Rogues and Others

Enjoyed a quiet afternoon at my brother Chris' place, with a bit of beer tasting with him and his father-in-law Bob.
Luckily for Bob & I, Chris had recently visited Platinum Cellars at North Strathfield, and picked up a couple of Rogues. I threw in a couple of Jamieson Beast IPAs & Coopers Vintage; Bob contributed Paulaner Salvator, Matilda Bay Long Shot, and Happy Goblin Stout.

Just focusing on the Rogues for the moment:

Yellow Snow IPA
Caramel & candle perfume. Big, long bitterness, with pine needles & butterscotch. Bob reckoned it pushed his right eyeball into his frontal lobe.....

XS Imperial IPA
Interesting mix of hops, with Saaz, Cascade, Northwest Goldings. Citrus, apricot, muesli, biscuit, husk seed & complex malts. Rich, long, rewarding.

Double Dead Guy Ale
Husky, grainy, bird seed, touch fruity, perhaps cherry. I summarised it as "Iced Vovo", althought the others didn't pick this up. Honeycomb, vegemite toast.

All excellent.  Not cheap, of course. The "standard" range of Rogues such as Yellow Snow, Wet Hop Ale come in around $18. The premium bottles are upwards of $35. When shared with good, knowledgable company, the price is not an issue.