Santa's Private Reserve (Mocha Stout) (2024) | Rogue Ales | Beer Review |

[@billyrossi4661]

53° partly cloudy ⛅️ cheers 🍻

[@averagejoe716]

It was around 50 F and mostly cloudy today, Billy. Not too far off from where you were. Cheers, sir!

[@bumpy-isms]

Sounds pretty good......I miss all the rogues that used to be available Cheers Joe

[@averagejoe716]

Same here, dude. I know a lot of people thought they were overrated, but I enjoyed many of their offerings. The price point was the only thing I disliked. I miss that Mocha Porter! Cheers, dude!

[@pottersjournal]

Don't remember it changing in the early years, last had 2021. So glad it become a stout, and this one is so very just right all round.

[@averagejoe716]

I want to say they started changing it up around the early 2010s. I just remember being surprised that the recipe was completely changed. This seems to be a slight tweak on last year's offering, but for the better. I'm happy they did, too! Cheers, Jeff!

[@dangruhn9838]

Sounds very tasty and would for sure pick it up. Rogue is very hit or miss around here. We get Dead Guy consistently and that about it. 10 years ago tons of Rogue and in the bomber bottles. My favorite holiday porter/stout I have so far is 3 Floyds Alpha Klaus. Damn good beer and wish I had bought more than just a single. Good stuff! Cheers 🍻!

[@averagejoe716]

Yeah, same here for Rogue, but not as bad. Their distro over the past 5-7 years has been very spotty. It seems as though it's a bit better the past few years, as we typically get a lot of their seasonal products. Their mainstays, like Dead Guy, are harder to find. I notice that about a lot of the bigger craft breweries, as most of their seasonal/specialty releases show up, but it's so tough to find a relatively fresh bottle or can of their year-round offerings. I love me some Alpha Klaus! Hope you and the fam are having an amazing holiday season, Dan! Cheers, man!