Rogue Ten Thousand Brew Ale (10,000)

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Newport, Oregon USA

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet mlaty with notes of caramel and alcohol. The flavor is sweet matly with strong notes of hops as well as medium notes of caramel, leading to a very bitter finish.

(Ceramic bottle 78 cl) Pours a clear, amber golden with an off-white head. Fresh, fruity and hoppy nose. Medium body, good lightly caramelish malt base and a very distinct bitterness in the finish. Hard to believe that this is only 60 IBU! 160607

Bottle. Clear golden coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, fruits, hops and pine needles. Flavour of fruits, caramel, hops and pine needles. Hoppy finish.

Name: 10,000
Date: 04/15/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Summits - Cumming

hazy orange, fine white head, thick spidery lace, sweet pine aroma with sweet caramel malts, rich malt flavor with a touch of caramel sweetness, lots of earthy high alpha American C hops dominate the flavor profile and lead to a long bitter finish, touch of citrus tartness
-------- /> Name: 10,000
Date: 05/08/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 3.4 to 3.7

creamy body, hop flavor is a bit more subdued in the bottle but still present, the sweet caramel and pine comes out to add balance and complexity, still a long bitter finish but under control

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Bottle, private tasting
Dull pale beige. Hazy. Peach, peanuts, pear, chewy malts and plum. Scattered flavours - pear, peach, light chocolate. Hints of toast, maybe earth. The peach/pear notes are typical of a young high-test pale brew, which this clearly is. There’s nothing cohesive about it. A light splash of alcohol comes in late, mercifully cutting through the cloying sugars. Give it time, the more the merrier.

(26oz bottle, thanks kmweaver) Hazy golden body with medium off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit/herbal, some caramel. Taste is medium sweet, herbal/citrus, some caramel. Medium body with some resin.

Bottle. Amber golden beer with a white head. The aroma is fruity, caramel malt and hoppy. The taste is sweet fruity and hoppy taste. Medium body with a bitter dry finish.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Golden(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 1   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX   Fusel : 4  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 3   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : 2   Fruity : 2   Nutty : XX   Honey : XX   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : XX
Hops : 4   Noble(1)->American(5) : 4   Leafy : XX   Spicy : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : 3 Orange : 3   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : 3  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : 3   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX   Dates : XX   Bourbon : XX   Bubblegum : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 4   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : 3   Alcohol : 4   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Very aggressive beer in all aspects, rough-edged and topping its extremities with slashes of higher alcohols that hits you straight in the head. Too bad, I like Rogue.