Rogue Farms Dirtoir Black Lager - Rogue Ales

Darkmagus82

Montana

4.34/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Served on tap in a pint glass

Appearance – Served a black colored brew with a tiny tan head. The head fades almost instantly leaving a light level of lacing on the sides of the glass.

Smell- The aroma is strongest of a roasted coffee aroma. Mixed with this is a nice dark chocolate/cocoa smell. A light sweet vanilla and caramel smell are mixed with these roasted and dark aromas balancing them nicely and creating a great smell.

Taste – The taste begins with some slightly sweeter chocolate and roasted malt notes up front. As the flavors advance further a bit of caramel and some smoky and coffee flavors come to the tongue. These flavors last to the end of the taste where the coffee flavors get stronger and espresso like with the brew also bittering more in nature. These are accompanied by an emergence of some earthy hop flavors. When mixed with the bitter coffee, and roasted malts it creates a very pleasing slightly bitter flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the thicker and chewier side with a carbonation level that is on the average side. The chewier body is fantastic for the roasted and darker flavors of the beer giving is a big and thick feel on the tongue; well matching the coffee and chocolate flavors of the brew.

Overall- This was one tasty brew. It had the right level of bitter hop and sweetness to complement the darker and roastier chocolate and coffee/espresso flavors of the brew. Well done.

Serving type: on-tap

01-30-2013 01:09:31 | More by Darkmagus82

thinwhiteduke

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +17.9%

06-17-2013 02:30:16 | More by thinwhiteduke

Big_J22

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

06-14-2013 02:41:20 | More by Big_J22

watermelonman

California

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

Nearly black, this held on a touch of head and a few specks of lace.

I enjoyed the flavors of the smell but it was a little muted. Cocoa hides behind dark malt. The taste in the mouth has no such shortcoming, with strong and well balanced flavors. The mouthfeel is smooth and full, and I could use another.

Serving type: on-tap

06-13-2013 01:42:14 | More by watermelonman

goblin7704

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -19.4%

06-11-2013 21:47:36 | More by goblin7704

Paccamacca

California

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

06-02-2013 03:39:16 | More by Paccamacca

StJamesGate

New York

3.9/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Surprisingly viscous jet black pour with cocoa head that settles to film fast but speckles.
Ash, pumpernickel, and raisin nose - dark.
Blackberry, fruit scone, treacle, a roasty hit, and a caraway, earth and chive hop hit. Lightens as it warms.
Blueberry end and cut grass linger.
Medium, oily, fizzy.

Way heavier than lager suggests. Too oily for schwarz-, only the body is lagery. I do have to wonder, as always in Ireland, if some hops are gone; it's a strange aroma character and something more assertive would balance this out.

A bit too black, confusing, but nice and drinkable in the end.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2013 15:53:12 | More by StJamesGate

GinsuDave

Michigan

5/5  rDev +24.1%

05-27-2013 23:19:32 | More by GinsuDave

CollegeStogie

Alabama

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-27-2013 01:13:53 | More by CollegeStogie

Eric908

South Dakota

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-26-2013 21:40:37 | More by Eric908

gritz147

Louisiana

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-26-2013 21:17:23 | More by gritz147

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

05-26-2013 19:41:00 | More by mikeincharleston

MadWolf

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

05-24-2013 20:04:23 | More by MadWolf

Absolut

California

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-23-2013 19:32:05 | More by Absolut

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-20-2013 05:10:49 | More by Kmat10

CaptainHate

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-18-2013 20:11:50 | More by CaptainHate

memphischas

Tennessee

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-13-2013 02:39:11 | More by memphischas

mikeradebaugh

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-11-2013 19:07:14 | More by mikeradebaugh

raffy313

Texas

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-10-2013 01:38:17 | More by raffy313

jonathaniler

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +17.9%

05-09-2013 01:38:06 | More by jonathaniler

TwoForty

Florida

5/5  rDev +24.1%

05-09-2013 00:24:23 | More by TwoForty

2GOOFY

California

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-05-2013 15:57:55 | More by 2GOOFY

Boone757

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

05-04-2013 23:11:38 | More by Boone757

FLima

Brazil

3.99/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep black color with a thick and abundant brown head with good retention.
Strong aroma of dark chocolate, waffles, mocha, and grainy malts.
Bold flavor, very malty, mostly roasted. Some notes of earth, dark chocolate, charcoal and espresso. A bit smoked or even with ash notes.
Dry and malty aftertaste, lingering roasted malts.
Full body with good carbonation with tiny bubbles.
Interesting that roasted malts won the battle against hops, well, otherwise it would be an imperial stout. This is much heavier than a Schwarzbier, still pleasant to drink. Nice that they could get all that flavor out of a lager. Recommendable.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 16:01:40 | More by FLima

GaryMarkle84

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

04-27-2013 21:30:58 | More by GaryMarkle84