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Rogue Farms Roguenbier Rye
Rogue Ales
- From:
- Rogue Ales
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Roggenbier
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 13.71%
- Reviews:
- 62
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 09, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 17, 2012
- Wants:
- 25
- Gots:
- 20
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Ratings by sam_bliss:
Reviewed by sam_bliss from Washington
3.27/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.27/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
From tap to pitcher to pint glass.
Clear iced-coffee colored ale with no cloudiness fills the glass and an off-white creamy head forms slowly and dissipates rather quickly. Speckled foam lacing stays behind on the glassware. Roguenbier smells like a brown. Only a bit of nutty sweetness accompanies the scent of rye.
There is no redness in the color, but the flavors suggest more complexity than straightforward black bitter malts. This may be a result of large amount of dark rye in the mash. Tastes of blackened rye toast with just enough herbal hops to add flavor without undue bitterness. The American hops distinguish this from what I might expect in a German Roggenbier, but this is much different than the typical American Rye Ale, which tends to be some form of hoppy pale.
The color is darker and not completely suggestive of the taste. There is not a ton going on in this beer, but the mellow tastes are good enough to accompany my pizza tonight. Easy drinking, fairly light-bodied, and smooth, this is a fine beer but makes me crave a Roggenbier that does not stray so far from the style.
NOTE: There is a duplicate of this one, called "Roguenbier Rye" and categorized simply as a Rye Ale. These should be combined. They have stopped calling this one Rogue Farms, now they use the title "Rogue Chatoe" for the series.
Apr 21, 2013Clear iced-coffee colored ale with no cloudiness fills the glass and an off-white creamy head forms slowly and dissipates rather quickly. Speckled foam lacing stays behind on the glassware. Roguenbier smells like a brown. Only a bit of nutty sweetness accompanies the scent of rye.
There is no redness in the color, but the flavors suggest more complexity than straightforward black bitter malts. This may be a result of large amount of dark rye in the mash. Tastes of blackened rye toast with just enough herbal hops to add flavor without undue bitterness. The American hops distinguish this from what I might expect in a German Roggenbier, but this is much different than the typical American Rye Ale, which tends to be some form of hoppy pale.
The color is darker and not completely suggestive of the taste. There is not a ton going on in this beer, but the mellow tastes are good enough to accompany my pizza tonight. Easy drinking, fairly light-bodied, and smooth, this is a fine beer but makes me crave a Roggenbier that does not stray so far from the style.
NOTE: There is a duplicate of this one, called "Roguenbier Rye" and categorized simply as a Rye Ale. These should be combined. They have stopped calling this one Rogue Farms, now they use the title "Rogue Chatoe" for the series.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois
4.11/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours an auburn tinged brown. Somewhat opaque, but when held to the light, its more just cloudy. one finger tan head dissipates leaving a thin layer of velvety off-white foam on the beer. That thin layer has excellent retention.
Aroma smells likes rye bread, dark fruits - somewhat sour - and some earthy notes with a spicy yeast note coming through as well.
Taste is initially very ready - rye bred, pumpernickel and sourdough. Then you get this nice dark fruit array washing over the palate - plum, prune, and raisins all come through. No hops really come through at any point here and there is no bitterness. Spicy notes on the finish may be the rye really packing through and lingering. Dry spicy finish.
Feel is light, smooth, and drinkable in spite of a flavor profile punching above its weight. Moderate carbonation.
Overall this was a surprisingly good beer. Admittedly I didn't know how old it was - and I still don't - but it was a really enjoyable beer. I'd actually drink this one again. As for the style, I don't have any other experience to compare it to, but based on the guidelines it seems to do an admirable job.
May 08, 2018Aroma smells likes rye bread, dark fruits - somewhat sour - and some earthy notes with a spicy yeast note coming through as well.
Taste is initially very ready - rye bred, pumpernickel and sourdough. Then you get this nice dark fruit array washing over the palate - plum, prune, and raisins all come through. No hops really come through at any point here and there is no bitterness. Spicy notes on the finish may be the rye really packing through and lingering. Dry spicy finish.
Feel is light, smooth, and drinkable in spite of a flavor profile punching above its weight. Moderate carbonation.
Overall this was a surprisingly good beer. Admittedly I didn't know how old it was - and I still don't - but it was a really enjoyable beer. I'd actually drink this one again. As for the style, I don't have any other experience to compare it to, but based on the guidelines it seems to do an admirable job.
Reviewed by dcotom from Iowa
4.37/5 rDev +24.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +24.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 22-ounce "bomber" into a proper straight-sided mug. Very attractive in appearance: chestnut brown color, deep tan highlights, and a substantial light tan head that leaves a bunch of sticky lacing as it recedes. Malty aromas and flavors as expected. Dried fruit (prune, raisin), caramel, and dark bread up front, with some not-so-subtle sourness and lots of earthy spiciness. Lots of body, very satisfying. Rather long-lasting finish, with quite a bit of spicy bitterness and fruity sourness lingering on the palate. Overall, one helluva good beer.
Nov 21, 2017Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.75/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Reviewed from notes. The appearance was a brown colored body with a lighter hazier looking reddishness around the edges, two finger white foamy head that dies and leaves some foamy clingy lacing in its wake. The smell had spicy rye, smokey, malty, fruity yeasty sort of hops, intricate in a way but different than other beers I’ve had in my life. The taste is spicy yeasty flavoring that dominates but lets in the rye and the fruit combine and coming through in a smoky way, smoky yeasty aftertaste, slightly dry yet fruity and some light rye in the finish. The palate is about a medium, sessionable - maybe. Carbonation is good to me. Overall, I say good for the most part and worthy of more pours.
Jun 25, 2017Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota
4.09/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Rogue Roguenbier Rye Ale, 5.5% ABV, 25 IBU. Pours medium viscosity and light black, with a one finger tan head that left decent lacing. Nose is sweetness and rye, taste is sweet rye, with some breadiness, and no notable bitterness. Excellent mouthfeel and overall excellent. Very drinkable, going down fast. I always expect rye to be bitter but this sure isn't - very nice.
Mar 05, 2017Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
3.09/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
3.09/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
**
05/26/14
Bottle to point glass. Appearance: muddy water brown. Small head with grey-white color. Very different look.
Aroma: rye is apparent, but weak in strength.
Taste: malty, brown sugar, bread, faint touch of cacao.
Feel: a touch flat and watery, but easy drinking.
**
Nov 16, 201605/26/14
Bottle to point glass. Appearance: muddy water brown. Small head with grey-white color. Very different look.
Aroma: rye is apparent, but weak in strength.
Taste: malty, brown sugar, bread, faint touch of cacao.
Feel: a touch flat and watery, but easy drinking.
**
Reviewed by Chickenhawk9932 from Pennsylvania
3.88/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a dark amber with a tan head with good retention.
Smells of floral hops, sweet malt, and earthy yeast.
Bright citrus and floral hops followed by nutty sweet malt with bread and caramel. Finishes dry and earthy.
Nov 01, 2016Smells of floral hops, sweet malt, and earthy yeast.
Bright citrus and floral hops followed by nutty sweet malt with bread and caramel. Finishes dry and earthy.
Reviewed by Libeertarian from Montana
3.72/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
From notes taken 03/23/16:
Looks like root beer in every way, from the deep copper brown clarity to the apparent high, prickly carbonation and the fizzy, foamy, medium-retention tan head. Mild vegetal aromas, some light spicy, phenolic, rubbery, and estery notes, caramel suggestions. To the taste, incredibly metallic and phenolic throughout, some spice, some earthiness, mildly sweet/tart, nice roasty, smokey, almost meaty finish and aftertaste. Subtle peppery retro-olfaction. Medium-bodied, packed with creamy, velvety smooth suds, tingly only for the first second or so of each sip, gulp, or quaff. Comparable in different ways to a Scotch Ale, or a Belgian Dark, among others.
Mar 30, 2016Looks like root beer in every way, from the deep copper brown clarity to the apparent high, prickly carbonation and the fizzy, foamy, medium-retention tan head. Mild vegetal aromas, some light spicy, phenolic, rubbery, and estery notes, caramel suggestions. To the taste, incredibly metallic and phenolic throughout, some spice, some earthiness, mildly sweet/tart, nice roasty, smokey, almost meaty finish and aftertaste. Subtle peppery retro-olfaction. Medium-bodied, packed with creamy, velvety smooth suds, tingly only for the first second or so of each sip, gulp, or quaff. Comparable in different ways to a Scotch Ale, or a Belgian Dark, among others.
Rogue Farms Roguenbier Rye from Rogue Ales
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
227 ratings
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