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Rogue Farms Single Malt Ale
Rogue Ales
- From:
- Rogue Ales
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 13.19%
- Reviews:
- 160
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2022
- Added:
- Mar 13, 2010
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 17
No description / notes.
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Ratings by biboergosum:
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
650ml bottle. Single Malt (in this case, their proprietary 'Dare' varietal) - surprising it took this long to make the single-estate/ingredient connection that wine and whisky producers have been capitalizing on for a while now.
This beer pours a frosty pale golden amber hue, with three fingers of puffy, rocky, and loosely foamy off-white head, which renders some sticky curtains of dried suds lace around the glass in its seemingly rushed wake.
It smells of semi-sweet crackery and grainy pale malt, a touch of bready caramel, dry citrus, and grassy, floral, and haystack-esque hops. The taste is pleasantly biscuity pale and caramel malt, softly aged lemon, a hint of black pepper, and crisp grassy, faintly piney, and earthy hops - not a lot of complexity, but agreeable enough in its converse simplicity.
The carbonation is quite laid-back, but firm enough, the body a barely adequate medium weight, a wee bit creamy, and within chipping distance of smooth, I suppose. It finishes on a weird drying trend for something so malt-focused, and clean, the hops substantially mellowing out.
A pretty tasty and drinkable blonde ale, one way more enjoyable than the anemic standard for the style, and propped up with the malt and hop characteristics of, well nearly a properly rendered Czech Pilsener, of all things. Well, revolutions often have a side-effect of recalibrating expectations, and Rogue has provided at least a glimpse of that here.
May 30, 2010This beer pours a frosty pale golden amber hue, with three fingers of puffy, rocky, and loosely foamy off-white head, which renders some sticky curtains of dried suds lace around the glass in its seemingly rushed wake.
It smells of semi-sweet crackery and grainy pale malt, a touch of bready caramel, dry citrus, and grassy, floral, and haystack-esque hops. The taste is pleasantly biscuity pale and caramel malt, softly aged lemon, a hint of black pepper, and crisp grassy, faintly piney, and earthy hops - not a lot of complexity, but agreeable enough in its converse simplicity.
The carbonation is quite laid-back, but firm enough, the body a barely adequate medium weight, a wee bit creamy, and within chipping distance of smooth, I suppose. It finishes on a weird drying trend for something so malt-focused, and clean, the hops substantially mellowing out.
A pretty tasty and drinkable blonde ale, one way more enjoyable than the anemic standard for the style, and propped up with the malt and hop characteristics of, well nearly a properly rendered Czech Pilsener, of all things. Well, revolutions often have a side-effect of recalibrating expectations, and Rogue has provided at least a glimpse of that here.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
3.24/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.24/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
PIcked up on discount, so likely well past prime...
poured into grip shaped glass: color is straw, nearly transparent, head is huge and took 10 minutes to get it below 1 inch, color is off white with fine to medium bubbles.
Smell is neutral malt, light sweetness, noble hops, probably the best aspect of the beer.
Taste is similar - malt is neutral, lightly sweet, noble like hops.
Mouthfeel is not as dry as expected with the huge head - just a slightly over carbed brew.
Overall a brew that is likely much better fresh.
Jan 08, 2018poured into grip shaped glass: color is straw, nearly transparent, head is huge and took 10 minutes to get it below 1 inch, color is off white with fine to medium bubbles.
Smell is neutral malt, light sweetness, noble hops, probably the best aspect of the beer.
Taste is similar - malt is neutral, lightly sweet, noble like hops.
Mouthfeel is not as dry as expected with the huge head - just a slightly over carbed brew.
Overall a brew that is likely much better fresh.
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
3.48/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
**
05/05/2014
Bottle to goblet.
Aroma, light hops, light citrus, light yeast, light. Wheat/bread.
Appearance, cloudy yellow. White head, Lasting.
Taste, creamy taste, touch of grapefruit, but with a sweetness.
Palate, is alive. Small bubbles. And medium thick viscosity, but still feels light.
Mediocre for Rogue. Pretty darn good by most other standards.
Welcome back, Jack Bauer."
**
Feb 13, 201705/05/2014
Bottle to goblet.
Aroma, light hops, light citrus, light yeast, light. Wheat/bread.
Appearance, cloudy yellow. White head, Lasting.
Taste, creamy taste, touch of grapefruit, but with a sweetness.
Palate, is alive. Small bubbles. And medium thick viscosity, but still feels light.
Mediocre for Rogue. Pretty darn good by most other standards.
Welcome back, Jack Bauer."
**
Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
3.16/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
22 ounce bottle from the brewpub in Issaquah
Appearance: pale, hazy, cloudy, liquid, small off white head
Aroma: not a lot of aroma, some grains
Taste: low-medium bitterness
Mouth feel: lively carbonation, long bitter finish
Overall: good beer not ok to repeat, not to look for
Drank: May 31, 2016
Jun 01, 2016Appearance: pale, hazy, cloudy, liquid, small off white head
Aroma: not a lot of aroma, some grains
Taste: low-medium bitterness
Mouth feel: lively carbonation, long bitter finish
Overall: good beer not ok to repeat, not to look for
Drank: May 31, 2016
Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky
3.65/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2010. First release of this beer. Rating set to current average, as this should not be aged and is only for educational purposes.
Big gasp of co2 and billowing head don't bode well.
Aroma is slightly sweet caramel malt dominant, with a touch of floral character and grain.
Flavor is caramel and toasted malt dominant, but retains an earthy, moderately bitter finish.
Aside from the carbonation, an enjoyable beer.
Mar 10, 2016Big gasp of co2 and billowing head don't bode well.
Aroma is slightly sweet caramel malt dominant, with a touch of floral character and grain.
Flavor is caramel and toasted malt dominant, but retains an earthy, moderately bitter finish.
Aside from the carbonation, an enjoyable beer.
Reviewed by Zorro from California
3.12/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Clear yellow beer with a full sized snow white head. This looks like a lager.
Smells strongly of toasted grain. Lesser scent of caramel and scorched sugar. Mild noble hop aroma that is mostly lemon scent.
Starts out neutral with a little bit of bitterness and a stronger grass flavor. Mildly sweet and a little astringent. That is about it tastes like they steeped the grain too hot.
Mouthfeel is OK.
Overall a average beer.
Apr 13, 2015Smells strongly of toasted grain. Lesser scent of caramel and scorched sugar. Mild noble hop aroma that is mostly lemon scent.
Starts out neutral with a little bit of bitterness and a stronger grass flavor. Mildly sweet and a little astringent. That is about it tastes like they steeped the grain too hot.
Mouthfeel is OK.
Overall a average beer.
Rogue Farms Single Malt Ale from Rogue Ales
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
345 ratings
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