Finally killed off this guy last night – pretty good but won’t spend that kind of coin on it again. If they put it in a regular bottle and charge $10, but not worth nearly $18 after taxes. I doubt anyone from Rogue reads this, but if by some chance they do – sell the ceramic bottle as a decor item for $5 and give us regular bottles at the usual “anniversary beer” retail price of $10 per 750mL bottle

The overwhelming bite of alcohol kept a damper on the taste, I felt more like I was drinking a boilermaker then a beer. The Unibroue 16 also suffered from an overwhelming alcoholic bite, but the U17 nicely covered up the 10% ABV. Otherwise the taste was outstanding, very nutty and mocha-coffee like complex flavors, motor oil black color, thick consistency, excellent aroma.

I’m starting to think 7-9% ABV is the sweet spot to go for – anything less is pisswater, anything more starts to taste like wine or a spiked hard liquor drink. Personal opinion only!

From Rich30N90W in the Beer Forum