I guess I should start my own tasting topic called "Junk's Junk". Because this is a bottle of beer that he brought me during our recent trip. Rogue's new Chatoe Rogue GYO the Revolution made the 2nd beer in their series the Dirtoir Black Lager. Poured into my Rogue goblet this beer absorbs light from the room it is so dark. The head is foamy and darker than the font color above. The aroma is so thick I can smell it sitting just to my left as I type before I even have a sip! A wonderful malty smell wafts into my nares. The taste is by far one of the best schwarzbiers I have ever had as the roasted nature of the grain and light bitter lingers with you well after the 1st burp. Made with Melanoidin, Carafe Special II, Black, Chocolate and Rogue Micro-Barley Farm first growth Risk malts and hopped with Rogue Micro-Hop Yard first growth Independent and Revolution hops. GYO stands for Grow Your Own and the neat thing about the bottle is that it gives the GPS location of the Rogue Micro HopYard as Lat: 44º, 48.2’, 18.69” N and Long: -123º, 61’, 45.49” W with the Rogue Micro Barley Farm located at 45º, 14’, 37.97” N and -121º, 15’, 7.01” W . Take a peak at Google Earth. 6%abv means I should have asked for more!
May 14, 2010
Our Tastes-- Dirtoir Black Lager
I guess I should start my own tasting topic called "Junk's Junk". Because this is a bottle of beer that he brought me during our recent trip. Rogue's new Chatoe Rogue GYO the Revolution made the 2nd beer in their series the Dirtoir Black Lager. Poured into my Rogue goblet this beer absorbs light from the room it is so dark. The head is foamy and darker than the font color above. The aroma is so thick I can smell it sitting just to my left as I type before I even have a sip! A wonderful malty smell wafts into my nares. The taste is by far one of the best schwarzbiers I have ever had as the roasted nature of the grain and light bitter lingers with you well after the 1st burp. Made with Melanoidin, Carafe Special II, Black, Chocolate and Rogue Micro-Barley Farm first growth Risk malts and hopped with Rogue Micro-Hop Yard first growth Independent and Revolution hops. GYO stands for Grow Your Own and the neat thing about the bottle is that it gives the GPS location of the Rogue Micro HopYard as Lat: 44º, 48.2’, 18.69” N and Long: -123º, 61’, 45.49” W with the Rogue Micro Barley Farm located at 45º, 14’, 37.97” N and -121º, 15’, 7.01” W . Take a peak at Google Earth. 6%abv means I should have asked for more!
