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If you had asked me, I would never have guessed that Rogue actually puts out a pilsner under the Dead Guy branding. In fact, I was unaware that Dead Guy was its own branding. I guess more companies are doing this Voodoo Ranger-style thing where they create a sub brand and waste resources building up two brands at the same time. It doesn't make any sense to me, but I'm not a marketing genius like these people. I'm just someone who drinks beer, and to someone who drinks beer, this is just a little bit annoying.
Hazy pilsners isn't a thing. I don't think we need to make hazy pilsners a thing. Pilsners are supposed to be clear. That is the nature of the style. It is one of the defining characteristics of what it is to be a pilsner, and adding haze to the pilsner insults the very concept of what pilsners are. Nevertheless, this has haze. It also isn't going to be leaving any lacing with the tiny bubbles creating an off-center and incomplete layer on top of the beer once it settles down. The aroma makes me look twice at the can. Flowers are very forward, and a very tart citrus is also coming far forward. Add these two flavors to the 5.0% ABV that is a little high for a pilsner, and you wind up with something that doesn't appear to actually be a pilsner even before you put a haze in it.
First sip doesn't taste great. It has a little bit of a skunk to it, and it has way too many herbs and flowers to make me want to drink very much more. Pilsners are supposed to be a good bread malt that is thick and delicious with a glaze of citrus across it. This is not that. It's not sweet, but it's not bitter. It's slightly tart, and it's slightly skunked. So far, I am not a fan. And that is a vast departure from what my usual Rogue reviews wind up being.
I started to do the full gulp, and Midway through I thought better of it. This beer isn't good, and I'm not going to continue to subject myself to it.
Bottom Line: Maybe pilsners aren't your thing.
0.25/5
