What Snow (Friday night)?

It's Friday night and the snow has just started to fall. Where am I, Home Depot getting salt? Nope. At the supermarket stalking up? Not a chance. How about at Capone's preparing for a big beer weekend? Ding, ding ding we have a winner. While the 2nd largest snowfall on record in Philadelphia started churning I figured the best way to survive the winter blast was to find beers that make the cold weather more bearable.

Rogue John John Whiskey Aged Dead Guy Ale

This is one that I had read about and was happy to see Matt put on draft. The Whiskey Aged Dead Guy is sort of a self collaboration. Rogue Brewmaster John Maier and Rogue Spirits Master Distiller John Couchet have combined their talents to create the John John Series of beers. Whiskey Aged Dead Guy is the first release.

It's a very interesting intertwining of beer and whiskey. Dead Guy wort is used to create Dead Guy whiskey. After the DG Whiskey is bottled the barrels used for aging the whiskey are then used to age DG Ale. The perfect use of all things Rogue.

Mmmm whiskey it's there from the start, in the aroma and taste. Fruit, vanilla and touches of oak are all in the flavor. I even picked up a little toasted coconut. What's nice is the whiskey doesn't blow everything else away. There is a good balance. The breadiness and hopiness of the original Dead Guy still come through. Since I'm a huge whiskey fan I wish there were more of it in the taste but I think most will like the way it's done. I'm really looking forward to trying the rest of the John John Series.