Rogue Kells Irish Style Lager

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Premium Lager
Newport, Oregon USA

02.24.06 Bomber. Caramel golden color beneath a small white head that quickly fades to a trace. Aroma is more assertive than I expected, full of mixed fruits, mossy earth, bread yeast, pizza dough, and yellow bell pepper. It’s pretty sweet, mellow, hints of caramel, grass, and applesauce. Finishes with a tight but mild bitter bite and lingering earthy note. Lovely body sports fine carbonation and an organic feel. Nice surprise!

Smooth and flavorful. A light tangy sensation at first sip, hits with great malt and hops. Very enjoyable

Kells produced a strong green apple aroma upon opening the bottle, followed by light pale malt and pilsner yeast notes. It produced light carbonation with little head retention. Kells has a intriguing malt flavor; Rogue has integrated the wheat and acidified barley beautifully. The acid dominates the palate, then the pale malt, then a slight hoppiness. Very dry finish; Rogue’s yeast and long fermentation process is very efficient. Not quite enough malt and hop body to typify a pilsner, but a very enjoyable lager just the same, as long as you don’t mind its "outside the box" characteristics.

Pours light golden with an effervescent body and a mostly receding wispy off-white head. Aroma of light honey malt, light toasted malt and bready. Taste is crisp maltiness, doughy, malty Pils yeastiness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a slight sweetness and lively carbonation. Good lager, but not worth $5.50 for 22oz.

Pours a light clear gold with a wisp of head. Medium-light body. Aroma is clean and fresh, with malty-bready grains and herbal hops. Flavour is very moderate hop bitterness, a touch of honeyed pale malt, finishing on a long enjoyable classic lager finish that balances crisp and sweet with no excess dry feeling or off flavors. As far as a decent easy-drinking lager goes, this stuff is the cat’s meow.

1 pt.6 oz bottle: Pours a nice clear golden color with a rocky white head. Aroma is nice hop texture and a subtle malt backing, gingerbread, and quite spicy aroma. Nice malt textures come through most noticeable on the taste. It also includes the spicy gingerbread taste, apples, a nice medium sweetness and a hop backing. Palate is medium bodied, a rather creamy texture, nicely carbonated, and quite a long bitter finish. This stuff is really good. the subtle nuances of this beer are unexplainable. Probably on of the best premium lager I’ve had. Highly Recommended!

Clear golden with a frothy white head. Slightly sweet caramel and apple nose, with a similar flavour but with a nice mild bitter malt/hop aftertaste. One of the better lagers.

Clear golden yellow with nice white head. Got a very smooth mouthfeel with hint’s of hops, malt, hay and apple. Really good lager...