Rogue’s Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale

Rogue's Northwestern Ale

I was in the market for some beer lately (imagine that!) and came across Rogue’s Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale.  According to the bottle, portions of the proceeds of this beer go to support the Fisherman’s Fund. The Captain Sig in the name of the beer, in case you didn’t know, is Sig Hansen, of the crab fishing boat The Northwestern. The Deadliest Catch is one of my favorite shows, and Sig Hansen is my favorite captain on that show.  So I had to try this.

By the way, if you like Deadliest Catch and the Hansen brothers as much as I do, check out the Northwestern crew’s Web site.

Rogue calls it an India Red Ale and it uses 2-Row Pale, Munich, Carastan and Chocolate Malts, Amarillo and Cascade hops, Rogue’s Pacman Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water.

The Pour
A good solid pour resulted in a massive, billowy and light tan, three finger thick head.  The beer itself is a dark caramely color and looks slightly cloudy in the glass. (Remnants of the Pacman Yeast perhaps?) The head leaves nice lacing on the glass as you enjoy this brew.

The Nose
This has a good malty nose. I can smell coffee notes and the freshness of hops with floral hints. It smells very clean and fresh. Repeated deep sniffs give you more of the hops, including the citrus and grapefruit usually denoting the Amarillo hops. Good bitter and floral notes are found as well.

The Taste
This is one tasty brew! There’s a good roundness and well balanced flavor that give way to a nicely lemony and floral finish. The finish becomes more grapefruity as the beer warms, but as the hoppiness fades at the end of the finish, chocolate flavors linger. This starts off malty and sweet, but also brings clean and refreshing flavors to the party. This is a medium bodied ale.

Overall
Captain Sig Hansen should be proud to have his name associated with this beer, and with Rogue. Like Sig, Rogue doesn’t do anything half assed. They do what they do, and they do it big! This beer has a great depth of flavor and is just a very tasty brew.

Recommended: You bet! Very tasty and full of flavor

Price: $6.99 / 1 pint, 6 fl. oz. bottle

ABV: 6.2% according to Beer Advocate

Join Chef Brian Owenby at 2009 Flavors of Nashville event to benefit American Liver Foundation

In early August I was honored and privileged to be able to attend a Craft Food and Craft Beer dinner at Gaylord’s Opryland Hotel during the Southern Food & Wine Festival.

Chef Brian Owenby, executive chef of the area of the resort known as The District, was charged with blowing away our taste buds and did just that. As I mentioned previously in this blog, the food was excellent and paired perfectly with each beer. He is definitely a chef of distinction.

Today I learned through Facebook that Chef Owenby, who has been doing charity work for the Liver Foundation for the last few years, has been diagnosed with advanced liver disease and will find out in the coming months whether he needs a liver transplant. (See the story at Newschannel5.com).

September 14th, 2009, he will participate in Flavors of Nashville for the foundation. Please consider attending this meal and/or making a donation to the American Liver Foundation. If nothing else, attend the dinner and let him thrill your taste buds while contributing to a good cause. For more information, please contact the Mid South Division at 866.756.7668 or kreuter@liverfoundation.org. Space is limited and Flavors of Nashville will sell out – so please confirm your attendance early!

Along with the dinner is a silent auction with great items up for bidding. Here is a list:

Item	Company	Value
Backpack Office 2007 (Ultimate) Vista (Business) Sleeve of Golf Balls, Mouse, Water Bottle	Microsoft	$1,000
3 Night Cabin Rental	Moon Shine Hill	$750
1 Round of Golf for 4 People	Governor’s Club	$457
1 Night Stay With Dinner for 2	Loew’s Vanderbilt Hotel	$400
Professional Take-Home Whitening Kit	Mitchell Ward, DDS	$400
2 Box Seats for 1 Classical Concert and dinner for 2 at Arpeggio	Nashville Symphony	$286
Lamp	The Lamp Store	$275
Round of Golf for 4 People	Gaylord Springs Golf Links	$260
Portrait Session	Lane Photography	$200
2 VIP Passes	Next Big Nashville	$180
20 Person Taco Party	Qdoba	$170
Dinner for Two	Capitol Grille	$150
Tickets for 2	Nashville Opera	$144
3 Night Stay	Miss Kitty’s Bed and Bath	$135
Gift Certificate	Breon Hair Salon	$130
11×14 Bob Dylan Photo	Further Images	$120
Brunch for 6	Macke’s Restaurant	$120
2 pairs of Season Passes (4 Total)	Alias Chamber Ensemble	$120
The “Best of Doc” Box Set	The Documentary Chanel	$100
Gift Certificate for Skin Care Products	Tiba NU Spa	$100
Family Membership	Adventure Science Center	$90
4 Entrees and 1 Top Shelf Guacamole	Cantina Lerado	$70
2 Tickets	Grand Ole Opry	$60
4 Zoo Passes	Nashville Zoo	$56
1 bottle of wine, autographed by Kix Brooks	Arrington Vineyards	$50
$50 Gift Certificate	Gigi’s Cupcakes	$50
Cooking Class	The Viking School	$50
Gift Certificate	Levy’s Clothier For Men and Women	$50
6 Adult Passes	Frist Museum	$50
6 Free Studio Visits	Brushfire Pottery Studio	$36
2 Passes	Belle Meade Plantation	$30
Open Bounce Card	Bounce U	$30
Gift Certificate	Firefly	$25
Golden Fiddle	Charley Daniel’s Band
Gift Certificate	Wild Iris Restaurant
Home Cleaning and Organizing	Sharon Millward
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The Beer Snob heads to Panama City Beach, and Chan’s Wine World, in October

Good evening beer fans. I’ve been unable to enjoy much beer lately, but I hope to remedy that soon! I’ll be heading back to Panama City Beach in October and will be making my way back to Chan’s Wine World, one of my favorite places to buy beer anywhere!

I first mentioned them last year, and they are where I first purchased any of Dogfish Head’s amazing beers.

I do have a review on tap, Rogue’s Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale. I love “Deadliest Catch“, and the Northwestern is my favorite crab boat on the show, so when I saw this I had to buy it. I was not disappointed.

While I’m giving you links to check out, mosey over to Buckbean Brewing’s new blog, Buckbean Brewing Company’s News and Notes. They have me featured on their blog in the blogroll and a feed from my blog!

Here’s another new blog I’ve added recently to my blogroll: Hops and Hickory. Joe is checking out not just beer, but bbq as well. In his own words:

My mission… to share reviews of beers, brew pubs and barbecue restaurants that you might otherwise not try on your own.

Go check out his blog!

Until next time….hopefully soon with the Rogue review…

Cheers!
The Beer Snob