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Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Ale
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rAvg: 2.94
pDev: 32.65%
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Rogue Ales
Oregon
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United States
Style | ABV
Smoked Beer
| 5.60%
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Limited (brewed once).
bottle (370)
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Notes:
13 Ingredients:
Briess Cherrywood Smoked Malt, Weyermann Beechwood Smoked Malt, House-smoked Hickory Malt, Great Western 2 Row, Munich, C15, C75 Malts; Applewood-Smoked Bacon, Pure Maple Flavoring, Rogue Micro Hopyard Revolution & Independent Hops, Free Range Coastal Water & Pacman Yeast
Specs:
14º PLATO
30 IBU
76 AA
30º Lovibond
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ngeunit1
California
3.63
/5
rDev
+23.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A - Hazy copper-orange with a finger of frothy white head. Fades normal.
S - Maple, caramel malts, Bacon, smoke, vanilla, sweet candied sugar, a bit of salt.
T - Maple candy, caramel malts, Bacon, salt, smoke, vanilla, some cookie like sweetness.
M - Medium-plus bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and a bit thick with a sweet and smokey finish.
D - Quite a bit out there. There is some things that do work in this beer, like the maple, but the balance is not there.
Serving type: bottle
01-12-2013 05:41:55 |
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Gotti311
Wisconsin
3.93
/5
rDev
+33.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
I read quite a few reviews of this beer that were less than favorable, but I was just too intrigued. I kept an eye out for this brew, but could not find it anywhere. I was in East St Louis at a liquor store my wife recommended and there was a lone bottle sitting on the shelf. I figured that was the definition of fate and purchased the bottle without hesitation.
The nose was all maple, not rich maple syrup, but more sweet like the smell of an actual maple donut. The second this brew hits your tongue the smokiness overwhelms the palate. This smoke rolls into a definite note of bacon. The bacon flavor quickly washes away as a more distinct syrupy sweetness, more rich than the smell, finishes off. The smokiness rolls back, who knows from where, and sticks with you until the next sip. It is truly an amazing journey.
I usually am not a fan of disjointed flavor profiles such as this one. For a beer with many flavors, such as a stout, I really prefer when the flavors blend and roll over each other. They can be distinct, but not too distinct in my definition of greatness. However, this brew does such an amazing job of mixing distinct flavors that pair so well together that I just fell in love with it.
By the time I had finished about 1/3 of the glass, the rich flavors and smokiness were pretty overwhelming. I will admit the last half of the pint was a struggle. Needless to say my wife did not get very deep into her glass. My first thought was that I wish Rogue had tamed the smokiness a bit more, but on second thought, I was happy they went bold.
My recommendation, if you see the bright pink bottle, pick one up and find a time when you have 5 or 6 friends or relatives with you because a little bit goes a long way.
Serving type: bottle
01-11-2013 16:41:14 |
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Goblinmunkey7
Massachusetts
3.08
/5
rDev
+4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Thanks to angrybabboon for sharing the bottle with half a dozen people as to minimize pain. Somehow I still ended up with a 6oz pour.
Appearance: A mild haze on a deep orange colored beer. Some copper leanings. The head is minimal and off-white, but disappears rather quickly. Some tiny bits of lacing. Just kind of sits there.
Smell: A big bright maple up front. Seriously sweet and pushes toward maple candy. Loads of smoked malt and bacon. So much greasy, overcooked, cold bacon. Greasy. Salty and sweet in a good way. Roasted malt compliment gives it a bit of depth. Salty bacon grease and bacon fat. It smells like the pan. Smells like the donut. They nailed this part, although in liquid form it's not quite as desirable.
Taste: Eat an old, cold piece of slightly undercooked bacon covered in maple syrup and you have the first taste of this beer. Successive sips produce a burnt, slightly acrid pork fat that feels like you left it on a bit too long. Maple is actually quite nice, offering a sweet counterpoint to the all out salty fat assault. Malt base is vaguely sweet, but is completely dominated by the smoky, greasy bacon. Smoky sweet.
Mouthfeel: Medium body. Carbonation is a bit low. Oily, smooth, slick. I wanted this to be a bit heavier, just a touch though.
Overall: Lord Bacon sits on his throne made of shame and maple.
This beer is not a tragedy. It's a dramedy. Some high points (salty sweet combo) and some serious low points (greasy, burnt piles of misused bacon). Too salty overall, but not the worst thing I've ever had, which is genuinely surprising.
Serving type: bottle
01-07-2013 21:58:10 |
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angrybabboon
Rhode Island
2.8
/5
rDev
-4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Review adapted from notes taken 12/31/12
Apologies to Bilco, Goblinmunkey7, and innocent bystanders that tasted this beer
Appearance: Slightly hazy but mostly clear, deep orange - off-white head, fades to a minimal cap and leaves a few streaks of lacing
Smell: Pork products and maple - somewhat appealing, really - salty bacon and ham grease - some maple syrup, but it smells mostly like an afterthought - smoky, roasty - might be some malty aromas, but they are overpowered by the salty pork fat
Taste: Flavor is spot-on for licking a cold slice of maple-glazed ham - this is something I would like in a sandwich, but not necessarily in liquid form - salt, bacon grease, ham - some hints of maple, but not much - some sweetness - as in the aroma, malt base is covered in an oily, greasy pig flavor
Mouthfeel: Medium body, smooth, lightly oily, lightly roasty - should be heavier to deal with the savory weirdness
Overall: Not exactly a pink nightmare, but could certainly be more charming
I wouldn't describe this beer as awful. The aroma was actually decent. I think this could have actually been good if the salty bacon grease flavor were dialed down significantly. I'm personally glad I had a chance to try this, and I'm also glad that I only had to drink about 5 ounces of it.
Serving type: bottle
01-06-2013 22:18:35 |
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Ryanm1
Pennsylvania
2.55
/5
rDev
-13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Had such high hopes for this beer as I love everything bacon; everything until I tasted this. Rogue is known for this flosflorcent hops robustly flavoring their brews. This beer is on the opposite end of the spectrum. 30 on the IBU scale, it pours golden hazy in color. Not very hoppy, but then again thats not a bad thing. Yes you do get an initial hint of maple sweet somewhere along with first sip and corresponding ones and yes you do get a slight hint of that savory bacony flavor, but the overwhelmingly powerful taste is the smoke. On the way down your throat and lingering on your tastebuds there after is smoke. A veritable chimney on your palate.
I can sum this beer up by simply saying, "it tastes like drinking a chimney."
Serving type: bottle
01-04-2013 01:10:59 |
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1234Jack
2.95
/5
rDev
+0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Reddish copper, looks like an IPA...
Smells like hickory bacon.
Tastes weird. Tastes smoky but sour.
Smokey sour bacon flavor may be overpowering. This may have been a little better dialing back the smoked bacon and maybe throw in more hoppyness.
Perhaps this needs to be eaten with a doughnut - perhaps the sweetness will help...
Serving type: bottle
01-02-2013 05:07:22 |
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Cyberkedi
Georgia
3.1
/5
rDev
+5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Strong aroma has notes of maple syrup and smoke - yes, a hint of bacon in there. A bit on the sweet side. Pours a beautiful clear copper with a fairly thick pale golden head that does not stick around too long. Flavor is - distinctive, to put it nicely. It’s like drinking liquid barbecue smoke with a side of pancakes. I get some malt and hop flavors, but not much. Texture is rather wan, some fizz but more like soda pop than beer. Nice try, but this brew is rather like the proverbial meatball sundae.
Serving type: bottle
01-01-2013 22:44:22 |
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beerpainting
Alaska
2.45
/5
rDev
-16.7%
look: 5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 5 | overall: 2
I expected this beer to have a stronger maple flavor, but the smoky flavor overpowers everything. You do get used to it by the tenth sip, but I regret buying a second bottle for my cellar before actually trying it. I was also suprised that it wasn't darker, or stronger in alcohol content.
Serving type: bottle
12-31-2012 03:01:34 |
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CParrinello
California
1.18
/5
rDev
-59.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Bottle poured into glass. Recently purchased and kept refrigerated.
First off, the stench of this is overwhelming. The smell of smoke and burnt grease clings to everything this beer touches. Even vapors of this beer made my stomach churn. Had to wash my beard and face out several times because bits of the smell lingered in my mustache and beard.
Poured nicely, not too much head, but not completely absent. The maple coloring was a nice touch.
The taste was revolting. The memory of its taste makes me slightly queasy still. Cloying smoke, overwhelming flavor of old bacon grease. It just tastes like old salty fat absent the texture of bacon itself. Combine that with a syrupy finish of maple and frosting, and you have what might be the single grossest beer to ever reach this height of popularity.
Don't remember the mouthfeel, I swallowed quickly and am not tempted to give it another sip. I poured it down the sink, which I quickly regretted because I then had to scrub it out to get rid of the smell. My recommendation, should you find yourself in similar circumstances, is to lock the cap back on the bottle, place it in the garbage, and then immediately remove the garbage from the premises so as to limit the spread of the smell in your house.
Wish there was some sort of constructive criticism I could give to Rogue, but I can't say I entirely understand how this got out of early experimentation. The very premise of the beer is ridiculous, and I imagine that most buyers are enamored with its novelty far more than the experience of actually drinking it.
Serving type: bottle
12-29-2012 14:02:07 |
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canucklehead
British Columbia (Canada)
3.8
/5
rDev
+29.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
One of the most dividing beers of the last while , in Vancouver stores it flew off the shelf even a year after its release. Well it is not a masterpiece and its not a drainpour. what it is is a beer that nails that smoky bacon flavour on the nose combined with a maple yeasty flavour in the background. I like smoky beers so I enjoyed the smoke notes on the finish. The sweetness was not cloying ( age maybe on my bottle?) and the mouthfeel was not bad. I had no problem finishing the whole bottle and I might buy this again. Good on Rogue for taking some fun chances on this beer
Serving type: bottle
12-29-2012 01:13:56 |
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Chaney
District of Columbia
2.98
/5
rDev
+1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Don't you think the bottle color is very reminiscent of Pepto Bismol?
Been wanting to try this one for a while but have never really wanted to pay the premium for the bomber. A friend brought this to a mini tasting a couple of days before Christmas Eve 2012. Thanks Brian!
Served in a tulip.
A: Poured a gold/red/maroon color, slightly hazy, and with a small white head that quickly dissolved.
S: Hello bacon grease, I've certainly smelled and tasted you a lot this holiday season! Seriously, the pork fumes on this thing were ridiculous. Pulled pork and then some!
T: Extremely bitter finish, with more pork flavor to spare. It was almost as if someone poured cooked breakfast, added hops, then carbonated the leftover bacon fat. Nothing subtle here. Where's the maple?
M: Certainly cloying, especially with the bitterness minus a sweet component. Virtually no lacing whatsoever.
O: Gotta hand it to Rogue on one front: Nobody will EVER criticize them for being too subtle here. If they could dial down the bitterness and bring up the maple (or at least SOME sort of sweet component), they may have themselves a beer. However, as it stands, I didn't care for this at all.
Serving type: bottle
12-27-2012 11:31:29 |
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CampusCrew
Florida
4
/5
rDev
+36.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Well i held out on this one for awhile and finally a friend brought onw over to myhouse... i have not heard good things. Well when you hear the expectations are low. Well im a big smoke beer fan so i liked it.. this is more of a smoked beer than anything. Very smokey, maple was faint if any. The beer base was a nice brown ale.. hey its decent... not as bad as people kade it out to be.... if you like smokey beer it is not bad
Serving type: bottle
12-26-2012 20:08:53 |
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mattkoon
South Carolina
3.65
/5
rDev
+24.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
this beer pours a cloudy brown. the color is good nothing off-putting. the smell is very sweet you can detect heavy maple for sure. the maple is so strong in fact that it may even over power the flavor.
all the bacon comes in the flavor, with a little hoppiness and some smokey feels. i will say that the finish is a little week and watery. this beer isnt bad and it worth experiencing but i wouldnt drink it everyday.
Serving type: bottle
12-19-2012 00:11:47 |
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Damian74Shensky
South Carolina
1.78
/5
rDev
-39.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
Poured from 22 ounce bottle into a tulip glass.
A - Pours a hazy orange/ reddish with an light off white head.
S - smokey flavor, hints of caramel, this smells terrible. Like bad bbq. Hints of maple.
T - Heavy smoke mixed with caramel. Lots of artificial flavors. Little like bacon fat.
M - Medium body, the finish is a terrible.
I enjoy Rogue, but this beer (if thats what you want to call it!) Is down right terrible. Cool idea, bacon, yum! but this wasn't worth $16 bucks. I wish I didn't buy it.
Serving type: bottle
12-18-2012 19:34:07 |
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BigBry
Alberta (Canada)
3.48
/5
rDev
+18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
I have to admit, we were all pretty intrigued when word of this beer hit the streets. And of course, I hit my favorite liquor store to grab one as soon as it hit the shelves. Finally got around to opening it and sharing with everyone.
Bright pink bottle (though maybe not appealing) is definatley eye catching.
Slightly cloudy, orange brown color with a short head of eggshell white foam. Fine lacing with good retention.
The first thing you notice is the smell. As soon as the cap came of the smokiness was right there. Swirling the glass about a foot below your nose, the aroma was perfect. Close your eyes and you are in a donut shop, sweet dough, and a freshly made, hand dipped maple glazed donut is waiting. Raise the glass 6 inches, and you get the smoky bacon smell.
I have had a maple bacon donut before, and this was the smell of it - perfectly.
First taste is pretty good, not quite as good as the smell has you primed for, but still full of flavor. Sweetish malt, lots of maple syrup, then a big shot of smoked malt. Strange, weird, and good all at the same time.
But...after a few sips it starts to get overpowering. The smoke flavor takes over, and the mouthfeel is oily and coating leaving an unpleasant aftertaste. Unfortunatley, as it warms up, this becomes even a bigger mish mash of flavors, with too much going on.
Unique? absolutley. Delicious? not really. Was I glad to have people to share with? yes, don't think I could have consumed an entire bottle myself.
Overall, it is what it claims to be. It has all the components of a maple bacon donut. Glad I tried, even if it was my favorite
Serving type: bottle
12-16-2012 03:47:15 |
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emyers
Illinois
2.33
/5
rDev
-20.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Hmmm, maple-bacon doughnuts? That sounds pretty awesome, I thought as I purchased this beer. That was a mistake.
Appearance: Murky amber with an off-white head. Pretty good head retention.
Smell: Smoke, bacon, and maple. I will at least give Rogue credit for capturing the individual characteristics of a maple bacon doughnut in the aroma of this beer. I can't, however, say the beer smells particularly good. It seems a bit artificial and the components don't mesh all that well. Still, the experience isn't a bad one, yet.
Taste: Not good. The lack of cohesion and artificial qualities I picked up in the smell are much more prominent here. Harsh smoke, artificial maple, and sweetness that borders on cloying. Honestly, it tastes like a generic amber ale that someone poured liquid smoke and cheap maple extract into.
Mouthfeel: Pretty thin. Lingers on the palate, which is unfortunate because I really want this beer to be gone at this point.
Overall: Maple and bacon sounds great in a doughnut. Either it just doesn't work in a beer or Rogue really butchered this one. Either way, this is not a pleasant experience.
Serving type: bottle
12-14-2012 05:54:21 |
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hreb
Washington
3.83
/5
rDev
+30.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Recently picked this up at Chuck's after being completely unable to find it anywhere else in Seattle. I saw this a year ago in Portland and swore I'd have to try it when I got home, but apparently distribution of the Voodoo Doughnut beer is not the same as Rogue's regular bombers.
Giant pink pained 750mL bottle. Served cold in pint glass. Beer pours a slightly hazy amber with a thin to medium head. Aroma is sweet and deeply smoky, but well within the range of rauchbier -- no clue of anything truly bizarre yet.
Flavor matches the aroma but brings out the sweetness with a more pronounced maple syrup flavor. Oh, and of course the applewood smoke. I don't know that I can detect any pork flavor beyond the bacony smoke, but to be fair that's frequently true of streaky bacon. Thankfully there's no oily pork fat floating on my beer. Carbonation is moderate to sharp. Do I want a donut with this beer? Buttery pancakes are more likely. Typically -- for me anyway -- rauchbiers demand cheese. So maybe there is something to the bacon/breakfast theme here.
Although this is unquestionably a sweet beer the flavor isn't so unbalanced to be cloying or otherwise annoying. I enjoy it -- though I enjoy rauchbiers quite a bit. I don't think I'll struggle to finish the bottle, though I suspect a 12oz serving might have sufficed.
Serving type: bottle
12-11-2012 03:10:33 |
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BeerCon5
Pennsylvania
3
/5
rDev
+2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Pours a hazy, amber color with a bit more than one finger of fluffy white head with decent retention.
The scent was very smoky malt, sweet bready malts, maple syrup notes.
The taste is of sweet bready malt, some smokiness, light notes of bacon and maple syrup.
Light body, light and fizzy, high carbonation.
This wasn’t something that I enjoyed, after the initial maltiness it became very fizzy and flavorless.
Serving type: bottle
12-10-2012 19:35:20 |
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M_C_Hampton
Georgia
3.58
/5
rDev
+21.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: poured from a 22 oz bottle into a pint glass pours a dark copper amber with a big tan head that dissipates leaving little lacing, clear
S: smells like smoked bacon, sweet malt, maple syrup
T: has a bit of a burned cough syrup quality, cherry, liquid smoke, bacon grease, charcoal, inhaling next to a camp fire, slight liquified barbecue quality, I don't really taste the doughnut, I don't like it but it sort of matches the label....
M: thin with little carbonation
O: it is an interesting drink but not a well balanced beer, there are too many conflicting flavors, I appreciate the effort put into combining different wood smoke flavors though
Serving type: bottle
12-09-2012 04:22:52 |
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scratch69
Missouri
3.98
/5
rDev
+35.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I poured a bottle into a mug.
Appearance- Hazy amber color with two fingers worth of light tan head. Light amount of lacing.
Smell- Strong aroma of maple doughnuts.
Taste- Maple flavor at first that fades into a mellow smoked bacon taste. Lingering maple aftertaste.
Mouthfeel- Medium bodied and creamy. Moderate amount of carbonation.
Overall- A good, unique tasting beer. Exactly what it says it is. A little pricy ($13 a bottle) but worth it.
Serving type: bottle
12-07-2012 23:00:43 |
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Lothar280
1.35
/5
rDev
-54.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
I knew it was gimmicky going into it, but wow. The appearance was nice and the mouthfeel was fair, but the smell and taste were, in all honesty, awful. It's like drinking two parts watered down maple syrup and one part liquid smoke. I couldn't even finish the bottle. And that never happens. Opt for a Zima with a Jolly Rancher, you'll be glad you did.
Serving type: bottle
12-07-2012 14:23:55 |
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djdetar
Pennsylvania
4
/5
rDev
+36.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is most definitely a novelty beer. It is quite unique and worth a try.
A - a medium tan, slightly cloudy. It is cloudy in appearance, but not visible trub in the drink
S - smells more like bacon than anything else. I love bacon, so i'll take it :-)
T - the taste is pretty awesome, but not consistent. I had a bottle several weeks ago, and now i'm currently on my second. The first time, I sensed the strong bacon, smoked bacon, flavoring with not maple. This time there is a strong maple presence while the bacon flavor is still there as well. The bacon is still the dominant flavor. I like, but I don't think I could have more than one.
M - a pretty strong, acidic beer. Not overwhelming but it's a beer for sure. You can feel the bacon in the aftertaste in your mouth as well.
Overall I would definitely recommend if you're in the mood for a novelty drink, if you like bacon, and you just want to try something new. I'd have it again, but probably one 1 per sitting. It's no session beer.
Serving type: bottle
12-02-2012 03:56:03 |
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falloutsnow
Illinois
2.88
/5
rDev
-2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
From: Somewhere in IA, thanks PM for gifting this one
Date: None on bottle
Glass: Standard US pint glass
Rogue's "maple bacon" smoked beer makes substantial use of smoked malts and attendant sweetness to generate an overly sweet beer that hints at the bacon and added maple flavoring used in the brewing/fermenting process. With an overly sweet aftertaste that serves to be quite cloying, this is a smoked beer I don't see myself returning to.
Pours a 1.5cm head of foam, slightly off-white in color, with average retention. Head falls to a thin ring around the perimeter of the glass, leaving small flecks of lacing on its way down. Body is a moderately light brownish-orange color, hazy, with light bringing out paler orange tones. Carbonation is visible, appearing fairly active.
Aroma primarily of smoked malts (moreso than bacon, though this is there, too) and fairly heavy sweetness. The sweetness could be derived from well-chosen malts rather than the artificial maple flavoring Rogue used (does artificial flavoring even impart an aroma?), and I wouldn't have guessed "maple" as a flavor, unless it was listed in the name of the beer. Generally: doughnut-sweet smoky scents. Interesting, not unappealing, but not particularly complex enough (to me) to warrant a rating that's slightly above average.
Beer opens in tasting with fairly high sweetness mixed with emerging smoke flavors. Smoke becomes prominent in mid-palate, bacon is there, but mild, comes across more as an afterthought. Maple may appear, or it may not, it's difficult to decide if I'm searching too much for it or not. Back of palate continues the smoked malt flavors, along with a creeping, somewhat cloying malt sweetness. Long-lingering aftertaste of sweetness and lighter smokiness that becomes cloying after a few moments. The aftertaste continues to hang around for far longer than is welcome.
Beer is medium in body, lighter/thinner than anticipated. Carbonation is of medium intensity, resulting in a slightly fizzy mouthfeel with modest foaming and creaminess. Finish is not dry, but there is substantial stickiness across the palate. This is not particularly different from any other smoked beer, and the thinness did not impress me.
Serving type: bottle
11-30-2012 06:34:44 |
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NilocRellim
Minnesota
2.65
/5
rDev
-9.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Poured from a bottle.
The beer looked great coming out of the bottle. Average light, orange look that was very cloudy. The white head also lingered a lot longer than most beers. The maple smell was very dominant, with a slight sweetness and little bacon and smokiness. Despite the delicious smell, the beer was not so great. The maple flavour overpowered most everything else. The "bacon" flavour had a very fake taste to it and was not enjoyable. The smokiness was a lot more natural in the taste and lingered in the aftertaste. All-in-all: not a very balanced flavour mixture... they didn't compliment themselves as much as I had hoped for.
Would I buy it again? No. Not good.
Serving type: bottle
11-30-2012 05:50:00 |
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ryanonline
Florida
2.75
/5
rDev
-6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Looks quite nice, sweet, orangey amber with a huge white head that lingers quite a while. Very cloudy with heavy lacing.
Smells super sexy, Smokey maple syrup nose with a hint of sweet potato. Also a super sugary backbone comes into play. In a word: "heavenly."
Aaaand it's gone. The smoke and syrup and sweet potato and sugar; all gone. In it's stead, a very bland pale straw flavor, more accompanied by char than smoke. No real hop flavor, not even a bit of malt that isn't pale. Does not taste as it smells.
Mouthfeel is very prickly, thin bodied and dry.
Drinkability is so so but I wouldnt want to.
I waited a long time for this one, I am disappointed.
Serving type: bottle
11-30-2012 00:49:14 |
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