Dead Guy Ale

Beer: Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Brewery Location: Newport, OR
Beer Style: Maibock/Helles Bock
Serving Style: Bottle
ABV: 6.5%


I reviewed this beer on tap a while back. The first time I ever tried this beer was on tap, so I wanted to give it a try out of a bottle and see how the they compared. Beer on-tap is almost always better than out of a bottle, but I couldn't believe the difference on this beer.

Pours the same color of deep amber, but out of the bottle it had no head. I poured as normal and still didn't get anything. No lacing at all either on the glass. The scent was very light of mostly malty sweetness with a small touch of hops. I had to work pretty hard to get a good smell for this. Taste is mostly of toasted malt with a touch of caramel coming to the palate. As I let the beer warm up a bit more dark fruit comes in as well. I would like to see the grain bill for this beer because I am wonder if it meant to be there. Are they using dark crystal malt on this beer? The mouthfeel is very thin and overly carbonated. I have heard so many great things about Rogue, so I am willing to try this beer one more time out of a bottle and see if this is really how this beer should taste.

I still can't really believe how much I enjoyed this beer on tap, and how much I disliked it out of a bottle. Let me know what you think if you have tried them both.

Cheers!
Matt