Rogue Dead Guy Ale

According to the website, Dead Guy Ale was produced as a private brewing for a place in Portland for the Day of the Dead. Also, the guy on the label is a favorite of the dead-heads (extreme fans of the Grateful Dead). Here's the review.

This beer is of the Maierbock style which is not a common style in the states and by any indication of this beer it’s a very hoppy style of beer. At the first sip, the very hoppiness of the beer can be a little off putting but after a few sips the flavor comes through. The nose is a little heavy but that’s because of the hops. The head of course is bitter but the true nature of the beer starts to come through. Honey, a hint of brown sugar and chocolate and slight smoke cuts through the bitterness. Quite the experience for the avid beer enthusiast, but in my humble opinion this isn’t a beer for novice beer drinkers.

B+/$7.49 per six-pack/www.rogue.com