Rogue Double Chocolate Stout | Beer Geek Nation Beer Reviews Episode 182

[thesaint6169]

I'm interested to try this beer. I tried to regular chocolate stout and it left me wishing that I put out the extra money for this one. The regular didn't do much for me but I think that's because I had Southern Tiers Choklat a day or two before which I loved.

[BeerGeekNation]

@thesaint6169 Yeah for me this was like a more toned down Choklat. I really liked it.

[SiriusFisherman]

I am drinking their regular chocolate stout right now, it is really good. How do you think it compares to the double?

[BeerGeekNation]

@SiriusFisherman I actually havent had their single chocolate ale yet. Ill have to hunt a bottle down

[BeerGeekNation]

@SiriusFisherman I actually havent had their single chocolate ale yet. Ill have to hunt a bottle down

[BeerGeekNation]

@SiriusFisherman I actually havent had their single chocolate ale yet. Ill have to hunt a bottle down

[torch357]

great review as usual. been really wanting to try this, but it's like 13-14$(bomber) at my store. might have to save it for a special occasion haha.

[BeerGeekNation]

@torch357 Yeah for that much money im sure you could get something just as good if not better. But its worth a try. I think that price is high though.

[tehdark]

just picked this beer up tonight.. excited to try it tonight! :)

[BeerGeekNation]

@tehdark Nice man let me know what you think. Cheers

[tehdark]

@BeerGeekNation it was exactly like you described in the review. :) i like it better than Southern Tier's Chocolate Stout. :)

[grandplans]

Man I gotta try this one. I love Rogue.

--- I have been becoming a fan of most brews done by the Avery Brewing Company. have you ever had "The Beast"? Most of those i guess are like Barley Wines I guess. You know more about that than I do. LOL!!! Tasty stuff man.

[BeerGeekNation]

@grandplans I have a bottle of that and Mempostopheles but have not tried either of them. Guess Ill have to get to it! Cheers

[capitalistraven]

Sounds delicious. The only beer I've had so far from rouge is Santa's reserve and I was impressed. Really spicy hop character with a solid semi-sweet caramel malt backbone that really matched well (reminded me of gingerbread). I'm planning on brewing an IPA with the yeast strain they sell through White labs sometime this summer, and I have high hopes. Also, you seemed in a really good mood, you get a raise or something?

[BeerGeekNation]

@capitalistraven Yah that Santas reserve was a really nice holiday beer. Reminded me of Celebration ale actually. If you wanted to you can actually harvest the yeast strain from a Shakespeare stout. Ive done that before and i worked great.

[capitalistraven]

@BeerGeekNation Awesome, I might try that, certainly beats paying White Labs 7-8$ for a vial of yeast I would probably have to propagate anyway. I just tried Dead Guy Ale and I was just as impressed, it was real similar with that same wonderful warm spicy caramel finish but had more lemon zest than pine in the nose this time. I'm going to have to try more of their beers when I get the chance.

[Goldbloodd]

sounds good havnt tryed that double yet only had the deadguy double ale ... id like to see that one come up soon .... rogue makes alot of good malty beers so im not suprised to hear of a good stout from them, cant wait to try it ... cheers

[BeerGeekNation]

@Goldbloodd Yah I have a bottle of the double dead guy in the cellar. It s from 2009 though so Im not sure if I want to review that bottle or not. Guess ill have to find a newer vintage. Cheers

[BeerichiTuba]

Your first Rogue? Wow, I thought you would've done the Dead Guy Ale by now. This sounds like a good try. I bet it's the same price as their Double Dead Guy, huh.

I think their a really good brewery. I think the only people that be hating are those "indy" folks that are afraid breweries go borderline macro. Just let them do their thing. They're doing good.

[BeerGeekNation]

@BeerichiTuba Ive had a few of their beer just have never reviewed one of them yet. Dead Guy was one of the first beers to get me into craft beer.

[KeithsBeerReviews]

I've had their regular chocolate stout and really liked it. I have a bottle of this but haven't cracked it yet. You said it's the first Rogue reviewed. Have you tried any other Rogue beers? I for one think they're overrated & hence overpriced so I rarely buy them. They do make good beers though, but I don't think they live up to the hype.

Your opinion?

[BeerGeekNation]

@KeithsBeerReviews Ive tried others but tend to avoid them because they are so expensive. THey make some solid beers but I think they lost some street cred due to their pricing.

[rvdsm]

Very good stout. I'm surprised that this is your first Rogue beer. I think a third of my reviews are of Rogue beers, lol! Nice review, btw.

[BeerGeekNation]

@rvdsm It isnt m first Rogue beer but the first one I have reviewed. THey make a shit ton of different beers haha.

[TheRealBeerHeads]

Nice review Chris I just picked up a bottle of Rogues 2011 double mocha porter which I will review soon can't wait to get the double dead guy ale in june then the double chocolate in aug. glad to see you liked it I love Rogue products.

[BeerGeekNation]

@TheRealBeerHeads Just had the Double Mocha Porter on tap yesterday. Really nice beer reminded my of Southern Tiers Mocha.

[TheMasterOfHoppets]

Sounds like a pretty nice chocolate stout. I have only had their regular Double Chocolate Stout, which was nice, but unfortunately I dont get Rogue beers anymore. As Chad said my favorite chocolate stout is also the ST Choklat, it is quite cloyingly sweet as you say, but I dont mind. Chees Chris!

[StumpyJoeJr]

Their regular chocolate stout is great so they'd really have to screw up this version for it not to be good. I've yet to try this though so maybe I'll pick up a bottle next time I see it.

Speaking of chocolate stouts, they just brewed up the Stone collab. Cherry Chocolate Stout yesterday.

[LongDogBrew]

Good review Chris. I'm an hour from Rogue Brewery so visit quite often. Their Dead Guy Ale is one of my favorite beers. Cheers!

[BeerGeekNation]

@LongDogBrew Yeah Dead guy is one of the beers that really got me into Dead Guy. A great beer but a bit pricey.

[ASXL41]

Have you ever had Young's Double Chocolate stout? I'm a fan of that one and wonder how it would compare.

[BeerGeekNation]

@ASXL41 Yeah I have. Love that stuff. Its similar in taste but this beer has more body to it. But it is also around 3% higher in ABV so that is to be expected. Cheers

[dorf68]

those bottles are cool too. I tryed to use them for homebrew but I can't see the fill when bottleing so i recycled it.

[BeerGeekNation]

@dorf68 HAHA yeah I can see that being a problem.

[mechtech256]

Cool bottle!

[BeerGeekNation]

@mechtech256 Yah rouge has always had some cool looking bottles. CHeers

[JakobSchweikart]

you should review Rouge Shakespeare Oatmeal stout. One of their best beers if not their best. I agree they are definitely hit or miss.

[BeerGeekNation]

@JakobSchweikart I have actually had that beer years ago and really like it. I actually harvested some Pacman yeast from that since that is one of their only bottle conditioned beers. Ill have to review it

[JakobSchweikart]

@BeerGeekNation Nice! That's really cool! I would be stoked if you reviewed it it's one of my favourites.

[ERRATICTV]

I see this beer every time I go to my local craft beer store, and I always think about buying it but I never do. I might have to pick one up after watching this. Great review!

[BeerGeekNation]

@ERRATICTV Yeah I was the same way so I finally decided to pick it up. Its really good stuff.

[monkeycaveman]

The best that Rogue has to offer Imo and the cost actually seems appropriate.

[BeerGeekNation]

@monkeycaveman Yeah its still a bit high on the price side though. But not as crazy as some of their other stuff for sure

[TheHammer609]

I don't like rogue beers

[BeerGeekNation]

@TheHammer609 They have been hit and miss with me. This one is actually really good though very similar to ST's Choklat

[ChadzBeerReviews]

@BeerGeekNation you should review ST Choklat this fall. That's my favorite beer. I'll have to try this one.

[BeerGeekNation]

@ChadzBeerReviews Yah thats a beer I have been meaning to review for forever. Ive got a few bottles in the cellar from the last batch. Not a good warm weather beer though haha

[ChadzBeerReviews]

@BeerGeekNation A good idea for a video this Thanksgiving would be a cellared 2010 bottle vs a 2011 fresh bottle side-by-side. I'm curious how that beer ages. I always down it as soon as I get my hands on it. I probably bought like 5 or 6 bottles this past season.

[JonMount1980]

there a reason you dont review many of rogues beer?

[BeerGeekNation]

@JonMount1980 Not really for some reason they just are not on my radar. I dont know why, Dead Guy was one of the beers that got me into craft beer. Ill have to start doing more of them.