Santa's Private Reserve

Dear Sisters and Brethern,

It is the time of Christmas. For the Celebration of Tree Decoration, I picked up a 22 0uncer of Santa's Private Reserve from Rogue. How could not like a bottle with St. Nick holding a stein in the snow?

The beer is a deep red with little head. It is smooth on the front, with a crisp, yet complex taste. It whispers of spruce and spice and things I really don't care for in beers. It is a quality beer. It smells great, but it's not for me.

Cheers,

RD

Chocolate Stout

Yesterday, I celebrated the Feast of Football. I ate pizza, I snacked on chips, and drank beer. Since the day started with rain, I selected Rogue's Chocolate Stout . Rogue makes tasty beer. They are a bit spendy, but it was a day of celebration of all things pigskin, so I fell to the temptation of dark beer.

The stout smells of chocolate. Poured out, it produce a frothy head of beer goodness. The taste is mellow and creamy with a bit if bitterness on the backside. The 22 ouncer lasted me the whole game. I didn't need another beer for the rest of the day.

Cheers,

RD

Rogue: Sesquicentennial Ale

Brother B and I selected Sesquicentennial Ale from the local grocer last weekend. We never opened it, so last night, I decided to toast my Friday evening with a pint.

Despite having sat in the fridge for six days, the bottle erupted in a volcano of foam when I popped the cap. Foam surged in a 18 inch plume as I put down the bottle opener. I clamped my hand down on the opening and rushed the bottle to the sink, but it was to late. Beer sprayed all over the counter. I lost a third of the bottle in the explosion.

Sister Mars thought the beer had a "funky color like browning apricots."

The ale was amber and orange and translucent with a fine layer of sediment.

The taste had a faint hint of fruit. The beer was not bitter or overpowering or clean.

There was nothing wrong with it, but other than the explosion and the color, the taste didn't stand out to me.

Cheers,

RD