I Bocked Mai Taxes of 2011

So I started out with a clone recipe to make the wonderful Rogue Dead Guy ale. First off, Rogue brewery makes one hell of a beer no matter what they are making. They have over a dozen or more different types of beer. I also was making this beer around Income Tax season so I figured this higher ABV beer would be a great way to celebrate the receiving a payment from Big Brother for a change.

I started out researching this clone recipe but could not fin enough consistencies so I just walked into Brew Brothers and their knowledgeable staff has a recipe that I followed to some extent. I did want some more malty character to it and a little more hop bite. Not a lot of hop bite but some. So I eventually used the following recipe:

6.5 pounds Golden Light LME
2.5 pounds Munich LME
1.25 pouns Carastans 30/37
1.6 ounces Perle @ 60
1.25 ounces Saaz @0

Mashed at 155 for 30 minutes then added the malt extract. Boiled for 60 minutes and followed the hop schedule.

I used my Wyeast 1056 slurry or Rogue Pacman in this beer and holy guacamole. This yeast is by far my favorite.

OG 1.078
FG 1.017
ABV (potential) 8.0 felt like a 7.3

After comparing the two, the clone is very very close to the brewery's Dead Guy. This beer does not have much meat to it but that's what makes it so drinkable. It goes down smooth and kicks you in the butt. I think next time this one might have some more malt. Maybe a double dead guy???


What's your favorite Rogue beer?