Dead 'N' Dead
Rogue Ales

Somewhat turbid dark acorn amber with a sparse, fluid head dispersing to a few clear bubbles at the edge.

The aroma profile reminds me of the way their moisture softened baseball bat flight boards smelled: rug, pungent cat and damp graham.

Taste has a decent whiskey caramel and light hop bark that's not as bad as the nose.

RIP Rogue.

Aggresively poured into a 16 ounce glass. 2 finger head that didn't last. Generous lacing due to the aggressive pour. Slightly cloudy orange Amber color that you cannot see through. Fruity and malty to the nose. Sweet notes of fruit with a bitter finish. It does a great job hiding the high abv. An enjoyable sipper that I would buy again.

 

Malty, bourbon sweetness, wet wood, black pepper. Deceptively complex without being stuffy or overdone.

Thoughts on first sip “oh! an old ale”. Maibock being a malt forward style, it’s only reasonable that an oak-whisky-aged version would mimic an Old Ale.

Caramel malt goodness. Mouthfeel is sensational. Nice head retention. A delicious supper.
This pint can is less than a month old, but it’s not ‘hot’ at 9.5 abv. I’d surely buy it again.

Look: Amber in color with a dense, off-white head that coats the rim with lacing as it settles slowly to a film

Aroma: Freshly baked bread, toffee, oak, wafts of whiskey/bourbon, melanoidin malt, lightly toasted bread crust, piloncillo, and light earthiness

Taste: Opens up with a nice combo of oak, wood tannins, and whiskey that coat the palate as waves of bready malt quickly follow. Toffee, melanoidin, and piloncillo become evident on the middle, along with earthiness and go back and forth with bready malt, oak, and whiskey until it closes with a nice bit of heat and whiskey

Mouthfeel: Full, smooth, clean, medium-high carbonation, and dangerously smooth on the finish with just a touch of ethanol heat

Overall: This is some good stuff. I’d never had this beer before and honestly, am not into beers aged in bourbon/whiskey barrels or with that addition so wouldn’t have taken the plunge with this but had a chance to try one and glad I did. The base Dead Guy comes through nicely and both the oak and whiskey are more subtle that most other beers in a similar mold., incorporating and blending very well and complimenting the Dead Guy excellently. A treat to try and recommended

A bit underrated at 89, IMO. The problem with most BBAs is that they're too much of a good thing, to (and beyond) the point of being cloying. This is surely a snifter beer, but it's not over-the-top as far as any of the flavor elements are concerned. I enjoy one of the many iterations of KBS, Dragon's Milk, et al, on occasion, but they can be an "intense" experience. Not that the 9.5% ABV here is "lite" (sic) by any means, but D'N'D has all of the essential elements of the "classic" BBAs, but at a slightly lower price of admission (flavor- and alcohol-wise), so hats off to Rogue for the effort. I'd love to try a "quaffable" BBA in the 5-6% range, but this splits the difference and is certainly worth a try (but I'd still limit it to one per session)!

 

 

 

 

Hazy amber, some head

Whisky the prominent note

Kind of strange for me, I taste dead guy, I taste whisky...

Mouthfeel fine.

Did we need this? I mean, I guess it's a thing. I can get behind BB stouts. I can get behind inventiveness. Pleasant enough but ultimately less than the sum of its parts.

Copenhagen 6/2 2022. 65 cl bottle from Høkeren, Ravnsborggade, Kbh. N. Skeletal fellow sitting in a barrel of tree printed on the bottle.

Pours opaque, unclear, murky dark orange with small white head. Settles as thin patch of foam unable of covering the surface of the beer. No lacing.

Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet malty and slightly sugary scent mingling with dark alcohol. Sweet malts, hints of brown sugar and vanilla. Distinct barrel notes saturated with whiskey.

Low carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, almost flat texture.

Flavor is fairly intense with a strong sweetness followed by a medium strong sourish bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet, boozy undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is sweet and boozy.

Nice boozy and and sweet Bock although a bit on the flat side.

16 oz can marked canned on 8/27/24 poured into a tulip pint glass.

This is a great beer, nice hop flavor without being bitter, a little high in alcohol but you just notice it in aroma and taste, and it doesn't seem that strong. This one could sneak up on you. It pours an orangey/red with a small head that clings to the sides of the glass for about half of the beer. The taste is one of the best I've had! 40 IBUs Rated 10-13-2021

01/20/25 can @ home

ROGUE BREWERY- DEAD N DEAD- DEAD GUY AGED IN WHISKEY BARREL CHIPS - 9.5 abv 26srn / 40 ibu
This is dark amber color with a very prominent whiskey smell. The surprising thing is the taste is very well balanced with a beer with a lot of body and amber taste that is not over whelmed by the whiskey chips and is not overly alcohol flavored. It’s truly a very well made and not the bourbon bomb you would think but works very well with the beer and I must say this is the best wiskey beer I have ever had. The fruit of pineapple rind and kiwi rind blend well to balance against the bourbon and the 9.5 abv is never shown as the beer is smooth and easy to drink. I recommend this as a fun way to add a new taste to your pallet.