Rogue Imperial Red

Ceramic bottle from Lone Hill. Dark red with a fluffy tan head. Sweet, nutmeg, caramel, spice, and mild cherry aroma and taste with a cinnamon finish and a decent hops presence.

Tap at the sanctuary. pours dark red with a thick off white head. Hoppy nose with a nice dark fruit and malt background. Flavor is up front hoppy, but a nice malt background helps balance it out. Citrus, spices, and dried fruit. Finishes crisp and bitter, nice carbonation and no evidence of the abv. Very nice but a little young.

Updated score. This beer has really settled down and has gotten a lot better. Everything is a bit more distinct yet blends together nicely. Original rating = 3.6

this is a good beer is, its rich and smooth with strong malts and some pine hop. it goes down really well yet the alcohol is not overpowering.

Pours a dark mahogany color w/ a full creamy head w/ some English beachballs on top. Strong malty sweet aromas spill forward w/ a very heavy plumb candy and cocoa essence. Full nectar w/ creamy residual effers. It’s like pure heavy cream. Gloppy malt pulp spreads like jam over my palate w/ a mild yet noticable aspirin bittering component to help balance this copiously malty concoction. A massive caramel overflow is round and very generous in the gift giving dept. Graham crackers and some ripe stonefruit push forward. The finish never ends. Let it warm as the hops show stronger for more balance. Overall: this brew is decadent, like bacon fat.

Poured from the ceramic bottle a deep copper color with foamy tan head. Aroma of bready malts, brown sugar and hops. Flavor was malts, brown sugar, toffee, mild spices and bitter hops at the finish. Sweet and syrupy texture with a long aftertaste enhanced by the hops. Very unique and full flavored. I am surprised at its low ratings so far.