Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Ale - Rogue Ales

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

75cl

Pours a amber brown, yellowish fine head half an inch, dissipates slowly and looks pillowy.

Smells smokey with hints of mild bacon and slight sweet maple.

Tastes of mildly bitter hops, average caramel malts, and roasted coffee. Maple notable in the aftertaste. No real bacon element to the taste.

Medium to thin body with tingly carbonation on the roof of the mouth.

I wish there was more maple and bacon in the flavor on this one. It comes across as a bit bland in the taste despite good appearance and aroma. Body is a little underwhelming. It's not a bad beer, but it feels like it would have benefited from being a bit stronger, maybe around 8 or 9 abv. I understand it was originally supposed to be a porter as well; that would have been a better style for this. Ultimately, I'm enjoying this beer and I'm glad I bought it, but given that maple and bacon feature more prominently on the label than in the flavor and the fact that this was fairly pricey, I can only classify this as a bit of a disappointment.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2012 23:02:51 | More by Cylinsier

Sivad

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +36.1%

05-20-2013 17:10:07 | More by Sivad

BeerDreadz

Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev +19%

05-19-2013 22:31:09 | More by BeerDreadz

Turbo

Minnesota

1/5  rDev -66%

05-19-2013 22:30:01 | More by Turbo

aLenwell

Florida

2.25/5  rDev -23.5%

05-19-2013 22:24:54 | More by aLenwell

supa0525

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev +10.5%

05-19-2013 13:33:55 | More by supa0525

jplopez21

Illinois

1/5  rDev -66%

05-18-2013 12:31:00 | More by jplopez21

rcdt76

Illinois

4/5  rDev +36.1%

05-18-2013 01:19:12 | More by rcdt76

darvinlikemarvin

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev +19%

05-17-2013 18:15:09 | More by darvinlikemarvin

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

3.33/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Definitely a different beer - I struggled through the first glass, but am now starting to enjoy it at the end of the bottle... ?! Heavily smoke-forward, there are definite maple and bacon notes - but overall a bit of a mess.

Pours a hazy light brown with yellowish tinges. Minimal head that disappears quickly. Aroma of smoked meat, with an industrially sweet maple backbone. The flavour starts sweet with a malt basis, albeit no "donut" that I can discern. This transitions rapidly into a smoky, smoky finish – almost overpowering.

A very different beer and glad to have tried it, although buying one bottle would have been enough!

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 00:38:25 | More by hopsolutely

Carpentiere

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev +2%

05-16-2013 12:17:27 | More by Carpentiere

Absolut

California

1.5/5  rDev -49%

05-15-2013 21:15:09 | More by Absolut

Zimm

New Jersey

3/5  rDev +2%

05-15-2013 17:13:21 | More by Zimm

lucasj82

Indiana

3/5  rDev +2%

05-15-2013 02:06:16 | More by lucasj82

InfragilisBrew

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -15%

05-14-2013 06:22:34 | More by InfragilisBrew

ChaserBD04

Washington

1.36/5  rDev -53.7%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.25

A pretty rough beer. I, for the record, have had the bacon maple bar from Voodoo, and it is delicious. When you try to put it in beer form, it is terrible. The smell is off putting right from the start: a heavy smokiness with a hint of sweet. I read a review on here that says it tastes like dirty grill water, and that's about right. The overwhelming smoke flavor sticks, in a bad way. It stays in your mouth too. Thank god I had other beer in the fridge. I poured out a twelve dollar bottle of this stuff. The only decent thing is the appearance, with a nice thick head and good lacing. After that abandon ship.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 05:22:49 | More by ChaserBD04

ToddHolder

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -6.5%

05-14-2013 02:49:04 | More by ToddHolder

ScottyDuzntNo

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +44.6%

05-14-2013 02:03:59 | More by ScottyDuzntNo

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

2.25/5  rDev -23.5%

05-13-2013 17:00:29 | More by leftstagebrew

drabmuh

Maryland

3/5  rDev +2%

05-13-2013 15:29:11 | More by drabmuh

zonker17

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +27.6%

05-13-2013 01:02:35 | More by zonker17

whallgren

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +2%

05-12-2013 19:20:17 | More by whallgren

Minkybut

Virginia

4.29/5  rDev +45.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I poured this strange beer into my tumbler at 45 degrees. The thought of a greasy beer really worrying me. The beer was a light amber color with tan head that was thick and showing great lacing. Apple wood smoke and maple flavors oozing out of the glass really smelled good. I smoke with apple wood weekly so I know what I'm talking about. The taste was really quite startling. Smokey maplealy taste for sure. I got no bacon taste at all, yet my wife said she did. I liked the beer for a crazy taste experience. I would buy it again to change things up.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 16:35:55 | More by Minkybut

Mersh

Connecticut

3/5  rDev +2%

05-11-2013 22:03:59 | More by Mersh

bilhelm

Kentucky

1/5  rDev -66%

05-11-2013 04:52:51 | More by bilhelm