Rogue Must Be Stopped

Organize a lynch mob and storm the brewery.
I don't think there is any other way to stop them.

 

I can never find my torch and pitchfork when I actually need it..........

Sorry guys, gonna have to sit this one out......

 

I blame the consumer.

 

I didn't care for the Maple Bacon Ale and so, while I was curious about the new porter, I didn't get one. The solution does seem that simple. Creativity and a willingness to take risks and experiment are at the heart of what makes craft beer great, but that inevitably means that there are going to be things out there that you (a general you, not addressed specifically to the OP or anyone else) won't care for. To take this sort of experience as a justification for the kind of hyperbole that's been floating around this series of beers is unnecessary and not helpful.

By all means, express that you didn't like the beer; really, we're all here to talk about what we like and don't like (and why, of course), but it's really a problem to act like they've committed some sort crime by coming up with creative concepts and experimenting.

 

while I dont condone drinking many rogue beers beyond their dead guy and hazelnut brown nectar, Id say their prices are damn reasonable

 

Eh. They can brew whatever they want. I don't see the appeal of those beers, but obviously someone is drinking them.

I can't really get mad at Rogue for experimenting, even if I think their choices are odd. Plus, their chocolate stout is legit.

 

Everyone calm down, it's not like they're brewing beer with someone's beard hair or pages from a book.

 

This thread is so dumb it makes me want to go drink some rogue just out of spite.

 

Which Rogue beers are worth drinking besides the Dead Guy and the Hazelnut Brown? I've only had those two and they're both delicious,

 

I have to hand it to them, they do have great marketing/packaging. It's a damn shame what they did to that dog.

 

I still don't know how curious one would have to be to even buy a bomber for 12-14 or more dollars for just an average beer. One would have to have too much money to accomplish that.

 

Mocha Porter is really good.. They are hit and miss and their prices can be ridiculous at times, but it is what it is..

 

My use of the terms "Creativity" and "creative" refers to the concept of the beer(s). I'm certainly not here to defend poor execution, which strikes me as a reasonable phrase to describe the Maple Bacon Ale, but I'm confident that poor execution would not steal bits of my soul or whatever the OP alludes to. Again, employing vague complaints and hyperbole is not a productive way to have a discussion about a beer or brewery.

I'd be interested in a discussion about the use of extracts versus ingredients or something that has to do with the execution of the concept, but general, inflammatory complaints aren't helpful at all.

 

Their Chocolate Stout is solid. Most of their beer is above board,if not always great, it's just pretentiously priced and marketed.

 

You're supposed to mix Voodoo Maple Bacon Donut with Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana and Randall the mixture through marshmallows, jalapenos and gummy worms, ya amatuer.

 

If I were Rogue I would get to work on a Voodoo Donut beer that was close to the best thing on the planet. Sacrifice the rest of their lineup, save for dead guy and another couple standbys, hire in experts from the best breweries around the world and spend at least two years perfecting an ultimate recipe that becomes the unquestionably greatest beer ever brewed.

And make the bottle an even brighter shade of pink to really homer home the irony.

 

2-Row, C-150, C-175, Carafoam Special II & Chocolate Malts; Rogue Farms Revolution & Independent Hops; Chocolate, Peanut Butter & Banana; Pacman Yeast and Free Range Coastal Water




http://rogue.com/beers/voodoo-chocolate-peanut.php

 

old crusty is pretty good with some age on it, but certainly not worth what they charge for it.