REVIEW: Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar

Two brown ales in a row! Weird, I know. But I was at the store today and this bottle caught my eye. Also, I haven't taken a look at a beer from these venerable Newport, Oregon brewers since I had Santa's Private Reserve since way back in December. That is far too long. Time to remedy that with a tall glass of this 6.2% ABV 33 IBU brown ale brewed with hazelnut extract. To the beer!

REVIEW: Rogue Santa's Private Reserve

I have had a ton of fun taking a look at all of these Christmas ales over the past few weeks. I haven't had the time to watch all of the Christmas movies and specials that I love: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, It's A Wonderful Life, Die Hard, Home Alone, Charlie Brown Christmas, and so on and so forth. In light of enjoying all of that Christmas content on tv and on film I have been enjoying my Christmas content in liquid form. The latest Christmas beer here on the blog is Santa's Private Reserve from Rogue. A dry hopped red ale in a glow in the dark bottle. To the beer!

REVIEW: Chatoe Rogue Pumpkin Patch Ale

I can't believe tomorrow is already Thanksgiving. In just a couple days I'll be listening to Bing Crosby, watching It's a Wonderful Life, and drinking Christmas ales. But not quite yet. To jump straight into the Christmas season is to give short shrift to Thanksgiving, another of my favorite holidays. And in the spirit of the Thanksgiving season it's time to take a look at what will likely be the last pumpkin ale of the year. Now at most liquor stores and bottle shops the pumpkin ales have already come and gone. But there's a reason why Rogue's is coming a bit late. This beer is brewed entirely using ingredients from Rogue's own farms. Including pumpkins that are harvested when ripe, driven immediately to the brewery in Newport, Oregon, roasted, and tossed into the brew kettle. The Chatoe Rogue line of beers is all brewed along these lines. Using ingredients, hops, malt, and in this case pumpkins from Rogue's farm. So, what kind of a beer do you get from all of these fresh, home-grown ingredients? Only one way to find out. To the beer!

REVIEW: Rogue Chocolate Stout

I'm surprised it's taken me almost two months to get to a beer from Rogue. Their Dead Guy maibock is one of my all time favorite beers. It's a bit surprising though, that as ubiquitous as Dead Guy has become, that you don't see more Rogue beers at bars and liquor stores. Dead Guy is a staple at bars around here, but other offerings from Rogue seem to be much more rare. Also, it's kind of odd and cool that their flagship beer is a maibock. Enough of my rambling observations. To the beer!