The nose is bizarre. Orange juice, smoke, maple syrup soaked pancakes, bacon. It took me a minute to place the smell, but now I realize what this reminds me of: it smells exactly like Denny’s at midnight. Sticky old orange juice residue, chewy, reheated bacon from the previous day, burnt, caramelized sausage links, cold, soggy pancakes. Intriguing.
— A review of Rogue’s Bacon Maple Ale from Healthy Spirit’s Beer of the Month Club newsletter.