Jul 5, 2010

Our Tastes--Sesquicentennial Ale

Knocking down more Rogue beers by the pool, I know it's a hard life but someone has to do it plus I just got through with working 29 of the last 36. Sesquicentennial Ale has a nice orange amber hue and frothy off tan head with a very simplistic aroma. It tells of single hop usage with a nice even bitter follow through. Made with only Willamette (from Rogue Farms’ hop yard in Independence) and 2-row and Maier Munich malts (a portion of which were grown in Oregon’s Klamath Basin) this beer is a must try and try again. 48 IBUs celebrate Oregon's 150th year of statehood and in keeping Rogue was asked to develop and beer. Almost everything in it came from Oregon. Even the bottles are from Oregon, manufactured at Owens-Illinois’ Portland plant and serigraphed at TriS in Tualatin.