Beer Review: Rogue – John John Ale
Mar0
A Pacific Northwest beer in Dallas
Type of beer: Ale
Wallet thinning factor: $7ish (might have forgotten this detail)
Warm and fuzzy factor: 6.4%
Volume: 1 pint 6 oz
*Hello…* Helllloooooo????? Is anyone still out there????
You might have noticed that there hasn’t been a recent review. That is because there hasn’t been any beer in the world. At all. No really, didn’t you hear about that? Obama got involved and everything.
Whew. Good thing there is beer in the world again.
This beer actually has a story behind it. It is named after the spirits and brew masters at Rogue. Additionally, it was actually brewed with hazelnut flavor in… get this… HAZELNUT SPICE RUM BARRELS. How could you go wrong?
I decided to get back on the bandwagon with this John John Ale. I have had this beer before, and I loved it then, and still love it now. At our wedding, we had the “normal” version of this beer (Hazelnut Brown). The beer pours a golden-amber color. It looks and smells delicious. It has just a slight hazelnut taste that isn’t over-powering, just enough to remind you that it is there.
This beer is perfect after the kind of day that I had… Got up early, did a couple hours of yard work, then errands, and then squats, press, and cardio at the gym.
As the beer warms up, it takes on a bit of a honey taste that is just sweet enough.
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