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Rogue Chocolate Stout Brewed By Rogue Ales - Newport, Oregon
Rogue Chocolate Stout Brewed By Rogue Ales - Newport, Oregon
The recipe for
Rogue Chocolate Stout was created several years ago for export to Japan. The
exported twelve ounce Chocolate Bear Beer bottle label is in Kanji and
features a teddy bear with a pink heart on his belly. Chocolate Stout was
released for Valentine’s Day in 2001 in a twenty-two ounce bottle for the US
market. The label features a Roguester (Sebbie Buhler) on the label.
Rogue Chocolate Stout is ebony in color with a rich creamy head. The mellow
flavor of oats, chocolate malts and real chocolate are balanced perfectly with
the right amount of hops for a bitter-sweet finish.
Beer Review from Beer Advocate:
Review by Beer Advocate:
Jet black colour with a thick bubbly light brown two fingered head, sticks
sporadically down the glass. Chocolaty aroma, reminiscent of powdered hot coco …
it even goes further with hints of carob with a soft powdery sweetness. Roasted
malts are there but restrained in the aroma. Big viscous crispness within the
full body and medium carbonation. Big dark chocolate flavours with a dark
fruitiness in the middle similar to black berries, maltiness is big but the
roasted flavours are humble yet generous with a mild bitterness from the bite.
The blend of roasted malts and chocolate flavour make for a bitter sweet flavour
likened to baker chocolate. Hops are held to a minimum though are certainly
present with earthy undertones that complement the roasted flavours.
As far as flavoured stouts go this is one of the best, very well balanced and
quite drinkable for a brew with such a big body.
Rogue Ales Brewmaster John "More Hops" Maier
Born in Riverside, CA in 1955, John originally moved to Portland, OR as a child
in 1962. Later, he moved to Vista, CA after graduating from Vista High School in
1973. Afterwards, he attended the Devry Institute of Technology (Phoenix, AZ)
and graduated in 1975.
John was employed by Hughes Aircraft Co. in El Segundo, CA from 1975 to 1986 as
a Senior Electronic Technician. While there, he worked on the F-14 Tomcat Radar
System.
In the Fall of 1986, John attended the Siebel Institute of Technology and
graduated from their 50th course in Brewing Technology. That same year he brewed
a barleywine that won the American Homebrewer Association’s Homebrewer of the
Year Award.
The Alaskan Brewery in Juneau hired John as an Assistant Brewmaster in March of
1987. He left in May of 1989. John was there for the very first brew at the
Rogue Ales Brewery in Newport, Oregon. He has since brewed over 100,000 pints of
Rogue Ale and his ales have won over 500+ awards for taste and excellence.
