Rogue Smoke Ale

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Smoked
Newport, Oregon USA

Bottle huge thansk to harrisoni. Aroma is smoked big time, roasty hints even chocolate. Taste is again a smokey beat the hops are evedant and add a small citrus note in the finish.

Red-brown colored with hazy appearance. Medium sized yellow head. Chocolaty, licoricy and caramelly, sweet aroma with rich hops, smoke also present, though not as Bamberg-styled as mentioned. Medium bodied. Flavor is more smoky with mild ham also present, high carbonated brew. Aftertaste is somehow watery with still smoke and bitter hops, still not too balanced brew. Fine aroma, not too good flavor.

i had this at FoBAB 2004, under the name ’smoak’. pours dark gold, slight head. slight whiff of smoke in nose, faint sweetness. the flavor was very mild and only slightly smokey. an ok, but not exciting brew. (this applies to the FoBAB 2004 ’smoak’ entry only).

This style is very interesting. I thought I’ve had it before, but forgot to rate it. It smells of bacon grease and pours amber-orange with a thin head. Taste is very smokey with a dry finish.

22 oz bomber purchased at Spirits. Pours a reddish/brown with a small quickly disipating bubbly off white head. Big smokey aroma, thin/medium bodied and a smokey flavor that finishes with a slight touch of aciditty. Average beer which is about what I expect from Rogue.

April 2007 - Nice amber color with smallish head and no lacing. Strong aroma of sweet smoke. Nice flavor of smoked bacon with a little sweet brown sugar. Nice level of smoke and sweetness without being overdone. Odd to say being a Rogue beer, but just a touch more hoppiness would have been nice.

I thought this Rogue beer was pretty good; I don’t especially care for a cereal flavor note I view as a trademark for most Rogue beers, but I liked it when it was paired with the smoky flavor in this beer. Appearance was a tan or beige body which was translucent and accompanied by a pretty decently sized and persistent head. Aroma was smoky but not summer-sausage like. There was lots of Dead Guy Ale cereal-ness present as well. I don’t particularly care for that cereal taste in the Dead Guy Ale, but when accompanied by a healthy quantity of smoke flavor, I actually thought it pretty good. I thought the smokiness was a bit peaty and really pretty good. Mouthfeel was as expected. A pretty good beer all things considered. I’d recommend it. I got this bottle at Discount Liquor in Milwaukee.

Not as smokey as it should be. Good smoke in the aroma, but not nearly enough in the flavor. Maybe the german smoke beers are just baturally bold and meaty, but most of the American versions that I’ve had just don’t compare. Left Hand Goosenator is awesome, but that’s about it. Nothing wrong with this one really, just flat and average. Drinkable, but not special.