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Rogue Smoke Ale

Rogue Smoke Ale - Smoked

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 Percentile 
82
overall
Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Smoked

Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5103.41/5.03.4/5.05.9%64.6Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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Commercial Description:
Rogue Smoke is brewed with Great Western Harrington, Klages, Munich, Hugh Baird Crystal, Carastan (30-37 and 13-17), Chuck's Alderwood Smoked Munich and Bamberg Beechwood Smoked malts; plus Perle and Saaz hops.
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 markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Not my favorite style, but this beer has redeeming qualities. Not bad on the palate- not overwhelming. Pours a yellow/ orange color with an aroma of campfire and band-aid. Flavor is similar with malt involved in the mix. Finish is lingering smoke and bitterness.


 PilsnerPeter (2598), Flushing, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 4, 2008  
Bottle: Pours a hazy deep bronze copper with a just off white head. Lightly smoky nose. Nice malt character giving off some apple wood, graham cracker, peaty smoke, not meaty or thick enough smokiness. Light feel, slightly thin bodied. The flavor has some apple wood, a lean but firm malt presence. Not very smoky, but it has a peat like sweet earthiness. The finish has a solid Pacific northwest hop bitterness, long and dry. Solid and balanced, but not smoky enough.


 AMN (127), Dublin, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/511/20
Oct 28, 2008  
Clear orange-yellow body with a white head. Very hoppy and thin-bodied for a smoke; I expected a little better from Rogue.


 pantani (1894), Salinas, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Brown with a thin head. Aroma is light smoke, malt, caramel, pork. Taste is smoked ham, light caramel, and malt.


 nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Oct 19, 2008  
650 ml. Orange-copper with a small disc of foam that manages a touch of frosty lacing. Peppery, smoked ham aroma is not overpowering. Smoke flavor is a bit overpowering at first, but then some finish hops and a bitter wheat flour taste become noticeable after a few sips. Light-medium body is nicely dry and tingly from the smoke and hops, but a little too fizzy and watery. This is an OK rauchbier, but the style is not inherently suitable for a session beer. The watery, fizzy body makes me think "session smoke" might be what the brewer was shooting for, but that’s an oxymoron IMHO. Needs more malt flavors.


 Jsawyer (282), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 17, 2008  
On draft. Cloudy amber body. Thin almost no white head. Smokey cinnamon apple and pepper flavor. Slightly gingery but also slightly watered down.


 otakuden (518), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Oct 16, 2008  
Apparently my first induction into the world of smoked (rauche) beers was pretty much the crème-de-la-crème. This of course makes it hard to keep an unbiased opinion when tasting, reviewing, and rating other smoked beers. In general though, I am game for any rauche beer I can come across seeing as how rare and wonderful they taste. Of course, one must also like/enjoy/be okay with the idea of a beer which tastes as though it has been through a smoker. Today’s rauche beer is the Rogue Smoke Ale. As a brewery Rogue is a hit or miss for me so I shall see.
My Rogue Smoke Ale poured a dark amber brown into my glass where a pleasant addition of dregs on the bottom gave the brew a murky hue. For those who are not in the know, when it’s the right beer style, dregs are a beautiful thing. A decent head which slowly recedes into a cream-colored comforter. The nose is deep, thick, and almost claustrophobic. I feel as if I am standing in front of a smoker and steamer at the same time, breathing in the wet aromas. For a full smoky nose, I also detect hints of apples and pepper. So far my Rogue Smoke Ale is looking promising. Her body is surprisingly light considering the choke-hold the nose had over me. Maybe a bit too light as I feel an almost watery sensation in her overall mouthfeel. Faint smoke flavors mingle amidst hints of sweet apples and molasses. Her finish and aftertaste is mild and hints even less of the smoked character of this beer then the palate did. Not much change in flavor profiles or dominance as I round out my glass.
Overall, a good rauche beer, but not great. I would like to see more actual smoked flavor in the brew instead of just in the nose. For someone unsure of the beer style itself, this may be a good starter brew to bring them into the rauche beer fold where, once hooked, they will never leave.


 mwelsh13 (483), Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 10, 2008  
22 oz bottle pours a brown color with a big tan head. Alot of smoke in the aroma. Reminds me of when you put a campfire out, the aroma you get. Slightly sweet. with a big smoke body. A bit too thin in the body. Not bad. Would be good with a roast or bbq.



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