Fresh Roast Brown
Rogue Ales

22 ounce bottle. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours dark brown with about an inch tan head. Head retention and lacing are both good. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like roasted malt, bittersweet and milk chocolate, coffee, and some citrusy hops. I think the taste is pretty much the same as the aroma, but there's the addition of some nuttiness. It's mostly a roasty tasting brew but there's also enough hoppiness in it to make it interesting. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it has moderate carbonation, and it's smooth and easy to drink. I thought this was a good brew. I passed on it the first time I saw it at the store last week, but couldn't pass on it 2 weeks in a row. I'm glad I picked it up this time! $6.29 a bomber.

From a 22 oz bottle. Not sure of the date, but I know it's quite old.

Great hiss and a lot of smoke upon opening the bottle. This is a dark brown pouring beer with amber hues when held to the light. There's a lot of carbonation in the glass - 3 fingers, and tan colored. The head retention is decent, and very sticky lacing on the glass.
The aroma is quite faint. I am getting some malt notes in the nose. Since it is an older beer, there's hints of wet cardboard from the age on it.
The flavor is malty. I am getting some roasted malt notes in it. I am getting a nutty flavor, with roasted chocolate hints. There's hints of wet cardboard up front.
The body does seem a bit light, but not too far off the mark. There's a bit of a bubbly feeling in my throat.
I wouldn't recommend ageing this style of beer, but, I would say it has held up very well. I never had it fresh, but it does have a good flavor.

 

 

 

(bottle)
A: pours dark brown body with tan white head with minimal retention and lacing
S: sweet, chocolate and toffee malt smell
T: sweet roasted toffee taste with some chocolate/coffee notes and an earthy aftertaste with a second, chocolate aftertaste
M: medium bodied and pretty smooth
O: nice feel and taste combo; nice drinking beer, overall

 

 

 

 

Poured into a grip shaped goblet: color is dark brown, nearly black, head is light tan with fine bubbles and presents about 1 inch deep and then lingers well with solid top.

Smell is lightly roasty, light chocolate, hint of grassy bitterness.

Taste is quite pleasant with roast, chocolate, moderate bitterness, clean hops.

Mouthfeel is crisp, quite bitter on the tongue like a strong cup of black coffee.

Overall a roasty, bitter, with light chocolate brown ale.

 

From cervezasespeciales. In Teku glass. Playing Avernum 2. Typical roasted notes of brown ale very well implemented, with superb drinkability and low alcohol effects

 

 

Poured 12oz bottle into snifter glass. 5.7% abv

Appearance- Dark charcoal brown with a light brown course bubbled head with decent lacing.

Smell- Chocolate, toffee, expresso

Taste- Barely graininess with hints of cocoa from that dark malt. The roasted quality picks up, becoming a smoky char flavor on the palate. A milky quality is also present, like that of a milk stout. The smokiness compliments the coffee bean flavor. Finishes bitter and coffee-like.

Mouthfeel- Medium in body with active carbonation.

Overall- A medium to light ale that showcases the roasted coffee flavor well. The flavor is quite bold. Well brewed beer

DATE: March 21, 2018... OCCASION: snow day #7, still snowing strong... GLASSWARE: Orioles mug... pours a velvet-brown body, about 90% opaque,, which allows the eye to glimpse steady streams of thin bubbles moving upward... the head thickens immediately to a doughy, oatmeal brown two-fingered riser whose resistance to gravity is admirable... I am not 273 feet from the glass, but all the same, strong roasted malts arrest the nostril, much as a rich French roast should... soft chocolate, marshmallow, lactic milkiness, sharp tannins, and trace elements of butterscotch, peat and yeast can be detected, in that order... together, a formidable alliance that invites the first sip... a smooth, creamy introduction is backed by a rugged, textured finish--long and intense, belying its 5.7% ABV... its head retention aids the creaminess early, providing a n extra dimension of medium-bodied experience.... a cola's effervescence is delayed by its stronger elements... its finish is espresso-sweet, piqued by the roasted malts and chocolate/lactic acids, with the trademark brown ale cola making a late appearance... the subtler flavors are subdued; the impact and enjoyment of this is its holy offspring of two great beverages--both suitable for the weather right now... haven't had a Rogue in a bit, but this one slipped into a mix twelve at County Liquors, and I am glad that it did--price gouging aside, the Rogues made a tasty treat here...