Rogue Farms Rebel Hop - Rogue Ales

lacqueredmouse

Australia

4.03/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had on-tap at the brewery in Newport, OR.

Pours a deep golden colour, with a solid haze and firm body. Head is enormous, solid and intense, leaving a white puff right to the bottom, and excellent, persistent lace. Looks great.

Aroma comes forward with big green hops, and a slightly grassy grain hue. It has an echo of lemon to it, and a hint of apricot which gives it a deeper sweetness. Nice stuff.

Light entry on the palate, before we get fragrant notes of rose and incense on the mid. Finish is balanced enough, with some grassy hop characters coming through. It's mild enough until the aftertaste, where oily hop residue makes sure we realise what this hop's about.

Feel is smooth and quite light, but with a fine, refined sparkle.

Overall, this is really good stuff. It has some really interesting nuances to what is ultimately quite a pleasant drinkable beer.

Serving type: on-tap

07-23-2012 05:28:19 | More by lacqueredmouse