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Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale

Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale  - Specialty Grain

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 Percentile 
65
overall
Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Specialty Grain

Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7033.2/5.03.19/5.04.8%68Lager glass, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
The delicate flavor of our roasted Soba brings a nutty finish to this light and refreshing ale. A perfect accompaniment to lighter cuisine. 8 Ingredients: Malts: Roasted Soba, Harrington, Metcalf, Munich & C-15. Hops: Crystal. Yeast & Water: Rogue’s Pacman Yeast & Free Range Coas tal Water. Specs: 12º PLATO 30 IBU 75 AA 14º Lovibond
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 islay (470), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/52/103/56/20
Apr 10, 2007  
12 oz. bottle with a painted orange and gray label, purchased for $1.99 pre-tax at Blue Max in Burnsville, MN. Floral, bitter-hoppy but weak aroma. Pours a hazy, effervescent blonde/gold with a moderate amount of near-white head. Produces surprisingly extensive lacing. Sharp, sour, acidic, metallic flavor. Tastes of bitter grass, inedible plants, tree bark, and dirt. Suffice it to say that I’m not used to these flavors in a beer. Sour and bitter aftertaste. Light to medium body. Lively in the palate. This would be easy to drink if the taste weren’t so bad. Rogue Buckwheat Ale is simply an odd beer. If this is what a buckwheat beer is supposed to taste like, then I submit that perhaps buckwheat isn’t a suitable grain for brewing. That said, I applaud Rogue for trying something different, even if the result constitutes a failed experiment.


 aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/515/20
Apr 8, 2007  
The color was a light, brassy orange, and foggy. The head was creamy, off white, and it laced the glass well. The aroma was fermented fruit, and a slight soured milk smell. The flavor was grainy and more bland than the aroma. It was lacking complexity. The palate was smooth. The finish was clean but somewhat abrupt. This was the first rogue beer that I was a little dissapointed with. It was still good but not up to par with other rogue products.


 cab (861), Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/516/20
Apr 6, 2007  
[Sampled at Beermouth’s Rogue tasting at Vinens Verden.] Bottle. Very nice aroma and it comes agian in the tast good balance.


 BeerBiker (1384), Odense, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 5, 2007  
[Sampled at Beermouth’s Rogue tasting at Vinens Verden.]
Hazy dark golden look with no head. Aroma of soba = buckwheat, fruit, walnut, sweet butterscotch. Flavor is similar. Like an ESB, very special, but not that bad. I have to get used to this brew and it will be better next time.


 emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Apr 3, 2007  
Pours a pale gold brew with some hazy texture. The head is medium, off white, creamy, and leaves a decent lace. The aroma is gross. Smells sour (like rotten sour), has a weird corn smell, it reminds me of Joseph Hewes Revolutionary Ale. The flavor is the same, has the sour/rotten taste and probably the mildest hops possible while remaining detectable. The palate and finish are there but so undeserving of description that they will get none from me. Overall, my least favorite Rogue.


 sfhodense (554), Odense NØ, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Apr 2, 2007  
Bottle. Golden color with a white head. Light caramel aroma. Malty taste, but not that powerfull.


 riversideAK (2648), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/103/512/20
Apr 1, 2007  
Aroma is slightly sweet. Flavor is that of a roasty wheatiness. I also got a little citrus. A hazy roasty golden color. Beer is dry on the palate and relatively carbonated, but still easy to drink. An average, yet pleasant beer.


 Ughsmash (3981), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 29, 2007  
Bomber as Morimoto Soba Ale. Poured a slightly hazy medium golden with a dusting and loose ring of white head. The aroma was quite sweet and toasty... buckwheat was a major factor with toffee and biscuity malts.. little herbal twist to it and a touch of lemon zest. Bitter buckwheat also dominated the flavor with tacky pale malt sweetness. Interesting array of flavors, but this was tough to drink much of. Prickly carbonation and herbal bitterness on the palate.. just a bit under medium-bodied. This was interesting, but I didn’t much care for it.



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