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Rogue Brutal Bitter

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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12203.72/5.03.71/5.06.2%99.6English pint
Commercial Description:
Brutal combines Oregon hops with English Malts. The Oregon grown Crystal hop is a triploid variety developed from the German Hallertau aroma hop variety with contributions from Cascade, Brewers Gold, and Early Green. Crystal is the only hop used in brewing Brutal and it provides a massive amount of aroma without dry-hopping. The English malts used are floor malted Pipkin (a mellow cross of Maris Otter and Warboys, from an English company called Beeston), Cara Vienna and Cara Wheat.
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Alasdair (76), New Zealand
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 29, 2009  
nice tropical fruit-salad aroma. I wavered between balanced or too sweet - I think the latter. Improved as it warmed a little.


 mjs (1463), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/58/103/514/20
May 28, 2009  
(Bottle, BBE 08/09, at Hilpeä Hauki, Helsinki, on 2009-05-22) Amber and hazy. Small white head. Sweet and fruity aroma. Full bodied and dry palate with medium carbonation. Malts, bitterness, sweetness, hops, fruitiness, light roastedness and saltiness in taste. Bitter and malty aftertaste. A pleasant beer even though I think the age had already affected the taste.


 kuphish (157), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 28, 2009  
Bomber. Pours an average, white, rocky head with a copper, murky body. Average malt aroma of caramel, toffee, cereal and date. Low, herbal and floral hop aroma. Medium-light bodied with lively carbonation and a moderately bitter finish. A decent enough beer.


 drjay44 (771), Salida, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
May 23, 2009  
650 ml. bottle. Shared with Arlo. Pours a thin head, poor duration, no lacing, over a pale golden (SRM 10) cloudy body.....nose is honey, spice, cardamom, perhaps a bit of citrus.....taste is initially mildly sweet, spicy, later medium hop bitterness.....mouth feel is heavy, carbonation is medium. This is a great ESB.


 twitcher (293), framingham, Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 19, 2009  
bottle. Pours a lightly hazed bright orange color with a big inch of pillowy, chunky head that lasts and lasts, lacing the hell out of the glass. Aromas of some light but sharp spice, smooth floral notes, and some light biscuity malt notes. Flavor starts with a sharp but tame floral bitterness. Hop character shows in more mellow floral flavors, some light citric lemons. Dry, semi sweet malt backbone stays solid throughout. Palate is light and clean, plenty of flavor without being at all heavy. Lightly bitter finish. Overall- I’ve always really enjoyed this brew, but until putting numbers to it, I didn’t realize quite how highly I think of this one!


 Ober (1186), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
May 18, 2009  
A little hazy dark golden colored beer, with a thick fast off white head. The aroma is hoppy bitter, with fruits like grapes. The taste is sparkling, with bitters and fruits, grapes with some orange. A little spices in the back. The aftertaste is bitter in a pleasant way with some notes of sweet.


benself (11), gardendale, Alabama, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
May 18, 2009  
This beer has a very high IBU count, but is still very sessionable. It has a big bitter punch right up front, and a nice dry palate. Mouthfeel is somewhat oily, but by no means unpleasant.


 Spab (257), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
May 16, 2009  
650 ml bottle from LCBO. Pours a hazy orange gold with moderate (very slightly) off white head. Citrus hops prominent in nose with subtle maltiness. Citrus similarly strong in flavour with decent balancing from malts. Fine carbonation and long hoppy finish, though not actually overwhelmingly bitter. Very nice.



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