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Rogue Monk Madness

Rogue Monk Madness - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
75
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Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: American Strong Ale

Newport, Oregon USA

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3513.31/5.03.3/5.0Special7.4%25Snifter, Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Five layers of malt create a complex, slightly sweet flavor balanced by five different hop varieties. The addition of free-range coastal waters and Rogue's proprietary PacMan Yeast make this 12-ingredient elixir something Friar Tuck would enjoy! We hope you do too! Monk Madness Ale is brewed with 2-row Pale, Belgian Munich, Belgian Special B, Weyermann Melonoidin, and Amber Malts; Belgian Nobles, Chinook, Amarillo, Centennial, and Summit Hops; measuring in at Plato 18 degrees, ABV 7.4 percent, 68 IBUs, 78 degrees Apparent Attenuation, and 36 Degrees Lovibond. (Editor's Note: these stats are from the bottle, not the website, which differs substantially) A versatile and robust ale, we recommend pairing this with spicy foods, strong cheeses, and/or with dessert.
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brian1985 (14), Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 3, 2007  
Serving Type: 22oz bottle into glass Appearance: Pours a deep amber/red/brown with a nice looking 2 finger off-white head that sticks around for a while and leaves nice lacing around the edge of my glass. Smell: A very nice blend of hops and malts. Not very strong, but overall, a very pleasant aroma. Taste: Pine hops. They really overpower the 5 layers of malt, and the sweetness I was expecting from it. The hops are not very bitter, but they do have a nice little bite. Some spices try to break through at the end, also. Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with a somewhat dry finish. Drinkability: One 22oz is more than enough for me. Overall, I was a little disappointed with this one, I was expecting more malt sweetness, but all of the malts were overpowered by the piney hops. I don’t think I would buy this one again.


 mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 3, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a dark ruby-copper coloured body with a large frothy eggshell head, leaving sticky lace as it slowly recedes. Rich hop aroma with a significant alcohol component and grapefruit resiny hops. Some toasty caramel-type malts are also evident lingering in the background. Very sharp piney flavour and disproportionately bitter. Alcohol closes off with a little bit of toasted breadiness. The finish is long and juicy. One-dimensional and straightforward.
Purchased at Bello Vino in Ann Arbor during the month of December in 2006.


 bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 3, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours a burgundy body woth a large beige head and good lacing. Aroma of citrus and caramel. Flavor of layered hops and malts with a bitter finish.


 mephisto (1144), Taiwan
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Feb 2, 2007  
dark cloudy amber with beige head, it is hoppy as expected from an american strong ale.


 mreeves (257), Sammamish, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 1, 2007  
I was a little surprised to be served this one in a pint glass at the Issaquah Rogue location given the name, and was even more perplexed when it didn’t really taste like a Belgian ale to me. Too hoppy for the style. Just kind of a weird, though somewhat tasty, rendition of a Belgian ale (of some sort). Brownish color, plenty of hops (too many), yeast is the standard Rogue yeast which fails to give it any Belgian-style flavor.


 Optigon (561), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/511/20
Feb 1, 2007  
Pours dark brown. Thick white head. Jesus, all I get are hops from how this smells. Very strong hop flavor. Tastes a lot like Cascade with a lot of hop-bitterness to the taste. Good mouth feel though.


 frankenkitty (1900), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/512/20
Feb 1, 2007  
Rating for ’Rogue Monk Madness’ (just thought I’d make that clear before Rogue changes its name.)

Ruby-hued amber with noticable viscosity and a holding, creamy, sand-colored head. Belgian nobles are overpowered by PNWs in the aroma with additional dishwater notes and hints of coffee & cherries. Suddenly then naught, the flavor is as fleeting as a quick wave of Galaga, with a crapload of citric-rind hops strangely dissipated by a harsh astringence. Ya know, other than the fact that this may look like a dubbel, there’s really nothing Belgian about it... and I think that’s what we all expected here.

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 zootfinster (179), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 31, 2007  
Pours a slightly hazy amber. Aroma is somewhat florally. Flavor show signs of malt as well as a floral hoppyness. Head begins nice but goes away too quickly. This is a refreshing easy to drink beer



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