Captain Sig's Northwestern Ale - Rogue Ales

Jayli

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I love the label on the bottle as I am a huge Dealiest Catch fan - AND Captain Sig.
This beer pours a hazy orange/reddish color with a big, 2 1/2 finger rocky head. Head retention on this was fantastic, with chunky lacing left behind. The nose on this beer is very subtle, hints of floral and citrusy hops, with a hint on spice. Taste is also of some floral and citrus hops - there is definite hop bite at first sip! It then leads to a bit of a pine taste and muted malts. This is a medium body beer - it went down rather easily. Overall, a decent beer!

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2009 14:05:02 | More by Jayli

olmatty

Oregon

3.3/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Appearance- Pours a creamy, sudsy beige one finger head with good retention and nice lacing. Beer body is hazy copper

Smell- Mostly malty with a mild hop background

Taste- Beefy, amber and slightly sweet maltiness with a bitter dry hop bite that comes on late and stays around. Hops manage to be quite bitter without a full range of hop flavor.

Mouthfeel- Crisply carbonated and a bitterness that hangs on a bit too much. Finished like an ESB.


Drinkability- Tasty, but bitter without the fullness of hops range. Perhaps intentional, but it doesn't make me want more. Love Sig and the show, and Rogue brewing, but Deadliest Ale was only a tad above average and therefore only moderately enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2009 09:17:55 | More by olmatty

Docer

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22oz bottle, poured into a glass...

Nice dark and rich sun-tea color, slightly cloudy with a nice amber head and good lacing in the glass.

Light citrus and pine hop scent with a nice sweet malt backbone.

A very good and complex taste of bitter citrus a grass hop with a dark and sweet malt to blend. Since it's a red ale, I expect the hop bitterness to overpower the malt presence a bit as it does. Light alcohol presence as well as an earthy barley bite. Leaves the mouth a tad dry as it should as well.. nice bitter afterbite. I would guess it's about 6.6% alc. Very crisp and hoppy... well worth the try.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2009 01:52:30 | More by Docer

Chelsea1905

Washington

3.95/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22oz bottle

Looks nice, opaque redish brown with light yellow/ green tinges at the edge of the pint glass when held up to the light.

Wood bark, dried fruit, a little malts, come citrus and a good back of hops in there too

Very citrusy/acidic when it first hit my pallate,
but then there is the subtle fruit and hops in the background.

Not overly gaseous, just right for a Red Ale. The sour feeling soon leaves the pallate and gves way to a warm alcoholic glow.

Overall a verry nice beer

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2009 03:21:00 | More by Chelsea1905

fitzy84

Massachusetts

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

Bought the 22 ounce recently. Great appearance: murky, weak amber appearance with some really excellent lacing. Aromas had a fruity, sour citrus flavor to it mixed with malts and hops. Slightly earthy, but just a hint. Bitter taste with great mixtures of hops, yeast and grassy, earthy flavors. Good mouthfeel, stays carbonated with a good kick throughout drinking. Overall, great.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2009 03:03:21 | More by fitzy84

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.68/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to FishGetter for picking this beer up for me. Served this slightly chilled, in a pint glass, from a twenty two ounce brown bottle. Great label on this bottle.

Appearance: Captain Sig's Deadliest Ale Pours out a slightly hazy brownish amber color. A rather normal pour left a somewhat thin, one finger, Beige colored head behind. Head faded on the quick side, but left some streaky, spotty lace clinging to the glass. A pretty nice looking beer really.

Smell: Subtle nose on this one. Nice citrusy hop aroma. Quite fruity. Sweet pale and chocolate malt notes. Slightly yeasty and earthy. Faint hints of pine in the background.

Taste: Thick malt foundation in this beer. Slightly hoppy, faint touches of citrus fruit and grass. A bit on the bitter side. Again, earthy and yeasty. The malt is the defining character in my opinion. Underlying touches of caramel with what I would think leather would taste like. Alcohol shows itself a bit in the flavor.

Mouthfeel: Nice medium to full bodied mouthfeel. Feels slick and thick in the mouth. Plenty of fizzy carbonation.

Drinkability: A pretty drinkable brew in my opinion. Another Rogue brew that is worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2009 02:41:15 | More by jaxon53

Rainintheface

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: red copper with a slight haze. nice off white head that hangs around awhile. attractive lacing

S: caramel hits the nose first, followed by citrus, tangerine, a little sap and a spicy note

T: sweetness from the malt, caramel, citric and a little spiciness reminiscent of rye

M: med-full body, moderately creamy with a nice amount of bitterness, not a bomb.

D: good beer. I'll pick up again.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2008 21:54:41 | More by Rainintheface

Reagan1984

Massachusetts

3.08/5  rDev -18.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

As an original fan of Deadliest Catch, I was intrigued by Sig's marketing association with a Rogue beer. Unfortunately, I was less excited after having the opportunity to try this.

My over all thoughts continued to be, wow this is non-descript and boring. I was really disappointed.

The beer had a substantial and creamy head that showed excellent retention. The beer itself was a hazy/murky brown color with some reddish tones. There was nice lacing. Was a good looking beer.

Aroma was mostly of caramel malt and with a hint of muted malt. Aroma was really flat and not very exciting.

Flavor was fairly straight forwards, some initial floral hops then a muted roasted malt flavor. A touch nutty and of cracker. Then some more bitter hop flavor comes back to play and linger. No off flavors, but also nothing too exciting. Just didn't seem deep.

Mouth feel was medium bodied and I thought the carbonation was a tad heavy. Had the flavors bounce around too much. I think they would have been better served with a touch more subdued carbonation.

Again, nothing wrong here, but also not a great deal of excitement.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2008 14:08:54 | More by Reagan1984

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a nice orange/amber with a great head and good lacing.

Solid floral hop aroma, a little malt.

Hop bite at first, then some toasty malt elements. Hops are substantial, but not overkill. Finishes crisp -- might be the carbonation, which cleans the palate well.

Overall, another great brew from these guys. Saw it last week and didn't buy it, but got the last bottle this week. Glad I did. A very enjoyable and drinkable brew.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2008 12:42:55 | More by OtherShoe2

froghop

Washington

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

pours a semi-clear brown-orange with a large foamy beige head, and good lacing.

smell is of spice, hops, some caramel, a little floral, and a few malts.

taste is smooth, caramel, citrus, spice, light grapefruit, malt, and a touch of pine, ends tangy on the tongue and nicely bitter.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2008 19:39:16 | More by froghop

smcolw

Massachusetts

4.08/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Large four finger head. Slow to dissipate. Lightly beige foam that dies slowly. Dark amber color and quite cloudy. Nice ring lace.

Nice floral hop that does not overwhelm the malt background. In a word: balanced.

Wonderfully balanced IPA styled beer. A little bit earthy with a touch of yeast. Strong bittering hop in the swallow and the aftertaste. Chewy and bubbly at the same time.

A delightful full flavored hoppy ale.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2008 01:01:42 | More by smcolw

Jimhillsb

British Columbia (Canada)

4.2/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

served out of a 22 oz bottle... on special for 4.99!!!

Settles to a thick tan head when poured, body is a deep orange/ amber color, and fairly hazy. All around, this beer looks amazing! The head is 2", and pillowy. Lots of lacing, and great head retention.

Smell is less enticing. Faint hints of floral hops... also fairly grainy now i think of it.

Fairly hoppy initial taste, expanding into even bigger floral hop notes typical of this kind of northwest ale. The malty flavor begins in the background, but comes to the forefront at the finish, along with a increasingly bitter aftertaste

mouth feel is dry, and creamy... carbonation bites the back of the throat , but the beer remains totally drinkable

This has to rank up there with one of my favorite rogue beers... right behind american amber, and santa's private reserve. If it cost a little less.. i think i would make this a session beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2008 05:23:03 | More by Jimhillsb

mugglesandhops

California

4.03/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is a India Red Ale, a mix between an IPA and a Red Ale

Had this on tap at the brewery 11/20/08 and then on cask 11/22/08 at the Rogue Pub in Portland. This review if for the cask. Going off of my notes

A- Golden in color beautiful fluffy 2 1/2 finger off white head

S- Hoppy but not overly hoppy, malts, good balance

T- As it smells from what I'm reading and remembering. Very good balance. The cask version of this was amazing.

M- Good, not all fizzy, not thick but not thin.

D- You can barely taste the alcohol in this but its still too strong for a session beer.

Serving type: cask

11-26-2008 17:01:34 | More by mugglesandhops