Rogue Smoke Ale

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Smoked
Newport, Oregon USA

Dark amber color. Solid head. Smoke in both aroma and taste. Best of the smoked that I have tried.

Pours a copperish-amber with minimal khaki head and effervescent air pockets that scream for freedom. Lace is fickle and spontaneous. Nose is mild with campfire wood and malty overtones. Flavors are a tad stronger with BBQ, subtle hops, greasy bacon fat, and bonfire. A slight creaminess and round caramel palate tops it off. Aftertaste of spiced apples from the hop and smoke mix. High carbonation and medium body are off-balanced. The smoke flavor is present throughout consumption. Drinkable, not mind-blowing, but good.

Sample, at the Mondial de la bière 2007, savoured May 31 2007; eye: copper, creamy beige head, clear, no effervescence; nose: smoke dominates completely, concentrated; mouth: all in smoke, finale all in smoke with a hint of bitterness, light astringency, creamy texture, full body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, light acidity; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Mondial de la bière 2007, savourée le 31 mai 2007; oeil : cuivrée, mousse beige crémeuse, claire, pas d’effervescence; nez : fumée domine complètement, intense; bouche : toute en fumée, finale toute en fumée avec une belle pointe d’amertume, astringence légère, texture crémeuse, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, légère acidité; en résumé : correct

Burnt orange/amber/light brown. Small, light tan head. Aroma of smoked deli meat,woody malt, subtle earthy hops. Flavor adds some biscuity malt and nicely bitter hops in the finish. Medium body, a bit more carbonated than balanced, too much so. Easy to drink. Decent.

Pours a lightly hazy dark orange color with a small light tan head. Smells of pretty decent smoke, fire, bacon, and malts. The flavor is pretty smoky up front, but has a definite hop character in the finish. There was some bitterness left obver from them. Overall though, malty and smoky most of the way through. Would be great with some Mexican food. Not bad at all.

Bomber. Pours to a coppery brown body with an airy frothy white head. Looks like iced tea. Nice visible carbonation. The aroma is really nice. Smoked apple wood bacon, peated beechwood, other smoked things. Notes of crystal malts and smoked malts in the flavor. Definite Saaz hops. Kind of like a smoked pilsener if you as me. Some specialty grains make this a one of a kind brew. The palate is drying, lightly tart, and carbonated.

Slightly hazy dark amber body with a medium creamy off-white head that quickly diminishes. Sweet smoked aroma with a caramel background. Light smoked flavor, some tea hints with a caramel ending.

65 cl bottle. Amber clear colour with a little white head. Nice aroma of smoke and hints of caramel. Also flavour of smoke, little bitterness and burned wood. A very different beer.