Rogue Dead Guy Ale
February 6, 2008
This beer has been on my list of wants for quite a while. I pass it in the store quite often, and only finally picked one up tonight. The bottle doesn’t mention anything about the style, so I had to dig a description up on Rogues website.
From rogue.com: Gratefully dedicated to the Rogue in each of us. In the early 1990s Dead Guy Ale was created as a private tap sticker to celebrate the Mayan Day of the Dead (November 1st, All Souls Day) for Casa U Betcha in Portland, Oregon. The Dead Guy design proved popular and was incorporated into a bottled product a few years later with Maierbock as the elixir. Strangely, the association with the Grateful Dead is pure coincidence.
Dead Guy is a German-style Maibock made with Rogues proprietary “PacMan” ale yeast. It is deep honey in color with a malty aroma, rich hearty flavor and a well balanced finish. Dead Guy is created from Northwest Harrington, Klages, Maier Munich and Carastan malts, along with Perle and Saaz Hops. Dead Guy Ale is available in 22-ounce bottles, 12-ounce 6-pack, and on draft.
Rob’s review:
Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Maibock
6.5% ABV
The beer pours a golden orangish amber color. A creamy head quickly dissolves into a ring around the glass.
The beer has a spicy fruit smell with some definite malts coming through.
Medium bodied mouthfeel, creamy with slightly high carbonation.
An immediate caramel and hops taste up front. This beer tastes just as it smells, the slight sweet, fruitiness or citrus flavors come through and the malty feel/taste bursts with each sip.
Overall, this is a really good beer. You can definitely compare this to a German-bock-style beer, though it has a far bigger malt flavor and smell than anything I’ve had like it. I like to smell my beer before each sip, and each time I smell this beer, I think of how grains smell in the mashing stage of brewing - filling the room with that awesome roasting grain smell. This beer is very drinkable. Tastes good, goes down smooth.
Serving type: Bottle
Reviewed on: 02.06.08
Posted in Beer Review
February 7th, 2008 at 10:14 am
One of my all time favorites!
February 7th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I’m glad you enjoyed Dead Guy Ale, I hope you’ll try our new Double Dead Guy Ale which hits Rogue Pubs and John’s Locker Stock locations this month.
February 14th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Im from Oregon and in the military, this is my Fav Beer. It has made my life better and i even have it tattooed on my left shoulder. If you havent drank it before, than what have you been doing with your life? If it is near you, you should drink it everyday, considering i can only find it in a few select places and im stationed in kuwait and still cant drink for 4 more months! If you dont drink it for me, drink it for the troops!
February 18th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I tried it for the first time about a month ago. It is an excellent beer.
June 20th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Dead Guy Ale is my favorite easy to obtain beer. If I find it in a bar, I’m going to drink a few glasses of it. I really enjoy the taste and layers of flavor and hey the label is the best!
July 12th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
[...] at Alexander Michael’s in the Fourth Ward Uptown (Yes, I had Fried Pickles, Crawfish Burrito, Rogue Pale Ale Dead Guy MicroBrew from Oregon & Low Down Brown MicroBrew from Mooresville, NC). I really enjoyed my [...]