Rogers Beer - Little Creatures Brewing Company

heygeebee

Australia

4.1/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a dark copper brown - plenty of fizz, coarse cream heads fades quick-smart.

Nose is all malt, quite restrained.

Taste is wonderful for ABV, malt-driven with some toffee and caramel undertones. English style comes thru really nicely.

Mouthfeel is good for ABV. Carbonation reasonably high. Suits me, if not style.

Overall, a great session beer. Given the ABV, nothing short of sensational.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2012 08:27:33 | More by heygeebee

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

3.18/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

33cl Bottle, brought back from Oz by a family friend who knows I like to try different beers. Best before 11 Oct 2011, silly cow forgot to give it me when she got back, hence me reviewing it in Dec 2011.

Poured into a Palm Speciale stemmed tulip glass: Clear, bright, deep amber body with plenty of carbonisation bubbles rising to the weak, thin covering of a head above. The wispy covering soon fell away to a collar and an island or two of small bubbles even though the body seemed to be trying to replenish the head.

Caramel and malt molasses in the nose, not too strong but there none the less.

The taste is also malty, with a crisp hop bite to balance out the maltier sweetness.

A bit too fizzy for me and just slightly watery in its body depth, even at 3.8%ABV.

All in all not bad, long way for it to come, but glad I've tasted it.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2011 19:18:07 | More by BlackHaddock

dansmcd

Australia

3.93/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Dark caramel brown colour, one finger of head and then streaks of lacing.

S - Passionfruit hops balanced nicely with caramel sweet malts.

T - Follows the nose only more malt forward yet the fruity hops are clear and prominent.

M - Thin to medium body, medium carbonation level.

O - Ranks alongside Punch and Judy as the pinnacle of Aussie mid strength beers.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2011 12:01:46 | More by dansmcd

Stew41

Australia

2.45/5  rDev -30.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours a weak head. Nice colour - clear dark amber with nice hue. Expressive nose, hints of chocolate, some sweet malts (crystal?), quite nice. Mouthfeel failed to live up to the palate - just too light. Has some ok nutty notes and some ok bitterness on the finish but just not enough excitement in the flavour department.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2011 13:35:15 | More by Stew41

brewymcgee

British Columbia (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Clear copper with ahead that quickly dissipates to a white ring around the edges

Aroma: Subtle malt and hops with burnt caramel on the edges

Taste: Initially it has a nice balance of malt and hops flavours with peach in the background, it quickly fades to a lightly bitter aftertaste though. I feel as though I want a bit more out of it and for it to hang around longer!

Mouthfeel: A little thin but a nice amount of carbonation.

Drinkability: It is easy to drink, so maybe nice to mix in a for a change in a session. But again, I feel like I want more body and lingering taste, especially given the good initial flavours.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2011 12:01:25 | More by brewymcgee

foles

Australia

4.2/5  rDev +19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

This is the go-to mid strength. Fantastic taste - sessionable english mild style WA beer. Gaining a cult following here in perth....
Nice subtle kiwi hop presence on the nose and palate. Ruby red in colour, medium malty balance somewhat overshadowed by the hops.

A classic

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2011 10:16:08 | More by foles

lacqueredmouse

Australia

2.55/5  rDev -27.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Interesting that I'd never reviewed this beer given how ubiquitous its sister Pale Ale is. Well, here we go. Thanks to @epiclurk for picking me up a bottle.

Pours quite a dark reddish amber colour, with a fine bubbled and rather filmy head of white. Lacing is excellent, as is the clarity, which gives it a very nice English ale "pint just pulled by the landlord" look to it. Not bad.

Nose is a bit meaty, with a definite earthy tone and a lightness that is very herbal. Almost certainly Pride of Ringwood in this which gives the meatiness and the slightly unpleasant earth character. Definite twangs of copper to it, which drags it into English territory, although the PoR gives it that classically unpleasant Australian flavour. Eh.

Taste is marred almost exclusively by the Ringwood, which gives it a truly unpleasant organic bitterness, and that sting-in-the-tail aftertaste a little like garbage juice. In there, there's some light peach and fruit characters, but they're very much overwhelmed. I guess it's unfair of me to be so prejudiced against one hop, but it really grates with me.

Feel is light and smooth at least, very much in the English style.

Nope. There's something off and unpleasant about this beer, and I can probably point the finger at one hop variety. It's a shame, given that Little Creatures other flagship is such a great beer. Eh.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2010 11:57:29 | More by lacqueredmouse

dgilks

Australia

3.58/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Fairly clear copper colour with a small, short lasted off-white head.

Very mild aroma. Slightly metallic with a touch of caramel.

Mild maltiness with a light touch of hops. Quite dry but still tasty.

Medium-light body with moderately-high carbonation. This is too fizzy.

A decent mid-strength but it isn't anything special.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2010 04:24:17 | More by dgilks

rowey77

Australia

3.95/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Great beer, tried at little creatures brewery in Fremantle.. Great with food and poors a great head. Full of flavour but not to harsh on the pallet. Recommend for a beer with dinner or even just a social after work drink.. Have tried in bottle form and beer is just as good as on tap.

Serving type: on-tap

07-14-2010 23:07:43 | More by rowey77

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.53/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours copper/ruby with a large off-white head, quickly fading to a thin layer.
Nose shows juicy hops with pineapple, orange and floral characters along with a fair bit of honey and crystal malt.
Very similar flavours, at least as far as the hops go. The malt is no where near as obvious, but still shows some caramel and nutty hints. Finishes somewhat weakly.
Body is lacking but carbonation is spot on.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2010 06:29:09 | More by CrazyDavros

laituegonflable

Australia

3.2/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

Pours a rude red amber colour, the colour of toffee, with a very minimal head, basically just a ring of off-white bubbles. Bead is slow and uninteresting, while lace saves the day by being pleasantly sticky. Nice colour, too.

Nose is quite aromatic, fair floral hoppiness and a good malt balance, just lightly roasted, almost caramelised around the edges. Hint of citrus and peach, certainly some cascade or perle hops in there. Whatever it is, it's very pleasant in fragrance, sweet with a mildly bitter edge.

Taste is very malty, a lot of malt characters with toasted grain, toffee, pecans and soil. Flavour is full and impressive, but somehow without finesse; there's no profile to it, just a long blast of flavour. That's not such a bad thing, but I think a palate should be a journey. There is a finish - slightly floral and herbal without much bitterness, certainly not crisp enough to clean up the very heavy-flavoured palate.

Mouthfeel is one of the oddest I've experienced and I don't really know anything like it, but somehow it feels solid when it enters my mouth. I think it's bad, like there's just no texture to it, it's just a big lump of malt. No bubbles or stickiness, seriously I feel like my ears are blocking out sound when this beer is in my mouth.

There's nothing out and out bad about this, and for a 3.8% beer it's exploding with flavour. But I think it needs a couple of things - slightly more bittering hop, and more fizz. Apart from that, for what it is it's pretty great.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2009 03:58:39 | More by laituegonflable

ADZA

Australia

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

This is one beer i havnt had for ages and just couldnt resist to revisit,it pours a pale see thru copper colour with fast vanishing one finger head with average lacing,it has aromas of roasty malts,caramel candy and some bitter hops,it has an average mouthfeel with tastes of caramel,toffee coated malts and a subtle hop bitter finish,a very easy drinking session beer but not as good as i remembered it to be.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2009 13:21:41 | More by ADZA

istarilord

Hawaii

4.1/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep amber-brown (a bit unexpected) with a light head.

A nice floral aroma, only a slight metallic hint.

Floral notes persist in flavor, very light malt & hops despite the color.

Very drinkable: a good balanced malty flavor in a light decently carbonated package.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2009 10:13:40 | More by istarilord

IHasaFlavaFlav

Australia

3.8/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I always ignored this beer, I knew it was from Little Creatures, the Rogers branding though made it seem like the retarded Mid Strength cousin. I probably spoke to soon.

A - Dark, Rich amber body, 1cm of head that disappeared quickly and left little to no lacing.

S - Smell was kind weird, some notes were nice, but overall not that great.

T - Taste is a crisp clean amber ale, balanced with a pleasant unintrusive amount of hops. There has to be something said for a balanced beer.

M - Crisp clean, no real after taste.

D - Very drinkable, would probably enjoy downing a few when needing something low ABV.

If it was named after some guy called Roger, I'm sorry Roger, I underestimated this pleasant, easy drinking, flavoursome beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2009 12:31:41 | More by IHasaFlavaFlav

juju7

Australia

3.95/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Dark copper, amber with a tidy head. Laced consistently. A nice hop hit on the nose wih some tropical notes and a lick of butterscotch malt at the back. Drinks with some more of those lovely hops and a firm bitter backbone. Finishes a little sweet. Very sessionable and at 3.8% I'd say it is the best mid-strength readily available by quite a long ways.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2009 09:37:35 | More by juju7

Cs1987

Australia

3.8/5  rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance - Brown-red, 1 finger of head which reduced.

Smell - Like other Little Creatures ales, the hops really hit you as soon as you sniff it. Passionfruit with a fair bit of malty sweetness.

Taste - Caramel-like malt flavours, with the expected hoppy touch.

Mouthfeel - A little thin, good carbonation level.

Drinkability - Low ABV makes this pretty sessionable.

Overall - Not my favourite Little Creatures beer, but it proves that Australian breweries can make good midstrength beers.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2009 11:17:07 | More by Cs1987

vancurly

Australia

3.43/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

a) Pours a pale copper / clear amber, tan spongy head that drops to a thin raft, some good bubbling.
s) Lightly metallic, with biscuits & bread crusts
f) Tropical, lychee fruit. Biscuity malt
m) Medium weight upfront, some dextrinous body, slightly sticky in the middle, but drops away at the back palate.
d) Quite approachable, and versatile. Can easily consume on a hot day, or with food, or as a session ale.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2008 04:33:30 | More by vancurly

Macca

Australia

4/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Tan in colour with a dark head which drops away quickly. Floral hoppy aromas. The palate shows a slight bitterness and some nice toasted malts. A little sweetness hides in the background. A medium but persistent carbonation gives it a nice mouthfeel. Really liked this one especially the fact that it combines taste and a low ABV.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2008 10:39:47 | More by Macca

WHROO

Australia

3.4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a tea colour with little head, no retention or lacing...very fine carbonation

Floral hops in aroma with a little roasty sweetness...

Taste wasn't packed but then again its only a 3.80. In saying this, this did have some character...some american floral hops in taste, citrus & grapefruit, a hint of roasty sweetness, finish with subtle bitterness...

Mouthfeel was a little watery, but also a little scrapy on the tongue, leaves a florally flavour on the palate.

Well, for such a mid strength this is very pleasant although it sort of felt I tipped some Amber Ale into a Pale Ale..a little mishy mashy

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2008 07:33:35 | More by WHROO

brendan13

Australia

3.43/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours a red copper colour with a couple of centimetres of off white head that falls away quite quickly.
S - Floral & citrus hop notes - that's about all.
T - The floral & hop notes from the smell also come through on the taste with a slight malty background.
M - Fairly light bodied as expected for a 3.8% ABV beer. Medium, crisp carbonation.
D - I guess if I had to drink light this would be a pretty good choice.

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2007 10:45:24 | More by brendan13

LittleCreature

Australia

4.05/5  rDev +15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance - 3.5
The two fingers of off-white head disappeared rather quickly, leaving a dark copper/tan coloured beer that looks completely still. Quite dark for a pale ale.

Smell - 4.0
Yet again, another beer by Little Creatures that smells strong and fantastic. I can't believe I am smelling a 3.8% beer! The predominant smell is fruity, a mix of smells of kiwi, a little strawberry and some minor floral aromas. There is also a slightly toasty smell to it, ofsetting and complementing the fruit. Would have scored higher in this category if the smell had held stronger towards the end of the glass.

Taste - 4.0
Nice! I can first taste a sweet maltiness. This is then taken over by a tanginess of bitter orange and grains. The aftertate is moderately hoppy and dry, and actually leaves the mouth with little taste.

Mouthfeel - 4.0
Definitely feels a little lighter than the Pale Ale, but still has a lot of body for a beer this low in ABV. The carbonation is low to moderate, which suits the beer well.

Drinkability - 4.5
It is truly unbelievable that this is a mid-strength beer, as it has more character than most 5% ABV beers I have tasted.

OVERALL
Rogers' Beer is officially of now, the finest mid-strength beer I have tasted. Everything from the superb smell, characterful taste and unstoppable drinkability make this beer great. Unfortunately, it is priced in-line with most premium full strength beers, so while it is light on the head, it is hardly any better on the wallet. Still, if you can find this on tap anywhere other than the brewery, count yourself lucky, because you have found one of the world's finest session beers.

Edit: This is becoming my favourite Little Creatures beer, as it has almost as much flavour as the pale ale, but greater drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2007 12:38:20 | More by LittleCreature

joecast

Australia

3.98/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

330ml bottle. minimalist label. 3.8%abv. best before 07/07
thanks to finite for sending this my way.

clear deep amber. low carbonation. forms a smallish off white head which slowly fades to a light lace. minimalist appearance.

aroma is a light mix of sweet malt and floral hops. those properties grow slowly as the beer warms. they start out only just noticeable, but become a welcome precursor to taking a sip.

surprisingly smooth for a beer of 3.8%. could probably use a touch more hops to give it a bit more oomph, but that would probably go against what this beer is about. seems more a mild than epa, but thats semantics and im a hop head. so where does that leave us? with a very well balanced easy drinking ale.

nicely done again by little creatures. maybe this will come out in pint bottles like its big brother to do it justice. 330ml rogers = not enough.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2006 11:27:56 | More by joecast

Kulrak

Australia

3.18/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours a deep golden brown color with about 1cm of creamy head that fades away pretty quickly. Smells a tiny it yeasty, a little chocolatey and slightly hoppy, but I can't tell what kind of hops. The taste is a little dry with some bitterness and some estery fruitiness. Mouthfeel is a little creamy with some fizziness around the outsides, just enough to finish fairly dry/clean. All in all, it's a fairly drinkable beer, but at the price, I could get comparable beers for a lot cheaper.

Serving type: bottle

12-02-2006 10:11:38 | More by Kulrak

rizzo

Australia

4.18/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Lovely amber colour with a malt and hop nose. Good rich caramel malt and citrus cascade hop balance (much less hoppy than the pale) and reasonable creamy body and mid carbonation. Great english mild / american brown cross over style.
Favourite mid alcohol session beer.

Serving type: on-tap

10-16-2006 03:01:36 | More by rizzo

BeerNutta

Australia

4.18/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Little Creature's Rogers Beer.

A = Poured a dark red/amber with a thin foam head.

S = Smelt of soft caramel infused with a slight hop backing.

T = For a mid strength beer this is great. Tasted of sweet caramel with a slight hop finish. There are light sultana fruit notes.

M = Slight undercarbonated. Could have been a little more carbonated.

D = Very drinkable. For a mid-strength beer this is the king baby!!

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2006 14:42:23 | More by BeerNutta