Rogue - Chatoe Rogue First Growth Dirtoir Black Lager

Chatoe Rogue First Growth Dirtoir Black Lager
Rogue Ales Brewery / Brewer's on the Bay
Newport, Oregon
6.00% ABV

C. Dark; No Clarity
H. Black
N. Mocha (Chocolate & Coffee)

El Guapo; So this beer used to be like 13 or 14 bucks when it first hit stores, I grabbed it when it went down to $8... and $6.50 after my $1.50 off coupon... OK enough of my cheapness. I am not the biggest Rogue fan since I think all their stuff is overpriced and most of the beers don't justify the price. But anyways, enough of my cheapness for real... I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. Some coffee and mocha on the nose with a little bit of cream-like sweetness. The taste was dryer than expected with a little earthiness, some roasted malts, and hops taking a back seat to simply balance. The finish was long and slightly burnt but not in an undesirable way. Nice creamy mouthfeel and spot on carbonation. To sum it up, it was a clean dark roasty lager with some earthy malty notes. Flavorful for a schwarzbier. Pretty easy drinking but at 8 bucks a bomber, I probably won't be buying more (had to throw that in one more time). I believe Rogue grew their own barley and hops for this beer and it's a nice effort. I recommend picking up a bottle before it's all gone!!!
Score: 4.00001

The Ferm; Well call me a pig and let me roll around in the mud. This beer defiantly had the consistency of mud. Now I have had many beers that looked that way, but this was one of the first that sorta tasted the same way. Very earthy attack with a burnt smokey flavor on the back-end. While it is muddy the body sits lightly on the palette making it easy to put down, if you can get past the attack of the beer. Sadly, I thought this would be sorta strong on hops. Yah Nooooo. Listen, don't get me wrong I was all about a mud pie when I was 3yrs old, but not now. Thanks for the attempt Rogue!
Score: 3.15964

Overall: 3.579825