 CheersMate1 (763), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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