Cherry Habanero Imperial Golden Ale
Rogue Ales & Spirits in Newport, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
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6.82
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Brewed for the 2016 Oregon Brewers Festival.
Rogue Brewmaster John Maier has brewed a special beer for the Oregon Brewers Festival every year since we started participating back in 1990. Often experimental, our special beers for OBF showcase John Maier’s incredible aptitude for brewing unique and flavorful world class ales, and this year’s offering is no different.
Rogue’s 27th beer brewed especially for OBF, this Imperial Golden Ale was crafted with habanero peppers, cherries and Rogue Farms Liberty hops. The habaneros were hand-smoked by John Maier over cherry wood to impart a subtle smoke flavor and leave a lingering heat while the Montmorency cherries lend a tart finish and a brilliant reddish hue.
Rogue Brewmaster John Maier has brewed a special beer for the Oregon Brewers Festival every year since we started participating back in 1990. Often experimental, our special beers for OBF showcase John Maier’s incredible aptitude for brewing unique and flavorful world class ales, and this year’s offering is no different.
Rogue’s 27th beer brewed especially for OBF, this Imperial Golden Ale was crafted with habanero peppers, cherries and Rogue Farms Liberty hops. The habaneros were hand-smoked by John Maier over cherry wood to impart a subtle smoke flavor and leave a lingering heat while the Montmorency cherries lend a tart finish and a brilliant reddish hue.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours cherry/Amber with a beige head. Aroma is more chili than anything else. Med+ body. Flavor is cherry quickly subdued by chili - goes earthy, very hot/spicy. Cherry at each quaff. Fire follows. Could be a hint of smoke. This is strongly flavored ale.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2016
at 19:00