Dead Guy Ale

[C-Rider]

Had my first today at Ruby Tuesdays on O`ahu. Damm that's good ale. Had a second shortly after the first.

Had to start a thread as when I did a search all I came up with were clone recipes.

 

[pdxal]

What are you looking for? It really is a great beer.

 

[C-Rider]

What are you looking for? It really is a great beer.

Just commenting on how good it is. Only thing I want is more.

 

[scrambledegg81]

Still amazes me how Rogue Brewing has maintained their obscurity while still getting their beer into virtually every Vons in California...

 

[Piratwolf]

Still amazes me how Rogue Brewing has maintained their obscurity while still getting their beer into virtually every Vons in California...

Not to mention every grocery store in Virginia.

 

[brewthunda]

Supposedly it's an "ale in the style of a maibock". They use their Pacman yeast, which has really high attenuation and gives it that Rogue flavor.

I once made something where I started with the grain bill of Dead guy, then goosed up the starting gravity by .010 with some DME and substituted lots of Cascade hops for the Saaz and Perle. I tried both Pacman and California Ale yeast - both turned out great. I wound up getting 84% attenuation on the Pacman batch, which gave me the strong, dry ale that I was looking for. The California Ale batch was tasty, but a bit sweet for my tastes.

If you're looking for new and interesting homebrews, a Dead Guy clone recipe is a fun place to start.