texasbartender (160), Sugarland, Texas, USA Jul 13, 2009 The beer pours a hazy yellow with a thin white head. The nose is dry and sweetly hoppy. The flavor is an amazing full hoppyness with a hint of grassiness and malts. The finish is clean and dry. illidurit (851), Santa Cruz, California, USA Jul 13, 2009 RBSG09 on tap at the Rogue Publick House in SF. Lightly hazy straw color with a frothy white head. Noble hop aroma, very spicy, pils malt. Lots of pils malt flavor, dough, fresh bread, noble hops reduced to an afterthought. Dry finish with a light astringency. Rciesla (3510), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA Jul 2, 2009 Bottle. Pours a golden body with a white head. Floral citrus and earthy tones with grass and grapefruit. Very hoppy pils, moderate etoh warming with citrus, pine, and grapefruit. Nice pils. dkachur (2319), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Jun 24, 2009 Sampled on draft at Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a very anemic looking hazy light amber with nearly no head. Aroma is strong caramel with grassy hop notes. Very is very strong and very bitter grassy and peppery hops with caramel and light tropical fruits. Medium bodied with a slightly sticky mouthfeel. j12601 (1151), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA Jun 22, 2009 On tap at the Peekskill Brewery. Pours a light hazy gold with a thin white head. Light pineapple, citrus, pine, and caramel. Medium bodied, very clean and hides the abv very well. Finishes up with a nice pineapple and grapefruit note. Very nice and almost blurring the lines between styles with some nice DIPA notes. Tasty. JoeyRed (4), Pennsylvania, USA does not count Jun 17, 2009 It’s been a long time since I’ve found this ceramic cased beauty. I believe I was visiting relatives in Florida near Jacksonville and purchased these Rogues.
It poured smooth, foggy, and gold. Fruity aromas filled the air around the glass and complimented the malty taste very well.
Finished nicely, hides the 8.8 ABV nicely.
Always a fan of Rogue.
Vertical Bacon Strips (874), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Jun 15, 2009 ***review from June 26, 2007***
Purchaced in early to mid 2006. Poured out a small off-white cap with a small ammount of retention that sat on top a viscus, cloudy, nice orangy gold brew. Lots of slow moving bubbs. Better than average lacing for a Pilsner. The aroma is nothing special although it does come across appealing, but still only average. You can note the grassy grain and a touch of alcohol but it is well hidden. The fruity aroma lessens along with the level of brew in my glass. There are also some soft biscuity malts. There is a touch of the ’ole grapefruit hops and some alcohol but the hops cover it up nicely. Decent malts too. Good bitter hops. Now that it’s warming, the bitterness has surpassed the majority of other flavours. There is other stuff to find but it comes and goes and is very faint. Medium bodied. If you suck on your tongue you’ll find that the hard bitterness never really leaves. A slight alcohol burn with some harshness as well. A smooth and highly drinkable beer that is totally overpriced but I guess the 20 bucks goes to the ceramic bottle. Nicko (187), Ashfield, Australia Jun 11, 2009 Very lucky to get this last xmas, thanks eczmatic! Drank in March. A little bit off putting in a ceramic bottle, but it poured a deep amber with a light, white head. A spicy, grassy green apple aroma, like a mince tart rolled down a hill i guess. Certainly an ’intense’ mouthful, as the desc. puts it; for a pilsner. Med. hop bitterness , alc. quite prominent.
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