Rogue Double Dead Guy
Friends are great things to have until they start suggesting $12 bottles of beer :) I have to take advantage of it though. It hasn't been that long since beers like this one were against the law here in North Carolina. There was a dark time when 6% was the maximum legal limit. Hickory, North Carolina is not the beer cultural center of the world. In fact, it's not the cultural center of much of anything. We are, however, fortunate enough to have Gail's Hops and Grapes, which caters to wine and beer enthusiasts with a rather nice selection of good wine and beer, including some top shelf options for those who are so inspired.
Rogue's Double Dead Guy Ale is my first venture into top-shelf beer. This is a 26oz / 750ml bomber of 9% ABV love. The bottle is beautiful, but I still can't wait to try one of the Rogue XS varieties in the ceramic swing-top bottle. I wish THIS was a swing-top bottle so I could drink half of it today and half of it tomorrow, but I suppose I'm going to be forced to suffer through the entire bottle tonight instead.
It's too cold right out of the fridge in the glass, so I transferred it to my pewter tankard and warmed it up to a good drinking temperature.
Tasting notes from the website:
Deep amber copper color. Buttery peanut brittle, orange blossom tea aromas follow through to a rich chewy and fruity full body with nice notes of caramel drizzled dried apricot and roasted grains and spice. Finishes with a long, tangy grilled grapefruit and chocolate fade...
My senses of taste are not quite that refined, but I can definitely enjoy this beer. Moving it to the pewter tankard significantly improved the aroma and flavor of this beer. At the colder temperature right out of the fridge, the alcohol level was quite evident on the palate, but at 55 degrees, the rich character of this beer came to life. I think I'm gonna end this post here and finish this bomber... It's really good stuff... :)
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February 8th, 2009 - 21:04
Sorry about that price, I was served this at a friend’s house and the price never came up. Probably had something to do with the ABV. I also forgot to mention the temperature for serving.
Glad you are enjoying it.
February 8th, 2009 - 23:28
Tom,
I look at it like wine drinkers look at their wines. It’s worth a more expensive brew every now and then. After browsing the cooler at Gail’s, I can see that I’ll be spending a good bit on top-shelf stuff occasionally. I really want to try the Rogue XS series, but they didn’t have the imperial porter or imperial stout in the case. I’ll probably get a bottle of the XS Pilsner if they still have some next time I’m up there…
BTW – Save me some bottles if you can. I need to collect a large batch of brown glass bottles that DO NOT have twist-off tops for bottling home brew…
February 9th, 2009 - 02:29
I have tried all of the XS series, even the 10,000 brew and I found that the imperial IPA is excellant. I plan on buying 2 bottles of that when I see it. The morimoto imperial pilsner is quite refreshing and lighter than the rest. The old crustacean barley wine style ale has a punch to it. The imperial stout, pair it with a dark chocolate 75% or 82% cocoa. The ten thousand brew is very hopped up, I sneeze when I drink beer, the first sip I sneezed at least 7 or 8 times. It’s all good beer when it’s a rogue.