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2320 SE OSU Drive
Newport OR 97365
Telephone: +1 541-867-3664
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11:00am-9:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm. Daily tours at 3:00pm.
Brewer: John Maier
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Notes

Opened: 1988

Annual Production: 32,000 bbl

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Diane Crawford, Siegfried Binge

Rogue added the Brewer's on the Bay pub to their Newport brewery in 1997.

Updated: January 9, 2023

News

2019-05-20: JOHN MAIER ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM ROGUE ALES (Brewpublic)
2010-11-29: Bigfoot Back in Oregon (The Beer Spot News)
2010-11-23: Rogue Brand Banned in China (The Beer Spot News)
2010-05-10: Rogue Ales celebrates National Homebrew day with $5K check to Oregon Brew Crew (Oregon Live)
2009-02-04: Mom Goes Rogue (Beverage World)
2007-11-11: Drink Up: Rogue Chocolate Stout (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Beer List

4 Hop IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

4.44% abv.
American Amber

American-Style Amber/Red Ale
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival
- Silver Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
- Bronze Medal, 2005 Brewing Industry International Awards
- Gold Medal, 2004 Brewing Industry International Awards
- Date: January 7, 2008 (#6803)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Red-amber. Some haze. Big foamy head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Big caramel malt. Big fruity, grassy hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium body, smooth. Huge caramel malt flavor, fairly sweet, and somewhat smoky. Mild fruity hop flavor, moderate bitterness, with a grassy note. Sweet resiny finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  13°P, 53 IBU, 73.1 AA, 33°L
- Date: February 27, 1996 (#1327)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Long's Drugs, Kailua HI
  
  Score: 12 points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Red, high carbonation, nice amber head. Thick, chocolatey, caramelly aroma. Grainy, thick. Very chewy. Surprising intense very bitter finish late. Poorly balanced, extreme. Hint of Brettanomyces? 13P, 48 IBU.

American-Style Lager

Date: April 12, 1998 (#2724)

Package: draught

Place: Village Tap, Chicago IL

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, low carbonation, thick head. Sweet Rogue hop aroma. Thick, bitter, malty. Sweet malty finish.

Ashland Amber Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

Date: December 11, 1996 (#1899)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark red, big head. Lots of caramel aroma, lots of hops...typically Rogue. Thick, long bitter finish. Tastes much like it smells. Very big beer. "Southern Oregon Brewed".

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Bohemian-Style Pilsener

Date: January 13, 2007 (#6288)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Golden-brown, some haze. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Fruity, caramelly. Rogueish.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, smooth. Sweet and malty. Fruity hops and fruity esters. Sticky finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
For a 13°P beer, this is very sweet.

Traditional German-Style Bock

Date: May 7, 1994 (#322)

Package: draught

Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Beautiful deep amber, great head, some haze. Caramel malt nose, some diacetyl. Authentic malts and hops. Not too bitter. Very clean finish.

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Brewer's Ale 2008 / Brew Dawg

Barley Wine-Style Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: October 25, 2008 (#7502)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Dark red. Massive head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, fruity, yeasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, smooth, and bitter. Sweetish roast malt flavor and lots of resiny hops. Warming.

Overall Impression (2½)
I'd like to taste it in a year or two. Bottle conditioned.

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Brutal IPA (formerly Brutal Bitter)

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: August 16, 2005 (#5765)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, caramelly, Roguey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Nicely bitter and nicely malty. Fruity, grassy hop finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Nice smooth beer.

Date: March 13, 2009 (#7799)

Package: bottled

Place: Yia Yia's Pizza Beer & Wine, Lincoln NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Floral, grassy, mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, sweetly malty. Floral, herbal spiciness. Mild dill pickle tartness. Tastes like flower petals.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean unusual beer.

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Captain Sig's Northwestern Ale

Imperial or Double Red Ale

Date: October 6, 2009 (#7941)

Package: draught

Place: Avenue Pub, New Orleans LA

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Fruity, spicy, lots of hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and smooth. Huge piney, resiny hops. Really bitter, resiny. Good caramel-biscuity base, but it's all about the hops.

Overall Impression (2)

8.50% abv.

Date: April 9, 2006 (#5895)

Package: draught

Place: Issaquah Brewhouse, Issaquah WA

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Red, opaque. (Unfiltered.) Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, citrusy hops. Caramel and alcohol.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, smooth. Hugely malty with a big spicy citrusy hop character. Lots of caramel and a real nice hint of vanilla.

Overall Impression (3)
Damn tasty beer.

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Chatoe Rogue Creek Ale

Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic

Date: November 3, 2010 (#8334)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey-malty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, smooth, but a little thin. Hint of cherry up front, but all sweet chocolatey malt otherwise. A little tart at the end.

Overall Impression (1½)

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Chatoe Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager

German-Style Schwarzbier

6.00% abv.

Awards:

World’s Best Lager - Seasonal, 2010 World Beer Awards

Date: January 13, 2011 (#8423)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Very very black. Thick brown head.

Aroma (3)
Coffee-roasty. Grassy. Smoky.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Intensely roasty with lots of black-malt bitterness. Resiny hops. Some malt in the background. but not enough to balance the roast.

Overall Impression (1½)
Brewed with German yeast instead of their proprietary Pacman strain.

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Chatoe Rogue First Growth Single Malt Ale

Golden or Blonde Ale

Date: August 11, 2010 (#8282)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Hazy. Huge rocky head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet biscuity malt. Mild fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Mild sweet biscuity malt flavor, mild fruity hop flavor, mildly bitter.

Overall Impression (2)
Not as Roguey as a lot of their beers.

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Chatoe Rogue Good Chit Pilsner

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

Date: December 3, 2011 (#8678)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Smoky, grainy, grassy malt character, with some diacetyl. Resiny, grassy hop flavor and bitterness. Biscuity, bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)

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Chatoe Rogue OREgasmic Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

Date: December 17, 2010 (#8390)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red-brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, biscuity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Sweet toasty malt. Moderate grassy hop bitterness. Bitterness dominates the finish, along with the earthy, yeasty Pacman yeast flavor.

Overall Impression (2)

Chatoe Rogue Pinot Envy Ale

Chatoe Rogue Wet Hop Ale

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

Herb and Spice Beer

Date: April 9, 2006 (#5894)

Package: draught

Place: Issaquah Brewhouse, Issaquah WA

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red amber. Thick white head.

Aroma (3)
Roasted peppers and malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body. Very mild roasty pepper flavor. Very little heat. Nice toasty sweet maltiness.

Overall Impression (3)

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Chocolate Stout

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

6.50% abv.

Awards:

The Americas Best Stout & Porter - Stout - Flavoured, 2010 World Beer Awards
Gold Medal, 2005 Brewing Industry International Awards
Gold Medal, 2003 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: February 3, 2006 (#5827)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
This is the blackest beer of the night — at 135°L — with a dense moussy brown head.

Aroma (4)
Rich milk chocolate.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, smooth. Intense chocolate flavor with hints of roast and vanilla. Lingering chocolatey mildly bitter finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Chocolate Stout Nitro

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

5.80% abv.

Colossal Claude

Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

8.20% abv.

Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer

Date: April 29, 1996 (#1414)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep red, moderate carbonation, good head. Thick caramel malt aroma with vague fruity hints. Dark, sweet...very Rogue-ish. Not impressed.

Dad's Little Helper Black IPA

American-Style Black Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: June 27, 2011 (#8600)

Package: bottled

Place: Brass Monkey Sports Bar, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Dark brown-black. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Big spicy, citrusy hops. Big dark caramel.

Mouthfeel (7)
REAL bitter. Big resiny bitterness dominates almost everything. Big body, moderate carbonation. Roasty.

Overall Impression (2)

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Dad's Little Helper Malt Liquor

American-Style Malt Liquor

7.20% abv.

Date: September 26, 2007 (#6634)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep golden. High carbonation. Huge head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet malt. Floral and fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Lots of sweet, grainy malt, a bit smoky. The sweetness doesn't linger, but the maltiness does.

Overall Impression (3)
Tasty smooth beer. 17°P, 10°L, 25 IBU.

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Dead Guy Ale / Maierbock / Yellowstone Ale

German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock

Date: July 12, 2004 (#5591)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Hazy orange. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Intensely caramelly.

Mouthfeel (7)
Phenomenally caramelly. Huge grassy hop flavor.

Overall Impression (1½)
Date: June 30, 2003 (#4931)

Package: draught

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright amber. Moderate head. Caramelly aroma, lots of dark fruit, some spiciness. Medium body. Hugely caramelly. Mild spicy hop flavor. Intense caramel and toasty malt flavor.
Date: December 19, 1996 (#1903)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Maierbock. Amber, almost opaque, low carbonation, OK head. Smells like Rogue. Tastes malty, caramelly sweet, thick. Touch of hop flavor and bitterness late. Not very interesting.
Date: April 7, 1996 (#1346)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dead Guy Ale. Red-amber, high carbonation, good head. Big rich malty nose. Lots of malt flavor, lots of hop flavor, lots of bitterness, but not a lot of balance. I like the individual flavors, but not all together. Still, it's a pretty good VERY big beer.
Date: May 22, 1994 (#340)

Package: draught

Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Maierbock. Red and very clear, great head. Some malt aroma...faint. Big. Bitter. Malt not as assertive as it could be. Pretty good beer.

Imperial or Double Red Ale

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Double Chocolate Stout

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

8.70% abv.

Date: January 21, 2011 (#8433)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Huge dense brown head.

Aroma (4)
Rich milk chocolate.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big, smooth, chewy. Hugely chocolatey, becoming a little roastier toward the finish. Lots of rich chocolate flavor all the way through.

Overall Impression (2½)

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Double Dead Guy 2008

German-Style Strong Doppelbock

9.00% abv.

Date: August 18, 2008 (#7260)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Huge fluffy head.

Aroma (4)
Floral hops. Biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, nicely smooth. Big biscuity malt base with a big floral, fruity hop flavor. Reasonably bitter.

Overall Impression (3)
I expected a huge sweet hop bomb, but this is a well-balanced tasty beer.

Double Dead Guy 2009

German-Style Strong Doppelbock

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Double Dead Guy Ale

German-Style Strong Doppelbock

9.00% abv.

Date: June 13, 2010 (#8258)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Plums. Grapes.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body, fairly chewy, fairly fizzy. Sweet dark malt, very toasty. Big fruity hop flavor, fairly bitter, a bit resiny. Sweet resiny grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

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Double Mocha Porter

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

Date: June 6, 2010 (#8243)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Huge fluffy head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey. Grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Chocolatey and roasty. Moderately bitter, with a big grassy hop flavor. Dark-bitter chocolate finish.

Overall Impression (2)

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Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.10% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival

Date: January 7, 2008 (#6804)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Big foamy head.

Aroma (4)
Enormous spicy hops! Big caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, fizzy. Massive caramel malt supports a boatload of spicy hops. Lots of biterness, but really well balanced.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer. 13°P, 44 IBU, 73.1 AA, 26.75°L.
Date: July 28, 1995 (#1113)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red, high carbonation, lots of hop bits. Ginger aroma. Big hop flavor. Extremely long bitter finish.

Hazelnut Brown Nectar

5.60% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2012 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
Silver Medal, 2005 Brewing Industry International Awards

Date: April 9, 2006 (#5888)

Package: draught

Place: Issaquah Brewhouse, Issaquah WA

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep bright red. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mild hazelnut.

Mouthfeel (8)
Sweet, toasty, nutty.

Overall Impression (2½)
Date: April 19, 1996 (#1376)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Very dark red-brown, no head, moderate carbonation. Some hazelnut aroma, some hops, some dark malt. Tastes like Frangelico beer. Pretty nutty, hint of coffee. If this beer is related to Rogue Nut Brown (6-0398), you sure can't tell... 14°P, 73.6 AA, 30 IBU, 36° L. "Dedicated to the Home Brewer in each of us."

Honey Cream Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

Date: October 9, 1996 (#1879)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dark golden (light amber?), fairly high carbonation, OK head. Smells like fresh flowers. Tastes like freshly-mown alfalfa. Bitter finish.

5.20% abv.

Imperial Chocolate Stout

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2009 Great American Beer Festival

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Imperial Younger's Special Bitter

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: December 22, 2007 (#6747)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Intensely red. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, earthy, spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Huge caramel malt character along with a big grassy, fruity hop flavor. Fairly bitter, but not intensely so. Grassy hop flavor takes over at the end.

Overall Impression (3)
This is what an English IPA would tasted like if English IPAs were as bitter as American IPAs. Brewed for the 30th anniversary of the Horse Brass Pub in Portland OR.

Independence Ale

American-Style India Pale Ale

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John John Ale — Dead Guy

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

Date: June 21, 2012 (#8857)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Copper color, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Bready, mildly oaky.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Sweet and a bit tart. Oaky, mild dill. Mild oaky finish.

Overall Impression (2)

John John Ale — Hazelnut Spiced Rum

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

Date: September 15, 2010 (#8302)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brown. Opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Sweet and nutty.

Overall Impression (2)
Good Brown Ale with a noticeable hazelnut flavor.

John John Ale — Juniper

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

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Juniper Pale Ale

Herb and Spice Beer

5.30% abv.

Awards:

World’s Best Pale Ale - Seasonal, 2010 World Beer Awards
Bronze Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards

Date: January 7, 2008 (#6799)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Very hazy. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Sweet. Very sweet.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Lots of sweet malt, and lots of grassy hops. Reasonably bitter. The bitterness enhances the mild juniper flavor. Surprisingly nicely balanced.

Overall Impression (2)
13°P, 34 IBU, 77 AA, 3.2°L. "Ale brewed with juniper berries."

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Kells Irish Lager

European-Style Pilsener

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2003 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: January 13, 2011 (#8422)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, grainy, grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Sweet and grainy. Fruity, grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Good Euro-lager. Brewed with Czech Pilsner yeast instead of their proprietary Pacman strain.

Maierfest Lager

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

McRogue Scotch Ale

Scottish-Style Export Ale

Date: April 11, 1996 (#1359)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red, hazy, moderate carbonation, good brown head. Quite smoky and roasty aroma! Thick, smoky, sweetish. Good smoky-hoppy finish. Pretty tasty. "Bottled in 1995...unfiltered and unfined."

Herb and Spice Beer

Date: April 24, 1996 (#1388)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden opaque, OK head. Pretty fresh hop aroma, no peppers. Good pepper flavor, not much head. Roasted pepper finish on top of a not-bad beer. "Made with chipotles."

Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat

Date: October 22, 1996 (#1884)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dark yellow opaque, good white head. Smells like a Belgian ale (as advertised)...some bubblegum aroma. Good body, spicy like coriander.

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Mocha Porter / New Porter

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

5.30% abv.

Awards:

World’s Best Stout & Porter - Porter - Flavoured, 2010 World Beer Awards
Silver Medal, 2009 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
Supreme Champion and Gold Medal, 2005 International Beer Competition
Bronze Medal, 2003 North American Beer Awards
Bronze Medal, 2000 North American Beer Awards

Date: April 9, 2006 (#5889)

Package: draught

Place: Issaquah Brewhouse, Issaquah WA

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Big dense head.

Aroma (2)
Spicy — phenolic? — chocolate.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-light body. Chocolatey, mildly roasty, sweetish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Date: July 18, 2003 (#4965)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Immensely black. Big thick brownish head. Fresh spicy hop aroma. Medium body, smooth and a little fizzy. Really roasty and fairly chocolatey. Sharp black malt shows up at the end, along with some hop bitterness.
Date: December 21, 1996 (#1906)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
"Porter with natural chocolate flavoring added." Deep dark red, good brown head. Hoppy aroma. Bitter, roasty, burnt. Mighty tasty, but I don't taste any chocolate!
Date: April 25, 1996 (#1390)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 11 points

Overall Impression (2)
Dark brown opaque, short-lived head. Brown malt aroma, very hoppy. Not as big as it looks. Overhopped. Black malt flavor doesn't come through like it should. Too much hop bitterness, not enough black malt bite.

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: December 20, 1996 (#1904)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red-brown opaque, OK head. Caramelly sweet Rogue nose. Thick, bitter, sweet, bitter. Lots of spicy hop flavor.
Date: November 5, 1994 (#495)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Very red, good white head. Sweet caramel nose. Sweet, brown/black flavor. Bitter finish. Too black, I think.

Mom's Hefeweizen

Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat

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Monk Madness Ale

Belgian-Style Dubbel

Date: November 3, 2007 (#6682)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Red brown opaque. Massive head.

Aroma (3)
Intense raisin, molasses. Mildly fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fzirly fizzy. Fierce dark malt flavor. Really bitter. A bit astringent.

Overall Impression (1½)

Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2006 World Beer Cup
Silver Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Bronze Medal, 2004 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: April 7, 2006 (#5872)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Columbus, Columbus NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Almost black. Nice beige head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty, nutty, with a hint of chocolate.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body. Creamy and fizzy. Malty and roasty, with a big nutty flavor. Some chocolate. Rogue house yeast flavor.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty tasty and interesting beer. Reminds me of my Bockwheat.

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Morimoto Imperial Pilsner

Other Strong Beer

8.80% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2005 Brewing Industry International Awards

Date: January 5, 2008 (#6795)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Lots of sulfur. Huge fruity hops. Yeasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Huge body, moderate carbonation. Lots of sweet malt, really sulfury. Fairly bitter, with a big grassy, resiny hop flavor. Finishes pretty yeasty.

Overall Impression (2)
74 IBU.

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Morimoto Soba Ale

Date: January 7, 2008 (#6802)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, slight haze. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Very grassy, mild toasty-sweet malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light creamy body. Sweet, grainy, and grassy. Lingering grassy grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Brewed with roasted soba (buckwheat). It's not a grain, but it can be used in gluten-free beer. 12°P, 20 IBU, 75.2 AA, 14°L.

Nation Brutal India Pale Ale

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.30% abv.

Date: June 24, 1994 (#398)

Package: draught

Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA

Score: 4 points

Overall Impression (1)
Red-brown. Hazy. No head. Amaretto smell! Bah! Amaretto flavor overpowering. Some chocolate. Nasty. Sticks to your tongue forever. One of the worst beers EVER. First beer I ever sent back at Pacific Coast.

Old Crustacean Barleywine 1993

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Date: December 1, 2001 (#4008)

Package: bottled

Place: Green Bay Rackers, Green Bay WI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep red-brown, low head. Sweet, malty, spicy aroma. Medium body, sweet flavor. Some DMS. Disappointing, compared to the last time I tried it. Thanks to the Green Bay Rackers' Bert Zelten for the taste!
Date: May 1, 2001 (#3823)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Extremely deep red, no head. Richly malty aroma, with lots of oak and sherry character. Thick, flat, intense maltiness. Incredibly complex. Outstanding. Thanks to Steve Olson for the sample!
Date: December 2, 2000 (#3743)

Package: bottled

Place: Green Bay Rackers, Green Bay WI

Score: 18½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Red-amber, hazy, low head. Malty, toasty, spicy aroma. Thick, woody, very dry. Mild alcohol character. Thanks to the Green Bay Rackers' Bert Zelten for this seven-year-old sample!

Old Crustacean Barleywine 1994

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Date: May 7, 1994 (#330)

Package: draught

Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA

Score: 11 points

Overall Impression (2)
Red, opaque, no head. Alcohol aroma, crystal malts, not assertive. Dead flat. Very bitter.

Old Crustacean Barleywine 1996

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Date: May 12, 1997 (#2075)

Package: bottled

Place: Kona Wine Market, Kailua-Kona HI

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red, translucent, moderate carbonation, big tan head. Caramelly, smoky aroma. Thick, bitter, smoky. Long bitter finish. It's not Bigfoot, but it's not bad. 26° P, 120 IBU, 38° L, 73.1 AA.
Date: February 11, 1996 (#1274)

Package: bottled

Place: American Craft Brewers Academy, Torrance CA

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Brown-red, OK head. Molasses and plum aromas. Plum flavor dominates. Alcohol and bitterness show up in finish. Some herbal notes.

Old Crustacean Barleywine 1999

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Awards:

Honorable Mention, 1999 North American Beer Awards

Old Crustacean Barleywine 2004

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2004 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: May 10, 2005 (#5705)

Package: bottled

Place: Sutler's Wines & Spirits, Stillwater MN

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Dark red. Opaque. No head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, spicy, earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Massive body. Real smooth. Intensely malty and even more bitter. Lingering resiny bitterness. Lots of dark fruit. Very spicy.

Overall Impression (2½)

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Old Crustacean Barleywine 2005

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Date: February 22, 2006 (#5852)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful deep bright red. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Huge caramel malt. Spicy alcohol.

Mouthfeel (9)
Massive body. Intense caramel malt. Spicy alcohol, really warming. Good earthy, grassy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Big tasty chewy malty beer.

Overall Impression (3)
Hefty resealable 750mL bottle. 26° Plato.

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Old Crustacean Barleywine 2006

Barley Wine-Style Ale

11.50% abv.

Date: March 19, 2007 (#6403)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Beautiful bright red. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Caramel. Spicy. Herbal. Some alcohol.

Mouthfeel (8)
Huge body. Smooth, mostly. Intensely malty. Big resiny bitterness is a bit rough, but that's sure to mellow with age.

Overall Impression (2)
25°P, 110 BU.

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Old Crustacean Barleywine 2008

Barley Wine-Style Ale

11.50% abv.

Date: October 28, 2008 (#7516)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Rich dark caramel malt. Dark fruit. Alcohol.

Mouthfeel (8½)
Massively smooth. Intensely malty. Fruity, like candy orange slices. Roasty note in the finish, but fruity and hugely malty all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Bottle-conditioned.

Oregon Golden Ale

Golden or Blonde Ale

Date: April 28, 1996 (#1400)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden-amber, big haze, OK carbonation and head. Fresh hop aroma. Fresh hop flavor...tastes like wort right out of the chiller. Really not much else there.

Portland State IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Pumpkin Patch Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2020 Great American Beer Festival

Raspberry Tartlandia

4.90% abv.

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

Date: October 6, 2007 (#6643)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Some haze. Thick dense head.

Aroma (4)
Spicy, fruity hops. Sweet and toasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body. Very fizzy. Good caramel malt base. Spicy, earthy hop flavor. Fairly bitter. A bit warming.

Overall Impression (3)
Tasty, clean, well-balanced beer.

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American-Style Rye Beer

Date: April 8, 2013 (#9046)

Package: draught

Place: Krug Park, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep red, opaque. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey, grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Sweet caramel malt and grassy, nutty rye. Floral hop flavor, medium bitterness. "Pacman" yeast flavor is lower than in most of their beers, but still noticeable.

Overall Impression (1½)

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: March 13, 1998 (#2448)

Package: bottled

Place: Willman's Bottle Market, Grand Island NE

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Kaboom! Half the beer is now on the floor. What's left looks brown opaque, with a thick head. Pretty clean aroma. Thick body, lots of chocolate. Bitter in the middle, but finishes like a Hershey bar. 13°P, 73.1 AA, 53 IBU, 33°L.

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

Date: June 27, 1996 (#1526)

Package: draught

Place: Ryan's Grill, Honolulu HI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Red, low carbonation, big head. Rogue-ish hop aroma, crystal malt. Big hop flavor and bitterness. Finishes clean, except for a bitter "hook". This is very likely the St. Rogue Red, relabeled as Ryan's House Brew.

Sesquicentennial Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout / Wild Irish Rogue

American-Style Stout

5.80% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2010 Great American Beer Festival
Bronze Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
Gold Medal, 2006 World Beer Cup
Gold Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2005 International Beer Competition
Gold Medal and Champion Dark Mild/Stout/Porter, 2004 Brewing Industry International Awards
Bronze Medal, 2002 Brewing Industry International Awards
Bronze Medal, 2001 North American Beer Awards

Date: April 18, 1996 (#1374)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Wild Irish Rogue. Black as night, dense brown head. Black, hoppy aroma. Big Black Burnt Bitter Beer. 15P, 77 AA, 69 IBU, 135.45L. "Dedicated to the Dick in all of us."
Date: February 11, 1996 (#1271)

Package: bottled

Place: American Craft Brewers Academy, Torrance CA

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Shakespeare Stout. Very very very very very very very dark brown, huge brown head. Roasty coffee nose. Big coffee flavor, great smooth body, some hop flavor. Smooth oatmeal character. Slightly acidic. 14 Plato, 45 IBU.
Date: April 23, 1993 (#11)

Package: draught

Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black-dark black, no head. Similar aroma to Moonlight Death and Taxes (1-0009), but not as strong. Smooth and thick (oatmeal), but too bitter...astringency in aftertaste. Not sour like other Rogue beers (as I remember). Not exactly a memorable beer. Pacific Coast Killer Whale blows this away.

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Smoke-Flavored Beer

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2011 European Beer Star
Gold Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2010 World Beer Cup
Bronze Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
Gold Medal, 2005 International Beer Competition
Bronze Medal, 1999 North American Beer Awards

Date: October 6, 2009 (#7942)

Package: draught

Place: Avenue Pub, New Orleans LA

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber, very hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet and smoky.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Sweet and smoky. And sweet.

Overall Impression (2)
More smoky than Spezial, less smoky than Schlenkerla, and much sweeter than either.
Date: May 11, 1996 (#1470)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red, moderate carbonation, good head. Smells like smoke. Good body and big smoke flavor. Real smoke, not that liquid crap. One of the best smoked beers I've had.
Date: November 26, 1994 (#618)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red, good carbonation, great head. Smells of burnt straw. OK flavor, but too much smoke. Acidic bite.

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St.Rogue Red / Santa's Private Reserve Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: April 21, 1997 (#2057)

Package: draught

Place: Shipley's Alehouse, Manoa HI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
St.Rogue Red. Very very red, nice tight head, fairly high carbonation. Perfumey, spicy nose. Spicy, bitter. VERY long bitter finish. Very very long bitter finish. Very bitter beer, very one-dimensional beer.
Date: December 20, 1996 (#1905)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Santa's Private Reserve. Very very red, clear. OK head. Chocolatey Rogue aroma. Good body, fairly big spicy hop flavor, chocolate finish. Rogue house flavor is still pretty prominent, though. $13 per bottle, including glass and box.
Date: April 25, 1996 (#1389)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
St.Rogue Red. Red, good carbonation, big head. Lots of caramel aroma, lots of fresh hops. Bitter start. Good body, full of caramel flavors. Sweet-yet-hoppy finish. Good beer.

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Ten Thousand Brew Ale

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

Date: April 15, 2007 (#6505)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color. Huge dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big piney, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, creamy and smooth. Big resiny bitterness up front, chased by rich caramel malt. Really warming. A bit smoky and a bit yeasty. Resiny hops return in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
This will probably age really well. 22°P, 60BU, 30°L, bottle-conditioned. Brewed December 2006.

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American-Style Pale Ale

Date: October 22, 2008 (#7488)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Lots of biscuit malt. Spicy, fruity, grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Lots of sweet biscuity malt. Grassy, fruity hop flavor, nicely bitter. Sweet fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)

XS Imperial India Pale Ale / I2PA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2003 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Gold Medal, 2003 North American Beer Awards

Date: February 16, 2002 (#4225)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright deep golden, good head. Malty aroma with some DMS and some acetaldehyde. Medium body, malty, mild hop flavor and bitterness. Some diacetyl. This bottle, purchased in Portland OR in June 2000, didn't age particularly well. Thanks to Bob Bultman for the sample!
Date: June 22, 1999 (#3289)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Also known as "I²IPA". Golden, hazy, thick head. Mildly grapefruity aroma. Thick, bitter, huge hop flavor. Bitter yet clean finish. Very warming very late. Thanks to Bob Bultman for the bottle!

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XS Imperial Porter 2008

Baltic-Style Porter

8.20% abv.

Date: September 24, 2008 (#7371)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big fruity grassy hops, spicy alcohol.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and smooth and black, sweet and malty, with a big roasty-toffee flavor. Bitterness shows up in the finish. Warming.

Overall Impression (2)

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XS Imperial Red Ale

Imperial or Double Red Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: April 7, 2009 (#7769)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy and hugely caramelly. Toffee.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big. Thick, even. Resiny bitterness. Chewy maltiness. A bit yeasty.

Overall Impression (2½)
Typical Rogue beer.

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XS Imperial Stout

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2005 International Beer Competition
Gold Medal, 2003 North American Beer Awards
Silver Medal, 1999 North American Beer Awards

Date: October 1, 2008 (#7392)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Incredibly dark. Dense beige head.

Aroma (2½)
A bit papery. Lots of roast, some malt, some alcohol.

Mouthfeel (9)
Huge. Black. Bitter. Roasty. Smoky. Tasty and smooth.

Overall Impression (2)
This is the 2008 version.
Date: January 3, 2004 (#5181)

Package: bottled

Place: Club Liquor & Beer, Menasha WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Black. Low head. Black, sweet, molasses aroma. Big creamy body. Intensely roasty, burnt even. Some oakiness. Fairly bitter and sharp, with some alcohol in the finish. Thanks to Jay Jackson for the bottle!
Date: May 11, 1996 (#1471)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black, no head. Sweet black alcoholic nose. Very hoppy, to the extent that it covers up the black malt flavor. Sticky bitter finish.
Date: July 3, 1993 (#124)

Package: draught

Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA

Score: 18½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
O-f*****g-paque! Nice thick brown head. Aroma: alcohol! Also burnt, but alcohol! Mouthfeel: like doing smooth black shots (Yikes!) (Alcohol!) The alcohol and the bitterness combine and go Right Up Your Nose. Only served by the half-pint at $4.00. Bartender says it's at least 10% alcohol. Outstanding! I could drink this all night, as long as I could sleep face-planted at the bar…

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XS Old Crustacean 2012

Barley Wine-Style Ale

11.50% abv.

American-Style Pilsener

5.50% abv.

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Yellow Snow IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: October 23, 2010 (#8329)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Grapefruit. Piney hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Big piney, mildly resiny hop flavor, fairly bitter. Spicy hop character lasts all the way through. Toasty malt in the background.

Overall Impression (2½)

Younger's Special Bitter

(Special) Best Bitter

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2005 International Beer Competition
Bronze Medal, 2003 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Gold Medal, 2002 North American Beer Awards
Gold Medal, 2001 North American Beer Awards
Bronze Medal, 2000 North American Beer Awards

Date: November 19, 1996 (#1890)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red-brown, good tan head. Hop aroma, some diacetyl. Lots of diacetyl flavor, lots of hop flavor. Creeper bitter finish. 35 IBU, 12P, 17L, 75 AA.