Yesterday I stopped by World Market and picked up a bright pink bottle of Rogue's Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale. That's right: Doughnut....Maple...Bacon....Ale. I brought it over to a buddy's house and while we sort of appreciated it (and plan to try it again) our wives thought it was about the most terrible thing they had ever tasted.
When I got home I searched the internet looking for the recipe; more-so to find out what was in it than to try to duplicate such syruppy goodness on my own. Before I ever got around to finding an ingredient list I came across some reviews from others who had sampled this fine brew. Here is what they had to say...
It has a smell exactly like a smokey version of Mrs. Butterworths. honestly made me want to gag (the smell). The beer is pretty smokey. Definitely an experience, funny pink bottle.
Good friend of mine tried. It said it was the nastiest thing he ever tried.
I had it and it sucked. Horrible.
I just had one...better than I was thinking it would be (I thought it would be nasty). Drinkable and novel...but once is enough.
I had one at a friends Superbowl party. Most people who tried it hated it. I didn't think it was too bad. I wouldn't drink lots of it to be honest. The maple came through a lot stronger than the bacon in my opinion. It was unique.
My question is...how can they sanitarily get bacon in the beer?? The guy working at Rogue said some bottles may even have small pieces of bacon in the bottom of the bottle.
There is waaaaaaaay to much going on in the name alone. I don't think i could drink it, and trust me that says a lot.
Terrible!!!! Campfire band-aids, Cool bottle though.
This beer is by far one of the worst things I have ever tasted.
I think there's probably a reason the bottle looks like Pepto Bismol.
I just tried this and I actually didn't think it tasted bad, but the smell was so pungent and awful that I couldn't finish the bottle.
I'd suggest anyone considering it to just get one bottle.
I opened a bottle at a beer tasting and everyone agreed it tasted like a campfire that had been put out with maple syrup.
I really don't get what everyone's problem is. Guess there's no accounting for good taste.
First I must ask if the photographs are yours. Very cool. A stormtrooper passed out in a puddle of his own vomit? (or spilled beer) Fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have been there to taste that interesting brew. Because I won't ever purchase any based on the reviews in your post. It does sound interesting though. Being a home brewer myself I have tried some additional ingredients besides water, yeast, hops and grain.Nothing fancy. Honey, coriander, licorice, cloves, cinnamon, lemon zest (a regrettable choice but I did manage to choke down all the ones I couldn't give away).
But the beer you mentioned made me think of other creative combos. Hmmm... How about an apple pie beer? Sounds awesome to me. Or how about maple, turkey. That's one of my favorite sandwiches. Coffee/toffee? What about veal, potato, asparagus, baked Alaska? I'm trying for whole meals now. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and string beans. Being more of a vegetarian, maybe veggie burger, salad with vinagrette, flan?
The varied "foods" in the beer taste would cut down on what you would have to eat, right? I mean if you had a beer with a main course and dessert, why would you ever need to eat food? One could have a breakfast beer (pancakes and sausage flavored), a lunch beer (flavored to taste like a tuna salad sandwich and chips) and a dinner beer (lasagna-garlic bread beer). Then you could top it off with a dessert beer (pistachio ice cream or chocolate cake beer). You could have beer appetizers, beer snacks... Beer would be all you would ever need for sustenance. Think about the possibilities!
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