Chipotle Ale - Rogue Ales

Jason

Massachusetts

4.33/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 22 oz. bomber with no freshness date.

Appearance: Richly golden in colour with a thick pasty white lace that retains very well.

Smell: Some fruitiness, malt sweetness and a touch of smoked tangy pepper.

Taste: Very smooth with a mild crispness, rich and medium bodied. A thin layer of malt is first then a mild smoke kicks in as well as a mellow tangy hot pepper that has a faint touch of heat to it, perhaps some of the tangy flavour is from the cascade hops. Soon after is an underlying malt (bready) and a bit of hop flavour ... yet the more you drink the more you feel the heat, though it does not get hot or over bearing. Very clean in the finish with a fading heat.

Notes: Seriously one of the best spiced/herbal ales we have ever had ... some complex yet very well balanced and oh so drinkable all at the same time. A generous addition of smoked chipotle peppers give this brew the heat and smoke.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2002 12:44:16 | More by Jason

kaseydad

California

4.05/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Wife picked this up for lil ol me. I'll say I passed it many a times. My error.

Pint glass pour and I am met with a slightly hazy amber colored ale and a decent sized cream colored head. Touch of lacing. Light head stays throughout the session.

The aroma is on the malty almost musky side. Spices are present, meaty, light jalapeno shines through and I like it :o) Yeast. Smoke and leather.

The taste is excellent for the style. Just a touch of heat that lingers...the entire sip and well after. Dulled jalapeno flavor, meat, orange, white pepper and a decent kick of hops to go along with the spice. This beer takes me right to that edge between enough and too much.

Not overly carbonated as the hops and flavor work in unison here.

Overall I really dug this. A bomber is probably enough for the palate, but the overall session was very enjoyable. The right amount of peppers is key and the Rogue crew nailed it here. I'm still getting a little heat and numbing of the gums as I write. Definitely one of my favorite Rogue beers and one I will be hitting up again.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 00:58:52 | More by kaseydad

Irish12

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -30.2%

06-18-2013 15:13:41 | More by Irish12

MAUEX_MFA

Rhode Island

4.5/5  rDev +25.7%

06-15-2013 21:56:21 | More by MAUEX_MFA

b1515152004

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +39.7%

06-14-2013 23:26:56 | More by b1515152004

goblin7704

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

06-11-2013 21:52:30 | More by goblin7704

Fargrow

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -23.2%

06-11-2013 03:15:02 | More by Fargrow

neckbeered

Montana

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

06-10-2013 16:23:07 | More by neckbeered

sbanacho

California

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

06-09-2013 04:42:57 | More by sbanacho

lazymuse

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

06-08-2013 17:45:07 | More by lazymuse

RBassSFHOPit2ME

California

4/5  rDev +11.7%

06-07-2013 21:10:45 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME

Erice78

Florida

4/5  rDev +11.7%

06-03-2013 22:49:51 | More by Erice78

stript

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

06-03-2013 03:31:09 | More by stript

courtld

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +11.7%

06-02-2013 21:56:14 | More by courtld

osupuck19

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -30.2%

06-02-2013 20:04:48 | More by osupuck19

Paccamacca

California

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

06-02-2013 03:36:17 | More by Paccamacca

Steezballs

California

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

05-31-2013 04:47:20 | More by Steezballs

Beerlover

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +39.7%

05-30-2013 22:30:36 | More by Beerlover

lgmol

Nova Scotia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

05-27-2013 21:21:10 | More by lgmol

Boone757

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

05-25-2013 20:36:19 | More by Boone757

BRYeleJR

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -16.2%

05-25-2013 00:00:09 | More by BRYeleJR

Philousa

California

3.55/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear copperish orange with a decent amount of dense white head. Aroma is sweet, mostly biscuit with some honey and a good helping of smoke with spice. Sweet biscuit with a metallic facet, the malt lasts a while before the smoky chipotle fades in and takes over until the grassy, bitter hops finish. I misspoke. The real finish is in the spice, which crescendos to a mild tingling on the lips. Pleasurable, not overwhelming. Feel is thin and finish is middling.

This is actually a decent spicy beer with the right amount of heat. Won't seek out again, because I'd just rather have something else, but there's a lot of room for error and they avoided all of it, so that's definitely commendable.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 04:18:51 | More by Philousa

wonothesane42

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

05-22-2013 02:16:28 | More by wonothesane42

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

05-21-2013 00:32:48 | More by johntfox

GetTheYayo

Colorado

3/5  rDev -16.2%

05-18-2013 02:40:37 | More by GetTheYayo