Rogue Maple Bacon on Chopped

You can ascertain from watching these shows that most celebrity chefs struggle with the craft beer movement. Beer was not a fine dining staple during their ascent in the culinary world. I think the next generation of chefs will have it more engrained in their DNA as they develop their culinary identity.

 

I know I'm in a minority, but I love that beer........the flavors were strong, but not overpowering. Doesn't hurt that I love bacon.

 

Did they brew it more than once?

 

That's hilarious. The Total Wine next door to me sells it for $11.99 a bottle. That bottle shop owner needs a wake-up call

 

This was the 2nd year the distributed it (I believe).

 

Whatr some a dem other beers we got. Coors - Milluh...

 

This beer is my only drainpour. It was fucking horrible.

 

I love bacon too, which is why this beer is such a travesty. It gives bacon (and maple, and doughnuts, and voodoo for that matter) a bad name.

 

Smoke beers aren't my favorite but I can drink them. I am a guy so I love bacon. Doughnuts are tasty as well. This beer however was an abortion of all three flavors. As I said in another thread, there is a reason the bottle is Pepto Bismal pink. All three of us drinking it drain poured it. Hideous.

 

If I ate a donut that tasted like this beer, I'd probably stuff it down the drain too.
Maybe some beers just shouldn't be made—let alone sold, in exchange for actual money.

 

saw that last night... that one older guy was not impressed at all!!! hahahaha

 

the bottle shop near me has sold at least 6 cases at 18$/ea. everyone wants to try it once....

(it's still better than fantome hiver)

 

I want to taste just how bad it is, but I just can't bring myself to pay the money for it.

 

Maple is a pretty delicate flavor in general, and it really doesn't come out very strongly in this beer at all. It remains in balance with smoke and malt. I love real maple syrup, but I am not expecting to drink something strongly flavored of maple. Keep in mind this is a beer that is a recreation of an actual food item: http://voodoodoughnut.com/rouge_ales.html

 

DFH Black and Red. SA Triple Bock.

 

enjoy the show since I'm a wannabe chef. Sorry I missed this episode. Which course was it a mandatory ingredient and did anyone do well with it?

 

What was the beers mis-step in your opinion? I like all those things too, and this beer tastes exactly like the Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Bar. Soooo...do you not like bacon or something?

 

Given that this beer tastes JUST like the Bacon Maple Bar from Voodoo Doughnut, I fail to see how this missed any targets at all. Maybe since you don't like smoked beers yet, that was why you didn't like it. Try the Aecht Schlenkerla Marzen and then try this beer again and see what you think (it will put a little more perspective as the German rauchbier is REALLY smokey)

And the pink bottle imitates the logo for Voodoo Doughnuts.

 

Nope, I love bacon. In fact, I love pretty much all smoked or cured meats. But to me, this beer didn't taste like bacon. It had an offputting chemical, medicinal quality. I actually liked the smell, but to me it seemed to shift in a weird, surprising way between a really enticing maple/bacon aroma and a really disgusting chemical smell. Taste only got worse. Looking at my review, I also picked up a rancid, sour cherry quality. I've never had the original Voodoo Bacon Maple Bar, so I can't compare this beer to the food that inspired it. Next time I'm down in Portland I'll probably try to track one down.

 

I thought this as well, but I really want to see some serious genetics on this. It seems to me that a guy who spends most of his waking hours in a brewery is most likely going to have plain ol' ale yeast in his beard.