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Rogue Santas Private Reserve

Rogue Santas Private Reserve - Amber Ale

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 Percentile 
88
overall
Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Amber Ale

Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
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on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10913.51/5.03.5/5.0Winter6%96.9English pint, Shaker
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Commercial Description:
Rogue's annual holiday offering, Santa's Private Reserve, is a variation of the classic Saint Rogue Red, but with double the hops--including Chinook, and Centennial, and a mystery hop called Rudolph by head brewer John "more hops" Maier! This holiday elixir is brewed with two-row Harrington, Klages and Munich malts, along with Hugh Baird 30-37, Carastan 13-17, and Crystal 70-80 malts, plus free range coastal water and proprietary top-fermenting Pacman yeast.
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 CheersMate1 (763), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 7, 2009  
22 oz. at Greens on Ponce De Leon. Nice dark caramel brown; virtually no head. Looks pretty good for an amber; very dark for an amber ale. Nice subtle pine/citrus hop aroma! Very nice hop aroma. Nice floral hop aroma. This has to be one of the best hop aromas in an amber ale that I have ever smelled. Nice big hop malt profile. Nice subtle citrus hop flavor as well. The palate is very smooth for an amber. I think this is a well-rounded amber, and very good. Very much underrated by a lot of others. I have tried this many times and always thought it was great.


 JAF737300 (791), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 18, 2009  
POurs copper brown with notes of hops and then the deep bitterness and fruit of the hops on the mouthfeel. finished nice and long with bitter hop flavors.


 beernovice39 (237), South Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 30, 2009  
Picked up on clearance @2.99 a bomber. Pour amber while light creamy head. Deent balance and flavor...hops are not dominant (distressing!) but there ia a distinct taste on the backside like a bready doughy crouton or something......


 iabeerguy (158), Iowa, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Red amber pour with a nice sized off-white head. Aroma distinct of hops and some fruit. Flavor is very hop strong with a little hint of fruit. You also can taste some spice in there.


 Fratto (662), Arlington, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 18, 2009  
Bottle from Gingerman. Too hoppy for my taste, but a nice brew for hop heads. I’d like to have this again now that I like the hops.


 Hopper (271), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/513/20
Sep 14, 2009  
A reddish brown beer with a nice 3 finger head, & a lot of carbonation. The aroma is sweet. The taste is sweet, caramelly, bready, with the hoppy bitterness at the end. This is probably best when drank fresh as the hops probably died down & it got sweeter the longer it was left on the shelf.


mbsmith (22), Missouri, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/104/57/20
Sep 8, 2009  
Hmmm... normally i like Christmas ales but this one doesn’t do it for me. Could be because i got it off the clearance rack for 3.99 a sixer 9 months after Christmas. Not a big amber/red fan and the extra hops aren’t exactly shining through. Balance is ok and the malts are probably the best thing this has going, there just aren’t enough of them, in my opinion. Sorry, Rogue. Normally, i love you.


 williamherbert (420), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 30, 2009  
Transparent but hazy red-orange. Finger of pillowy eggshell white head. Nice thick ring of lace. Looks like a real nice IPA. The smell is bitter but sugary amber malts. A mild woody, flowery hop. Bittersweet and more malty than anything. Lots of brown sugar in the nose. The taste is beautiful woody, citrus-y hops. Lots of sugary malts. Amber malts with pale ale hops. A pretty good hybrid. The feel is thickish and creamy. Somewhat bubbly. A decent pale-amber beer. Pretty good, but not the best of Rogue.



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