Buckwheat Ale - Rogue Ales

far333

Connecticut

2.6/5  rDev -29.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Deep amber color to the liquid, but no head to top it off. Yeasty aroma, but no other noticeable smells. The beer is highly carbonated, which detracts from the mouthfeel. The taste is mostly hoppy, with hints of apricot, and a hoppy biting and lingering aftertaste. An okay beer, but nothing special.

Serving type: on-tap

05-04-2003 19:52:28 | More by far333

GRG1313

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

04-14-2013 20:29:15 | More by GRG1313

Tyrawlings

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

02-22-2013 20:19:29 | More by Tyrawlings

stereosforgeeks

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

12-17-2012 15:36:29 | More by stereosforgeeks

4ster

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

12-09-2012 18:43:03 | More by 4ster

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -18.9%

11-06-2012 19:56:57 | More by cfalovo97

ezhang

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +8.1%

09-06-2012 00:01:06 | More by ezhang

GeoCait

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +8.1%

08-31-2012 20:34:45 | More by GeoCait

beerpadawan

California

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

08-26-2012 20:22:11 | More by beerpadawan

mdmusch

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +14.9%

07-29-2012 23:59:54 | More by mdmusch

hanlonrn

4/5  rDev +8.1%

07-11-2012 19:40:07 | More by hanlonrn

mantissa

California

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

07-04-2012 06:20:48 | More by mantissa

Hardcore

Hawaii

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

06-25-2012 01:28:22 | More by Hardcore

martino_cappachino

4.38/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a pilsner glass.

Head of foam was not laced a good 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch think. Sparkling and pearly white in appearance. Body color was a delicate honey-yellow brown, and a bit murky. Head was long lasting, and I could see bubbles still coming up minutes after I first poured.

Aroma a faint was still present. Not quite a bouquet-ish like scent, but more like picking a single peculiar flower out of field (or garden) and absorbing the smell for the first time. Could detect a hint of the buckwheat in the aroma... like kasha before you roast it.

Taste and mouthfeel was crisp and pleasant. Good carbonation without a biting after-taste. Lemony hops taste in the beginning... smooth buttery-nut like bread in the middle, with almost faint caramel-tawny finish.

I think this is pretty close to what I could call a well-crafted beer without having to overdue the hops, malt or alcohol content of the brew... Faint and somehow, complex.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2012 07:42:18 | More by martino_cappachino

Goobastic

New York

2.75/5  rDev -25.7%

03-16-2012 02:37:04 | More by Goobastic

RandyKemka

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev -25.7%

03-16-2012 02:37:04 | More by RandyKemka

PhineasGage

Iowa

4/5  rDev +8.1%

01-27-2012 18:40:40 | More by PhineasGage

edwardkersh

Oregon

5/5  rDev +35.1%

01-17-2012 16:42:14 | More by edwardkersh

kmwilson76

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +8.1%

12-27-2011 15:05:22 | More by kmwilson76

rab53

Massachusetts

2/5  rDev -45.9%

12-05-2011 04:32:17 | More by rab53

deapokid

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +8.1%

12-02-2011 04:48:44 | More by deapokid

Beertracker

Oklahoma

4/5  rDev +8.1%

12-01-2011 22:38:03 | More by Beertracker

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +8.1%

11-23-2011 04:57:35 | More by JAHMUR

HopStoopid120

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +8.1%

11-18-2011 18:20:05 | More by HopStoopid120

falloutsnow

Illinois

3.05/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Review from notes.

One to two finger head, dull golden/light brown in color, something like an old piece of copper.

Smell is primarily of malts and a bit of iron.

Strange, early presence on the tongue, which i imagine is the buckwheat. Mild hop presence present in the initial taste and slowly fades to something bread-like.

Body is slightly carbonated, smooth, and creamy.

Overall, this was very average and forgettable.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2011 18:44:50 | More by falloutsnow