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New in Bottle – Rogue John John Ale

John John Ale has everything to do with Rogue’s Dead Guy ale, but with a twist.  John John is a bit of  an internal collaboration.  It’s  Dead Guy Ale aged in Dead Guy Whiskey barrels.  Yes, Rogue also makes whiskey.

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New Offering – Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager

On the subject of limited releases, Rogue Brewery out of Newport, Oregon also just added a new one.  It is dubbed Dirtoir Black Lager.  Dirtoir Black Lager (or Schwarzbier) is the second in Chatoe Rogue Limited Release series.

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New in Bottle – Rogue John John Ale

John John Ale has everything to do with Rogue’s Dead Guy ale, but with a twist.  John John is a bit of  an internal collaboration.  It’s  Dead Guy Ale aged in Dead Guy Whiskey barrels.  Yes, Rogue also makes whiskey.

Brewmaster John Maier and Rogue Spiritsmaster John Couchotgot together to a series of John John Ales.  This series will feature some of Rogue’s most popular ales aged in whiskey barrels – Dead Guy being the first up.  A 3,100 gallon batch of barrel aged beer will produce 1357 cases.  The flavor of John John depicts the malty character of Rogue Dead guy, but will the aromas of whiskey, and a palette of vanilla and oak.

Ingredients –

Hops – Saaz, Willamette, Rogue Micro Farm Hop Yard Revolution Hops

Malts – Carastan, Rogue Micro-Barley Farm Dare & Risk Malts

Yeast – Pacman Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water

Availability – 22oz Bottles, Draft – Limited time.    Tower – In Stock, Hop City – Today

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Casks, Rogue Brewing

CASK ALERT! Dry Hopped Rogue Mogul Madness (Round 2)

2010 is off to a great start, especially in the aspect of casks.  Tonight, Friday 2/5/10, Rogue Mogul Madness Ale dry hopped with Amarillo.

Mogul Madness is a winter ale, seasonally released by Rogue Brewery, Newport, Oregon.  In the regular release of this ale, 15 ingredients are used —

Malt Profile — 2 Row, Munich, C -120, C-150, Kilncoffee, Carofa’s Special  2 Malts.

Hop Profile — Newport, Horizon, Simcoe, Centennial, Crystal 90, Amarillo, Rogue Farm grown Willamette.

Yeast Profile — Pacman Yeast from Hood River

The cask uses a 16th ingredient — (well, reused again) dry hopped Amarillo.   Dry hopping is the addition of hops to the fermenter or keg (in this case, cask.)   It doesn’t bitter the beer, but adds more of the aromatic hop flavors that get lost in the boil.  In the end, it’s a hoppier version of Mogul, unfiltered and unpasteurized.

Mogul Madness Ale is estimated at 6.5% ABV.   Cask tapped promptly at 6 pm.

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by Reid Ramsay
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New Offering – Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager

On the subject of limited releases, Rogue Brewery out of Newport, Oregon also just added a new one.  It is dubbed Dirtoir Black Lager.  Dirtoir Black Lager (or Schwarzbier) is the second in Chatoe Rogue Limited Release series.

Chatoe Rogue is what Rogue Brewery calls “GYO certified” or “Grow Your Own.”  All the malt and hops are grown onsite at Rogue Brewery.   The beers contain no additives, chemicals, or preservatives.   Black lager contains 9 ingredients.  Malts — Melanoidin, Carafe Special II, Black, Chocolate, and Rogue Micro-Barley Farm first growth Risk Malts.   The Hops — Rogue Micro-Hop Yard first growth Independent and Revolution.   Rogue uses Oktoberfest yeast and Coastal Oregon water.

Availability — Draft, 22 oz bottles.  ABV — Unpublished, although reading estimates of 8.5%

by Reid Ramsay