Rogue Shakespeare Stout 22oz.

Pros: Incredibly complex stout
Cons: None

The Rogue Ales Brewing Company of Portland, Oregon, likes to think that there is a little Rogue in all of us. I know for a fact there’s a little Rogue in me right now. Twenty-two ounces to be precise. That is because I just finished downing a bomber of...

Pros: Solid flavor profile, low price, widely available.
Cons: A little on the chalky side.

I have said it before and I will say it again, I am a fan of stouts.  Those roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate flavors hit my palate just right and have me begging for more.  Even as my palate has matured and my tastes have shifted to ...

Pros: Rich, Flavorful, Creamy
Cons: Filling!

Stout is one of my favorite styles of beer. I enjoy most all types of stouts. I like dry varieties, sweet stouts, oatmeal stouts, cream stouts, and just about any other beer that has the stout name. Rogue Shakespeare Stout is brewed by the folks at Rogue...

Pros: Big roast barley flavor with coffee, chocolate, and everything luscious
Cons: Sometimes hard to find

Rogue has always been the kind of brewery that marches to the beat of its own drummer. Their beers are distinctively unique, but always a real treat to anyone who really loves great beer.

I've had more than my fair share of Rogue ales over...

Pros: great tasting ale at a great price.
Cons: uninspired packaging

I’ve seen the 22-oz bomber bottle of various Rogue ales in my favorite liquor superstore for quite some time, but I’ve never been intrigued. I guess the packaging looked a little cheesy, maybe looking for a hip sort of vibe. I noticed some cutesy ...

Pros: Creamy, complex beer.
Cons: Pricey and not for everyone's taste.

“To drink or not to drink?”, that is the question you must ask yourself when presented with Rogue’s Shakespeare Stout.

The Rogue Brewery is located in Newport Oregon and according to the company’s Web site produces twenty-five...

Pros: World Beer Championships winner... and it smells great!
Cons: The bitter bite that grabs my throat and won't let go.

If there's one thing that Teykaerts kept pestering me about, it was whether or not I cracked into my stock of Rogue Shakespeare Stout. Finally, sometime in January I told him I would make the effort and enjoy my Bomber Bottle (22oz) while taking...

Pros: Great complex mix of flavors and aroma
Cons: There aren't any

In the primitive days of horse and cart distribution there were hundreds of breweries across the USA. However, following prohibition, and the invention of refrigerated trucks and preservatives, beer became a global, mass-market industry. Many smaller...

Pros: deep, rich, robust, roasty taste; smooth finish; suprisingly light body
Cons: because of its niche quality, it's unlikely lightweights will enjoy this (as much)

One of the ways I measure my enjoyment of a beer is by how much I would like to drink more of it. In the case of Rogue Shakespeare Stout, simply drinking a 22oz bomber was not NEARLY enough. This is exactly what I look for in a beer: a strong flavor that ...

Pros: Rich well balanced stout
Cons: Dry and hoppier than most stouts

Shakespearean Sonnet
(In iambic pentameter no less)

I grasp the church key in my hand and pry,
Oh virgin beer thy virtue compromised,
And in the air thy bottle cap doth fly,
Take wing, oh cap, thy duty realized.
...

Pros: Creamy, complex stout
Cons: none spring to mind

At the risk of being redundant, I'm going to extol the virtues of Rogue Ales. This world class Oregon Brewery has been providing peak beer moments since 1988.

One of my personal favorites among Rogue beers is the infamous Shakespeare...

Pros: Spectacular combo of chocolate malt and dry finish
Cons: availability

Don't worry folks, my horrible title is a far as my descent into flowery poetry goes. In case you did recognize it, that is "humorous" adjustment to a littel poem that I wrote a few years back. You have probably read it, although I published...

Pros: Rich * Robust * Deep, Dark, and Chocolatey
Cons: Difficult to find in certain areas of the country

Rogue Shakespeare Stout was my first foray into the world of dark beers. I was intrigued and entranced almost immediately. My husband slowly poured it into a pilsner, and the dark (almost black) stout greeted me with a deep, dark aroma and a rich tan...

Pros: Creative and full of tasty hop flavor.
Cons: Hops eventually completely subdue any sweet malty flavor.

Rogue takes radical license with its Shakespeare Stout. Just about everything about this beer is unusual, and that's the beer's strength. This beer earns its place as a classic brew because it takes the standards and completely reworks then into its...

Pros: Nice flavors, a bit different than your standard stout
Cons: It's not Guinness, but still a good choice nonetheless!

It would be rather unfair of me to compare Rogue Shakespeare Stout with Guinness, but I am afraid that I am going to have to, since they are both stouts, and pretty much representative of the brews from their categories (dry stout...