Dead Guy Ale - Rogue Ales

BigCheese

Massachusetts

3.53/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A clear brown. Small head with traces of lacing. Smell was all biscuity malts, maybe munich/caramel. Taste was biscuitty, molasses a little nutty, some lemon grass hops. I detected some off flavors. Heavy mouthfeel, normal cabonation. A bit uninteresting, not worth price.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 03:29:27 | More by BigCheese

BeerLover99

New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: amber body, 2 finger off-white head, nice lacing

S: lemon peel, grassy, pine and big malt

T: floral, bready malt, hint of earthy finish

M: med body, firm carbonation/smooth mouth.

O: Tried tons of Rogue and this one is a keeper. Will get again
and highly recommend!

VERY NICE; MUST TRY!

Serving type: on-tap

01-01-2013 20:18:25 | More by BeerLover99

CurtFromHershey

Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours a rich copper with dense off white head. Really an attractive beer.

Smell is very malt-forward as to be expected, with a note of sweetbread which seems out of place.

Taste does not follow the nose in that there is a nondescript bitterness. Bready malts.

Mouthfeel is a bit thin for a bock.

Overall a good beer and decent representation of the style, but it seems rather disjointed.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2013 18:22:23 | More by CurtFromHershey

Kevin73

Washington

2.6/5  rDev -34.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

I guess I have a different opinion about this beer than most people. Part of my dislike may simply be the style, I will have to try more maibocks to be sure. But this one hits you over the head with bready malts and then hits you over the head again with intense honey flavor that somehow manages not to blend very well with the bitter hoppy finish. The flavors were disjointed, separate and it just didn't seem to me like a very well crafted beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2012 18:19:33 | More by Kevin73

CwrwAmByth

United Kingdom (Wales)

3.9/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 355ml bottle into a Chimay goblet glass.

Pours a clear amber colour with a very nice head.

Smells malty with a bit of booze.

Nice full malty taste, light malts that is. Good hop bitterness without being overpowering.

Overall a pretty good beer.

Ps: free range water? What the Fuck is that?

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 21:15:10 | More by CwrwAmByth

SeamusDoyle

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy orange amber color with an off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Some decent spotty lacing clings to the glass, with a good amount of carbonation streaming up retaining the head. Aromas of caramel, herbal, floral, toffee, earth, pepper, clove, pear, apple, and light citrus. Very nice and well balanced malty aromas with good strength. Taste of caramel, biscuit, toast, herbal, floral, toffee, pine, clove, earth, pepper, pear, and light grapefruit. Light herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, pine, herbal, earth, and citrus on the finish for a short bit. Very nice balance of flavor; with good malt flavor robustness. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and slightly crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an excellent maibock. Nice toasty flavors with good balance and robustness.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2012 22:23:46 | More by SeamusDoyle

mfnmbvp

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle, no apparent bottled-on date present. Haven't had a Rogue Dead Guy in a while, but I will always remember it as one of two beers that officially got me interested in craft beer, along with Bell's Oberon which I also haven't had for a while. Opening this b*tch with my church key bottle opener my mom got me for xmas.

A - Pours a light see through copper color with a lot of bubbles streaming to the top. A little 1 finger head that seems to be fading away pretty quickly.

S - Coppery, malty, reminds me of how the Rogue Santa's Private Reserve seemed to smell.

T - Again, a weird coppery sort of taste, a lot of heavy malts. I seem to not enjoy this brew as much anymore since I became addicted to IPA's, but this is still a very tasty brew. Maybe a little over-carbonated, just a bit.

M - Mouthfeel is good and clean, if maybe just a little thick. The malts hang out on your tongue.

Overall, Rogue is one of my favorite breweries for damn sure, and the Rogue Dead Guy Ale is probably their landmark beer, so if you haven't tried anything by them yet (which is doubtful to say the least, if you've read this far) then start out with this one and work your way onwards.

Rogue Dead Guy Ale--- 4/5.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2012 22:55:57 | More by mfnmbvp

Philly82785

Minnesota

4.33/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This beer pours a nice copper color. The nose is similar to a traditional brown ale with charred grain. Comes across the palate smoothly. It has a light caramel flavors with a sweet malty clean lingering finish. This is one of my favorite bock styles.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 05:47:18 | More by Philly82785

cousineddy

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass

Appearence: beautiful deep amber red color, more bubbly than i expected. A perfect 3 fingers of off white/tan head with great lacing

Smell: Sweet roasted malt notes meld nicely with citrusy hop aroma. Molasses and sorghum

Taste: Starts off sweet with more molasses flavor. moves into the bitter realm as the hops take over. Finishes very clean

Mouthfeel: Nice balance, not too thin or too chewy. Bubbly but not overly so.

Overall: Lives up to everything ive heard about Dead Guy. A must try.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 02:07:37 | More by cousineddy

skullforest

4.03/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: copper amber and hazy little suspended particles in it, looks unfiltered like a home brew. bought an inch of head dissapating quickley, fair lacing.

S: Very strong malty sweetness, ginger spiciness to it. very nice

T: Malty sweet, slight fruit and ginger or raisin taste, matched the smell very well

M: clean medium body, with a crisp dry finish

O: Great overall beer, I liked the overall look and taste of the beer it reminded more of a homebrew than a typical craft beer. Good drinking, higher alcohal than most session beers, but much better tasting without hitting the double digit alcohal levels of alot of newer craft beers.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 00:16:43 | More by skullforest

Azntaiji

Washington

4.28/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Poured into oversized wine glass - pours a dark mahogany with a 1 finger head that quickly diminishes.

S - Smell of Citrus, and a slight Caramel. Smells very good although sweet.

T - I could instantly taste the Caramel and Toffee sweetness, with a slight malt undertone. this is a good tasting beer - although best in moderation.

M - Mildy carbonated, medium-full body. Very drinkable

O - This is a very drinkable beer, although I would only drink it in moderation as it's pretty sweet. This would go good along with steak or a dessert. The Caramel and Toffee taste is great and this is a unique beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 02:10:23 | More by Azntaiji

Alextricity

Michigan

4/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a nice, super hazy apple cider-like color. The head is creamy and about a finger thick. I figured the lacing would be awesome, but it's just decent.

Smell: This is my first of this style. It smells interesting. No doubt a load of malts, but almost a caramel smell as well. The alcohol is also very present.

Taste/feel: Much like the smell, to be honest. There's also a slight "funk" in there that's actually not too unnerving. I also pick up some dark fruits in the back somewhere (prunes?), as well as a tad of tartness. A pretty sweet beer on the start, but a bit of bitterness and spice at the end. Rather balanced, and nothing overwhelming. The feel is creamy and perfect with the amount of carbonation, which is low. Alcohol is also present.

Dead Guy Ale grew on me throughout the glass, but I still don't quite believe it's worth the $2.79 I paid for the bottle -- SLIGHTLY overpriced. Regardless of that though, this is a tasty beer. It looks great, it feels great, and it has a very solid taste that's fairly mild, yet keeps you drinking.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2012 19:33:05 | More by Alextricity

Mojo

Alabama

4.05/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle poured into Samuel Adams perfect pint.

This one pours up a clear amber with a small white head and leaves a little bit of lacing. The smell is primarily pine, floral, and resin. Taste is sweet and malty upfront, but not overpoweringly so. The finish is a mild bitterness. Well balanced, but mild overall. Mouthfeel is fine, but nothing wonderful. This beer is easy drinking and I would recommend it.

Serving type: bottle

12-02-2012 08:01:25 | More by Mojo

AmitC

Indiana

4/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

My first maibock/helles bock

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into my snifter.

One finger thick tan, off white color head that dissipates rather quickly. Deep amber color. Clear appearance. Slight bubbles. No lacing.

Malt presence in the nose and some balancing hops. Mild to moderately strong aroma otherwise. Some malt associated sweetness.

Flavor is very much the nose with strong malt presence upfront that is well balanced by some bittering hops afterwards. Dry finish.

Medium boied feel. Low to moderate on carbonation. No astringency. Slight hop bitterness in the finish.

Overall a good style. From BJCP guide, the ale performs well overall. Could have used more alcohol warmth.Hop presence is subtle yet good, and is felt as you drink.

Style Rate: 4
Personal Rate: 3.75

Serving type: bottle

12-02-2012 02:16:50 | More by AmitC

Hoptometrist

Oregon

4.3/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Served from the bottle into a nonic glass

A- Poured a really nice semi-hazy dark golden color with a really frothy head with cascading lace all over the glass

S- Big butterscotch, toffee, bready, and floral notes

T- Big butterscotch and toffee flavors. Tastes like a butter rum lifesaver. Lots of big bread malt, caramel, floral notes, and some alcohol flavor

M- Very smooth, pretty creamy, prickly carbonation, some alcohol warming, and highly drinkable

O- This is really a great readily available six-pack beer. Lots of great sweet malt character, but the alcohol presence really cuts down the sweetness to make this incredible drinkable

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 02:08:34 | More by Hoptometrist

sommersb

Tennessee

4.05/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Tasted On: 11-16-2012
Freshness: Not indicated
Packaging: 22 oz. brown bottle, pry-cap
Glassware: Signature glass
Purchased: Single from World Market

A: Clear and copper in color, topped by an off-white head a finger in height. Lacing is good, with a fair amount of retention. Second pour from the bomber gives a much cloudier clarity from the yeast.

S: Sweet malts are prominent in the aroma, with caramel, dark fruits and treacle. Very nice

T: Taste is first about the bready malts and an initial sweetness of raisins (raisin bread!). Then you get a dose of earthy and spicy hop bitterness.

M: Clean mouthfeel and medium-bodied. Carbonation is in the medium-to-high range. Finishes with a good balance of bitterness and malts.

O: An interesting mix of a lager style and an ale yeast; I enjoyed it and would have it again.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2012 02:42:02 | More by sommersb

mooseo

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle into flute glass.

A - Light clear orange amber with a massive white head.

S - Sweet bread, orange citrus, honey, and a little nuttiness.

T - Sweet toasted malt up front followed by citrus hops, caramel, and peppery spices. The malts lend a nice nutty flavor and the hops a grassy flavor. Very well balanced. Finish is slightly bitter and grainy with some fruitiness and spiciness.

M - Light-medium body, smooth and creamy. Crisp, refreshing, mild carbonation.

O - A very tasty bock style beer. Lots of flavor, good balance, and high drinkability. An excellent offering from Rogue.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2012 00:45:49 | More by mooseo

Luigi

North Carolina

4.83/5  rDev +21.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Served in a stemmed pilsner glass. Mildly hazy copper coloring with honey gold highlights when held to a light. The head is three fingers tall and ever sip leaves an almost chunky ring around the glass. Perfect head retention as it stays around as a thick blanket covering the brew till the last drop.

Smells sweet and malty with some honey and ripe citrus fruit from the hop.

The taste is full of toasted bread, sweet citrus, honey, and little bit of boozy sweetness, and dry bitter hop on the palate. Finises dry and bitter sweet.

Medium bodied, a little slick on the palate, but the drink-ability of this beer is dangerous! It does not have the alcohol volume of a session beer but it is so easy to drink! I will tell you that if you session drink the brew you will end up like the guy on the bottle. There are stronger beers but this would be the whiskey of beers in my book. Not by taste, but by effect.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 06:14:01 | More by Luigi

keithmurray

Louisiana

3.9/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance - orange hue/amber color with white head

Smell - mainly toffee/caramel

taste - toffee/caramel,honey, oak, hops

mouthfeel - highly carbonated,medium bodied, sweetness upfront, bitterness in the middle and finish, woodsy finish to this as well

overall - solid beer overall, good balance of flavor

price point - $9.99/6pk 12 oz bottles

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 01:08:59 | More by keithmurray

OneDropSoup

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a shaker pint: Hazy caramel orange body with 2 fingers of custard-colored head that's a little wavy & retains nicely.

Immediately get a honey-like sweetness & some orange candy in the smell, like an orange creamsicle, a little vanilla. Kind of reminds me of the orange & carrot jello my grandmother makes, sweet & fruit with just a little earthy bitterness, but not much. If I didn't know better, I'd say the vanilla has an almost bourbon character to it, but very subtle. Nice.

A lot of the same characteristics of the aroma come through in the taste: orange, vanilla, caramel, a leafy tea-like bitterness that finishes & lasts in the aftertaste. That bitterness isn't really evident in the aroma, but in the taste it goes a great job of balancing this & making what would be an otherwise super-sweet beer in something very drinkable. There's a little of the stony dryness in the finish, too, that I get from a lot of lagers, so even though I know they use an ale yeast, there's still something lager-esque about this.

Would like a little more body in the mouthfeel, but not bad. Medium-bodied, kind of lightens out toward the end.

This was the first beer I'd ever had from Rogue, in my favorite early days of drinking craft beer, & coming back to it was mighty pleasurable. A good drinker with some assertive character to it that's not going to knock you down.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2012 16:33:32 | More by OneDropSoup

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

3.15/5  rDev -20.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

A: Pours a dark copper color that's clear, but not perfectly so. There's about one fingers worth of barely offwhite head which retains itself sufficiently. A nice film of lacing is left on the side of the glass, as well.

S: There's quite a bit of caramel on the nose, and - dare I say - it's faintly chocolaty as well. The noble hops give a nice grassiness to it, and makes it different from the dime-a-dozen IPA with crystal malts and Cascade hops. I don't know why I'm comparing it to the average IPA, I should be thinking of it as a maibock with ale yeast...

T: Tastes exactly like I expected it to - which is a maibock with ale yeast. It has that sort of pumpernickel bread flavor to it I expect from the average bock, only a bit lighter. The finish is pleasantly hoppy, but the problem is, the initial flavors and the finish don't really do much to differentiate itself, so it's kind of one note. I can see why this has a following, though.

M: Rogue did a decent job of keeping this crisp without the lager yeast, but the body itself is too heavy for the flavors they present and the carbonation doesn't make it seem any lighter. Despite that, this is easy to drink.

O: This beer represents a conundrum for me. It's the kind of middle of the road daily drinker I envisioned it would be - but it's priced just out of said middle of the road daily drinker range at $12/6 pk. For that reason, I wouldn't pick this up over offerings from Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, or the like.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2012 21:41:07 | More by ThisWangsChung

Roose13

New Jersey

4.23/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Straight from the bottle (had it plenty of times on tap as well)

A: Dark amber, cloudy. No head.

S: Citrusy, sweet, malty and a little bready.

T: Early bitter taste that quickly fades. Hoppy throughout. A little citrusy in flavor, which is where the bitterness comes in. Well-balanced.

M: Carbonated well. Coats the mouth and leaves you wanting to keep drinking.

Overall: One of my favorite beers. It isn't flashy at all. Just balanced and well-put together. Great beer overall and a must have for any fan of ales.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2012 20:03:52 | More by Roose13

TheDinger

South Carolina

3.88/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from bottle into a plastic cup. Enjoyed outdoors on a Fall night. Pours a nice, deep amber with a generous 2 finger off white head. Smell is on the sweet end, but not overpowering. Malty and a bit of carmel. Taste is rather unique. My first Mailbock and I wasn't disappointed. Front end is loaded with carmel malts that give way to a nice hop balance. Very well balanced beer that keeps you coming back for more. Picked up a bready, nutty profile as well that is subtle. Feel is nice and full with good carbonation and silky ending. Overall- A very surprising brew. Balanced and full of flavor. nice carmel, sweet front with hop balance. Very sessionable and complex with it's taste. A definite must try! Well done Rogue-

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2012 02:18:48 | More by TheDinger

tectactoe

Michigan

3.56/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Old Chicago. Pours a deep amber, almost brown color with a tiny head that only left behind very small traces of lacing. The nose is full of a nice mix of hops, malts, a bit of sweetness, and a touch of woody/nutty undertones. The beer is fairly smooth and has a heavy malt character with a light toffee/caramel flavor and a bit of biscuit yeast that comes alone. Some very faint hop presence can be detected, but only if you're really looking for it. Medium body and medium carbonation with a nice, malt flavored finish.

Decent beer, here. Nothing too special or over-the-top excellent, but still tasty and very easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

10-14-2012 00:34:50 | More by tectactoe

pkalix

California

4.73/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

wow! first sip, what a taste! i was epecting something totally different.
orange-y-copper color poured with a finger of same colored head. smelled a little malty and tasted sweet. the hops are balanced in the taste but not really figuring in the total sum as much as i expected. there are some micro-bubbles rising from the bottom which arent very obvious unless you look for them and the feel is of a medium heaviness.
overall, i really like this. Total Wine has the growlers on sale for $14, but i opted for the 12 oz'er first to try it. hope they're still there when i go back . . . . i read the label but it didnt sink in that it's a maibock style. i'll have to try a few more of these.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 23:21:03 | More by pkalix