light vanillas & a hint of bitter coccoa powder finishes dry & lightly bitter odd but good Aroma was overly light in my opinion with some coffees and hints of toasty malt but hard to pick up... what was there was nice.

Sampler at San Francisco Rogue Public House. Jet black with a bubbly coffee coloured head. Suprising amount of hops and alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt and chocolate dominate the flavour, with a dry hoppy finish. Not as heavy bodied as I was expecting, and I fell that a slightly thicker mouthfeel would have complimented the heavy flavours well.

On tap at Rogue brewpub in San Francisco. A: Served in a Rogue goblet that weighed about a ton. It was filled to the brim with jet black beer topped with a thick mocha colored head. S: The first smell that met my nose was fairly surprising; hop aromas. Not what I would have expected in an Imperial Porter, but it is Rogue after all. There is also a bit of roasted malt in the background, but the beer was served too cold to expect a lot of aroma. T: The flavor is good and thick like it should be. It is very roasty with a good amount of chocolate. When those initial flavors fade away it leaves a bitter hop aftertaste. It is a bit hoppy for my taste, but again, it is a Rogue. M: Nice and heavy just like it should be. D: A bit hoppy, but not bad at all. My only complaint is the bitter aftertaste.

Draught at Rogue, San Francisco. Near black, firm head. Fruity licorice nose. Dryish, ashy and metallic. Very salty butsurprisingly light bodied. Tarry salty finish with long bitterness. Flavourful, but not a favourite.

thanks nhorween. not sure if this is the correct beer, but since nick rated it i’ll assume it’s the right one. so much better than the sixpoint porter i had earlier. looks the same, but way more body, way more vanilla, less bitter burnt shit, more sweetness, whatever

Draught: Aroma of fruit, berries, chocolate, and coffee. Poured black in color with a small tan head that lasted throughout. Good lacing. Opaque. Flavor was medium sweet and medium bitter. Tasted fruity and of chocolate and berries. Medium body. Thin texture. Soft carbonation. Fruity finish. A porter? Imperial? Alcohol is well hidden.

Swing top bottle from NBD. Impenetrable black pour with a thick tan head. Fairly muted aroma - coffee, smoke, nuts, light hops... smells like a pile of leaves, that quintessential fall smell. Really good flavor. Super chocolate-ey and the finish is amazing. This is probably the best Rogue beer I’ve had. Tremendous complex bitter finish. Very well done.