Somer Orange Honey Wheat
Rogue Ales

Somer Orange Honey WheatSomer Orange Honey Wheat
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From:
Rogue Ales
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American Pale Wheat Beer
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.51 | pDev: 13.39%
Reviews:
143
Ratings:
209
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 21, 2016
Added:
Nov 13, 2006
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  3
11 Ingredients:
Malts: Northwest 2-row, Wheat
Specialty: Oregon Wildflower Honey,
Sweet Orange Peel, Oats, Chamomile, Coriander
Hops: Crystal & Rogue Farms Willamette.
Yeast & Water: Rogue' s Top Fermenting Pacman Yeast from Hood River & Free Range Coastal Water.

13º PLATO
10 IBU
79 AA
3.5º Lovibond
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Ratings by ngandhi:
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Reviewed by ngandhi from Illinois

4.34/5  rDev +23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Rogue's best beer by any standard. But mostly mine. Because my standard is high, but subtle. Nothing against you ubiquitous high-gravity enablers. Godspeed, actually, but that's not how I roll. The Prada and Jil Sander to your Fubu, this precise, tailored beer is why minimalism is so 2010. I love this elegant pale ale in every capacity to the point where I have no interest in understanding the "honey" part. There's no residual sweetness, instead a Belgan triple finish--crisp and grainy, bitter but quaffable, and completely tremendous. So, why the honey? It just ferments out. Because you don't ferment aroma. The nose builds off of hops and picks up a smell that has little to do with beer. It's riesling. It's muscadet. It's fiano. But this ain't beer. And, so, it's perfect. Deal with it. Perfection is quantifiable. It can be judged. And it does make you better than you thought you could be.
Sep 16, 2009
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Somer Orange Honey Wheat from Rogue Ales
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 209 ratings