Rogue Pumpkin Patch Ale

It is officially fall and pumpkin beer season. It’s when we forget about light summer beers and cast our sites on seasonals and heartier beer. Sweaters, jackets, turtlenecks and gloves are the go-to garb for these chillier times. It’s also when we look to heartier foods to go with such beverages. Beer pairing is in the air. Pumpkin pie is not far off. Cider doughnuts are sought after and walks in the woods with fall colors everywhere are what we want.
Last week, we examined a local beer from 603 Brewery called Toasted Pumpkin. So this week again we look at another seasonal beer. One west coast brewery is especially adept at creating delicious darker beers, among others, which is why we focus this week on Rogue Ales.
Rogue Ales in Newport, Oregon has over 40+ beer style releases to their name. Back in 1988, Jack Joyce created some of his favorite beer recipes for folks to try. His American Amber Ale and Oregon Golden became fast successes and he decided to open a small brewery in Ashland, OR. By the following year he had so much demand, he looked for a second location and became friends with Mohava ‘Mo’ Niemi who offered her vacant warehouse space in Newport, Oregon to Jack to lease with the condition he give back to the community.

A farming area was developed in Independence, not far from Newport, and is where master brewer John Maier derives where Rogue develops and produces materials for their many offerings. Along with hops, rye, honey, spices and marion berries, He collects the essence for his creations. The Newport area today remains the world headquarters for Rogue Ales. See what else they offer at rogue.com
Pumpkin Patch Ale is a orangey-red beer with a light beige head which dissipates rather quickly. Aromas of roasted and spiced malt, bready nature, cinnamon and pumpkin abound. The fresh pumpkin is grown at Rogues farming effort. Rather mild in flavor and texture, the pumpkin side of this beer delivers late in its presence. Chocolate malt is instead more present and adds to the biscuit and nutmeg hints. With a medium mouthfeel and smoothness, toasty malt is the basic takeaway of this beer.
Though pumpkin is in its name and taste, it is more of a nice fall seasonal which can be enjoyed either as a beer matched with chicken or pork, maybe even as an argument with dessert. Enjoy this 6.1% ABV beer offering just like so many others great beers from Rogue.
BeerAdvocate.com has officially rated Rogue Pumpkin Patch Ale as ‘Very Good’ awarding it 87 out of 100. You’ll find the festive 22 oz Pumpkin Patch Ale in stock at Case-n-Keg in Meredith. Try this and any other of the many Rogue brews to discover how versatile and wonderful this Oregon brewery truly is.