Rogue Monk Madness

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.

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.

(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.

dark cloudy amber with beige head, it is hoppy as expected from an american strong ale.

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.

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.

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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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