Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale

[My bottle was labelled Morimoto Soba Ale] A hazy orange beer with a small orange head. The aroma is sweet fruity combined with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet with an artificial fruit note, and the body is quite thin.

(Bottle 65 cl) Comes as "Morimoto Soba Ale". Pours a hazy amber with a creamy, off-white head leaving a discreet lacework. Soft, somewhat malty caramel aroma. Medium-bodied, lightly sweetish malty but not overwhelmingly characterful. Basically no bitterness. 030606

Draught at Rogue, Newport (as Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale). Hazy pale amber, small head. The nose is fruty and flowery. Medium dry with fairly light body and clean mouthfeel. There’s some estery bubblegum flavour, low bitterness. An aromatic and very drinkable ale.

22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a fully gone head. Aroma is mild grassy, caramel and yeasty. FLavour is sweet, slight sticky and caramelish. Dry hoppy, fruity and mild caramelish finish.

Bottle. Cloudy golden coloured with a white head. Sweet aroma of malts and caramel with notes of hops. Flavour of malts, caramel, fruits, plums and hops.

Date: 09/02/1997
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

opaque amber, thin head, touch of lace, sharp wheat malt aroma, light body, good wheat flavor, light bitterness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4
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Date: 11/18/2003
Mode: Bottle
Source: Murfreesboro

dark yellow, fine white head, light sweet malt aroma with a dose of floral hops, nice biscuit malt flavor with a bit of sweetness balanced by a raspy hop character

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Cloudy amber. Buckwheaty aroma with cherry and light caramel. Kind of flat body, with hints of buckwheat and diacetyl. Vague malts. Gah.

(Packaged as Morimoto Soba Ale): Slight hazy amber body with small creamy off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, lemon tart, some grapefruit, ginger. Taste is mildly sweet, tart, ginger, finishing mildly earthy bitter. Carbonation adds zing to the medium body.