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New Year and a new label for Rogue’s annual seasonal. This year the old school Oregon brewery brewed up a dark ale with candy cap mushrooms, a recipe sure to be divisive and having people curious about the taste.
I saw the re-branded Private Reserve and decided to give it a whirl for the first time in a long time.
This Rogue Brewing beer tastes a little thin for a Belgian dark. Little sour tang and very fruit forward which I wasn’t expecting despite the label clearly stating it. I guess my brain was expecting more barrel notes. The holiday ale pours a near black color with red streaks. Raspberry first then yeasty esters.