Über Pils - Rogue Ales

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.35/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Aroma of machinery well oiled. Taste is thin not watery, smooth drinking pils. Not a lot of flavour, but some subtle plum, bitterness present at low IBU and it is balanced with malt. Satisfying in a subtle way.Serviceable. Understated carbonation. A bomber is a lot, good I shared.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2007 03:30:22 | More by northyorksammy

BuckeyeNation

Iowa

3.93/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Transparent marigold with a generous number of tiny bubbles jumping off the bottom of the glass and rushing up to the large crown of foam. The head is classic Rogue. It's eggshell white with a faint lemon chiffon tint and assumes a chiseled, rocky look as it falls. Abstract patterns of lace look great as well and cover at least 50% of the available glass.

The nose could be both more powerful and more powerfully hoppy. The hop bill consists of 100% Sterling, a Saaz variant. They smell somewhat Saaz-like to me, but are more citrusy and less floral-grassy. An underlying sweetness lets me know the beer will be well-malted.

Uber Pils is good, but is a fraction too tame. If you're going to put the word 'Uber' on the bottle, you'd better be sure to back it up. Although this is delicious beer, I'm far from swooning over its magnificence. As anticipated, the pale malt backbone is as solid as a rock. Maybe that's why the hops aren't exactly ripping my tongue to shreds.

This is the maltiest pilsener that I've ever run across and I'm trying to decide if the departure from the norm is a good thing or a bad thing. Maybe it's neither, maybe it's just a different thing. If you're expecting the usual (why would you from Rogue?), look elsewhere.

The Sterling hops deliver plenty of juicy flavor. In this offering at least, they taste like some offbeat, previously undiscovered citrus fruit that is similar to the known citrus fruits, except different. It's closest to grapefruit, but that's not quite it. Bergamot maybe? The mouthful is medium-full for the style and is supremely smooth. These guys deliver on mouthfeel much more often than not.

Uber Pils is an odd pilsener, but a good beer. If you like them both hoppy *and* malty, with a mouthfeel that belongs on an IPA, seek this one out. While it isn't as uber as I had hoped, it's uber enough.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2005 22:33:05 | More by BuckeyeNation

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3.9/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a nice golden yellow with a nice white head, that had a decent retention but eventually faded to a nice layer of lace that stayed down the glass. Smell was very grainy and had a slight hop nose to it, but more subtle aromas lay underneath. The taste was very well played for a pilsmer, and was more of an ale to me. Light body and feel, smooth flowing carbnation and a nice light grain and fruity flavor made it very enjoyable. Awesome summer session ale and another winner from Rogue.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2007 03:55:53 | More by mikesgroove

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.08/5  rDev -21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Heavy gravity pilsners rarely work out. This one, albeit strong and clean, still has some improving to do. Looks ideal a viscous straw - golden color with medium carbonation. Nice head retention. Smells sweet with pilner malts and corn sugars (eek.) Light barley sweetness and vegital (corn) sweetness is overbearing moving across the mouth. Light hopping aids little help against the sweetness. Mildly alcoholic and hot in the throat. The texture is a bit syrupy and could stand a bit more carbonation (never thought I'd say that.) The finish is just short of grainy, yet remains vegital. Found it hard to enjoy half of the bomber. Comparable to Dogfish Head's Malt de Liqor. For a pilsner with a kick, Rogues Morimoto Pilsner beats this one easily.

Serving type: bottle

11-14-2005 19:39:59 | More by BEERchitect

oberon

North Carolina

4.03/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a clear light golden with a huge blooming bone white head that leaves globs to stick to the side of my pilsner glass,fresh aromas of lightly toasted grain with some lighter grassiness and iron.Spot on pilsner flavors in my opinion grainy malt and some iron with a nice herbal sharpness late that keeps the beer light and me wanting more.Its great to see Rogue go in this direction even more so when its product comes out this good,well done.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2005 19:07:49 | More by oberon

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Rogue can always be trusted to deliver a satisfying beer, and this one is no exception. I'm not exactly sure how "uber" it is, but it is quite enjoyable, and quite authentic. The clear, deep golden body is capped by a full head of frothy off-white foam that holds exceptionally well and leaves walls of coral-like, big-bubbled foam about the glass. Grainy malt and spicy/grassy/floral (and even slightly pine & citrus-spritzed) hops combine in the nose welcoming you to imbibe and taste the bigger version of the same. The malt is fuller in the flavor, however, although the hops are still there; and it's bitterness is solid and balancing (but not quite as rock hard as some of the best German versions). If there's a drawback here, it's that it could be slightly crisper in the mouth.... and even that's minor. Well done!!!!

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2005 16:47:59 | More by NeroFiddled

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.08/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

the looks: Clear golden hue, thick, frothy white head. The perfect pils appearance and then some.
the aroma: subtle, delicate, but brimming with hops, crisp, and classy. Near-perfect, for the style.
the taste: clean, light, yet zesty, to a point. Soft grainy feel, small fruit flavor, some bright apricot and pear, ...a very nice pils, great to see Rogue, the ale masters, approach this style, but curious about where the "uber" comes from?
Exraordinarily drinkable, smooth and clean, just enjoyable enough. Can't really imagine that I'd ever choose this above any of rogue's other fine brews, but hooray for it's existence anyway.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2005 09:41:56 | More by feloniousmonk

WesWes

New York

4.22/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a gold color with a towering white head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is good. It has a light, yet malty scent that boasts of pale and a few other light carapils-style malts along with a slightly fruity yeast aroma. It also has a nice hop aroma as well. The taste is good. It has a sweet pale malt flavor with a soapy citrus hop finish. The palate is complex for a pilsner. It offers a number of different malts and a wonderful fruity yeast aftertaste. The mouthfeel is good. It is a medium bodied beer with adequate/good carbonation. Rogue just keeps producing cutting edge brews with loads of character and outstanding drinkability. This one is no different.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2005 22:43:17 | More by WesWes

zeff80

Missouri

3.83/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Poured into a tall pils glass. Golden, yellow color with a pale, two-finger head. Left lacing.

S - Smelled of corn and malt. Also, grasses and hops.

T - It was malty but it had a great hop bite.

M - It was crisp and medium-bodied.

D - This is a really good pils. It is one of the hoppier pilsners out there.

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2006 03:26:04 | More by zeff80

Gueuzedude

Arizona

4.33/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours with a brilliant gold color that is lightly copper tinged. A frothy, pale, tan tinted, cream colored head tops this beer. The aroma is sort of sweet, almost with a caramel like note. Among the other aromatics I get notes of vanilla, a light herbal character, lemon grass, and a hint of basil.

The taste has a solid bitterness that is more sharp than gripping and actually is quite smooth. The bitterness goes through to the finish, but never picks up any lingering harshness. The hop flavors are characterized by perhaps a hint of grassiness, and a definite herbal character. The herbal note is made up of flavors of lemon basil, a note of vanilla, and some grassy herbal notes. A sweet grain character supports the hop notes; I get some definite caramel (which is a combination of perhaps a trace of diacetyl flavor and the malt), which I was not expecting in a beer of this color.

All in all the hop character in this beer is so smooth and characterful. The beer is supper hoppy, but without the raw hop character found in many super hoppy beers such as Double IPAs. They really captured the essence of a Bohemian Pilsner in this beer; smooth, creamy, well bittered with lots of hop character that, while note necessarily characteristic of a Bohemian Pilsner is very well integrated and just works in this beer. Again it is super hoppy, but in a smooth lager-type balance with a defined malt character. In the end the balance is just so well played in this beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2006 04:51:34 | More by Gueuzedude

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

3.88/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22oz bottle into a pilsener glass.

A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a large white head that fades quickly and leaves a spotty lace on the glass.

S: The simplistic aroma is of light caramelized malts and a good amount of hops.

T: The taste is bready and a little sweet with light malty flavor up front. There's a mild burst of hops bitterness that creeps its way in and tones down the sweetness. The after-taste is slightly bitter.

M: Smooth and very crisp, medium body, medium carbonation, clean and very dry finish.

D: Tasty, goes down very easily, not too filling, mild kick, good representation of style, this is a nice ordinary beer that would be a good one to drink for a long time.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2008 23:36:18 | More by TheManiacalOne

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.6/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours bronze & very effervescent with a massive white 3 fingers+ head. Some head retention & zero lacing

Smell: Ever so slight frutiness

Taste: Peppery hops followed by bitter citric hops & some maltiness. finshes grainy & fruitty

MF: Very full with good balance & carbonation

Drinks okay, but this isn't a pils to get excited about IMHO

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2006 04:48:53 | More by russpowell

Gavage

New Jersey

4.08/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Mildly hazy yellowish orange in color sporting a nice fluffy 2+ inch head. The aroma was simple grass with some hop bitterness. The flavor has a nice grainy malt level, with grass, pepper, hint of lemon zest, and a crisp bitterness. Nicely balanced and refreshing.

Mouthfeel is perfect - crisp start with slightly dry, crisp finsh. A malty aftertaste lingers on the tongue. Nicely drinkable especially on the hot summer afternoon I cracked this bottle open. Worth seeking out.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2005 12:05:36 | More by Gavage

jwc215

New Jersey

3.58/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

650 ml bottle:
Pours hazy golden yellow with a thin white head that comes and goes with gentle swirling. No lacing sticks to glass.

The smell is of light fruit, grainy and bready.

The taste is malty - bready with a touch of caramel. Yeast comes through in a bready way. Vague fruitiness comes through in an odd sharp way. Malt and yeast dominate the scene until a touch of bitter, slightly metallic hop bitterness comes through in the finish, with some sweetness rebounding in the aftertaste.

It is medium-bodied and refreshingly dry. Carbonation is low for the style.

Interesting choice of hops - 100% Sterling. It is smooth and has enough to it to be quite drinkable. Interesting interpretation of the style. It fits close enough, but can't say that it has what I look for (grassiness - only hinted at here, and crispness) in a pils. It's not a total flop on style, however, as the Czech yeast holds it together and the malty qualities with some hop profile are just about there. And, outside of style - well - it's decent.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2007 01:41:11 | More by jwc215

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4.28/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Cloudy golden orange hue forms a thick off white head leaves behind specks of lacing around the glass. Aroma: Strong hop aroma going on contains mild citrus with grassy notes as well as blended mild biscuit malts with low citrus and mild cracker malt presence. Taste has a mild bitterness with cittrus grassy hop varieties with a very delicate nice clean flavor definitely a great tasting lighter beer with crisp sweetness overall. Mouthfeel: Light bodied lager with a sturdy but smooth carbonation goes down so well I'm such a fan. Drinkability: Effortless has a quality tasting hoppy profile that contains German hops especially a pils I can't deny what a great pils.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2006 01:54:43 | More by WVbeergeek

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a slightly cloudy gold with a decent head that recedes quickly. Nose is like popcorn! Yep. Like popcorn that is slightly too cooked...giving it a burnt tone. Taste is even and smooth with very little variation showing itself as it roams on your palate. Extremely drinkable and the feel is smooth and good. Something in me wants to say this is the most drinkable brew by Rogue that I have tasted to this point.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2007 05:49:10 | More by RblWthACoz

Wasatch

Utah

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A - Pours a deep yellow color, nice carbonation, nice head, and tons of lacing through out the drink.

S - Scents of sweet malts, hops, and spices.

T - The taste is awesome for a pilsner, nice sweet malty with a slight hopping finish.

M - Medium body with some carbonation. A very well rounded pilsner.

D - Very drinkable. This is the best pilsner I've ever had hands down, it actually does not remind me of a pilsner. I just about gave up on pilsner's, but after drinking this awesome brew, I will buy again for sure. Highly recommend to others as well. Way to go Rogue!

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2006 23:21:04 | More by Wasatch

rhoadsrage

Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

(Served in an American pint glass)

A- This beer has the light golden color of pecan wood with a crystal clear body and a big off-white rocky head that turns into big open bubbles after a bit. There is a strong carbonation of large bubbles racing through this beer.

S- There is a light herbal and noble hop aroma that is dry with notes of fresh pale malt that has some depth to it almost like floor dried malt. There is a light pine note that is more pine needles that pine resin when it warms a bit.

T- The nice depth in the pale malt is finished with a nice hop finish with a slight sulfur note to it. There is a slight honey malt note to the flavor that comes through as it warms with a nice soft pungent quality to the hop finish as well.

M- This beer has a medium-light mouthfeel with a very light fizz in the finish that supports the hops.

D- This beer has smooth subtle flavors but it has very nice depth of flavor in the malt and the hops have some interesting qualities to them. The beer focuses on the hops flavor and malt flavor not just a watery beer with a big sulfury hop bitterness. This beer was well crafted.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2007 17:33:44 | More by rhoadsrage

Billolick

New York

4.33/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Typical Rogue bomber, pours light golden, slight haze, white head, leaving a fine and stringy dose of lacing. Nose is the expected citric, grassy aroma of the style. This is a crisp, dry and pleasantly acidic pilsner. Limes, grass, drying hops. Nice. Fine all around quaffer, nice in warmer months to wash down some BBQ or a salad and some bread and cheese. More tasty and worthy brew from the Rogue crew.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2005 20:05:06 | More by Billolick

ppoitras

Massachusetts

3.8/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bottle purchased from Julio's, Westboro, MA.

Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed 1" off-white head over the clear golden brew. Head lasts nicely, with plentiful lacing. Aroma is sweet pale malt with a light pine hops tinge. Taste leans more towards the pale malt sweetness, and the hops are present, but just not raising hands as high as I would want for attendance. Not as crisp as desired either. Very hoppy burps, however... Mouthfeel is quite smooth, and drinkability is reasonable as well. Almost a bit heavy for a pils, guess that's why it's "uber".

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2006 18:37:34 | More by ppoitras

Zorro

California

4.45/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear gold colored beer.

Smell is spicy Saaz hops all the way. Pleasant grain scent and an earthy aroma from the hops.

Taste is a bit sweet with the Saaz hops on your tongue from the first taste. Spicy and a little bit of sourness from the hops are the main flavors here. Ballsey use of the hops here, sort of a Czech version of a hop monster. Fairly bitter aftertaste that cleans the palette very well.

Mouthfeel is good.

Very drinkable, but this isn't just another lackluster Pilsner from an American brewery. This is a Pilsner that hasn't been dumbed down and throttled back on the hop levels. I could drink a lot of this if it were a bit cheaper. For the price I don't want another Pilsner Urquell imitator; I want something that is bigger than that. This is most certainly "Bigger Than That."

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2005 03:33:56 | More by Zorro

Bighuge

Minnesota

4.43/5  rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Deep golden tone. Slightly hazy. Thin ivory white head. Nice bready malt based aroma with a shot of spicy hops as well. Very enjoyable nose and quite pronounced. Bready malts lay a nice foundation here. Hay like properties accent. Some snappy hoppiness compliments nicely. Peppery, flowery and grassy. Very agreeable pilsner. It really cut through the aftermath of a day long eating session of chocolate, ham and hard boiled eggs quite nicely.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2005 04:15:11 | More by Bighuge

Gusler

Arizona

4.03/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

The beer dispenses from the 22-ounce brown bottle the archetypal pilsner bright gold with a dinosauric sized bright white frothy head that lingers long on top the body, after its eventual demise the lace forms a satin curtain to drape the glass. Nose is the quintessential pilsner sweet malt, grassy, slightly hop floral, citrus like in its crispness, fresh and appetizing, start is modestly sweet with a nice grain profile, and the top is light to moderate in its feel. Finish is pleasingly acidic, the hops delightfully spicy and the aftertaste long lasting and quite dry, a fine drinking pilsner for a Friday afternoon.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2005 20:57:46 | More by Gusler

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.65/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Poured a slight hazy, dull gold with orange highlights accompanied by a compact Styrofoam white capping.

S: light citrus, fresh grains, spicy oranges as well a light fruitiness.

T: The initial flavor yielded light fresh citrus that was spicy yet crisp in nature. A mild malt sweetness add some depth and maltiness to the palate. The beer finishes with a slight dry touch of grains and with a light lemon hop bitterness on the fade.

M: light-medium fullness, but fairly big per style with a nice graininess and hop bitterness on the swallow.

D: Really enjoyed this, very smooth in texture and drinkable. Fairly maltly and spicy hopwise per style which makes this a tasty treat.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2008 00:20:49 | More by beerthulhu

plaid75

New York

3.55/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured a light straw hue with a one and a half finger pillowy white head. There was excellent retention and good lacing.

The smell featured a light grain and lemony grass aroma. Mild saaz hop as well.

The taste consisted of a soft biscuity malt with a lemony and mildly peppery hop.

The mouthfeel was light and crisp.

Overall a nice quaffable pils. Not the best one out there, but good nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2006 02:21:45 | More by plaid75