Rogue Brutal Bitter

	Percentile
	96
	overall

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1220	3.72/5.0	3.71/5.0	6.2%	99.6	English 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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espenra (282), Oslo, Norway

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 19, 2008

35,5cl bottle at BeerPalace. It poured a golden orange colour with a small foamy head. The aroma is very fruity with notes of apricot, hops and peach. The flavour is spicy and slightly bitter, but definately not brutal. Notes of apricot, peach and pepper. It has a short aftertaste.

bluevegie (2184), Perth, Australia

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 16, 2008

This one tasted pretty fresh and went down damn quickly. Good hops on the nose without too much showing in the taste, well balanced and the alcohol is at a pleasant level. Enjoyable!

TheMurphys (18), Willowbrook, Illinois, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Dec 13, 2008

This is one of the hoppier bitters out there but it works well with this banalced beer. Bready ceral malts and a an nice hop bit on the tounge. The full taste is crisp and clean

esjaygee (1519), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 13, 2008

Medium yellow with a medium white head. Aroma of mild citrus, caramel and sweet malt. Taste of malt and citrus with a medium bitter finish.

Slayer85 (582), Firenze, Italy

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 8, 2008

Bottle. A cloudy medium amber beer with a rich, creamy, lacing and persistent beige head. Hoppy aroma, with floral and herbal notes, but a good malt charachter. The flavour is moderately sweet, enoughy balanced and obviously very hoppy. but the citrusy notes are not overwhelming. Quite clean mouthfeel, medium body, lively carbonation, dry long finish, with medium to high bitterness. Good, the American olrigin is recognizable.

jbuzz (659), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Dec 7, 2008

great bitterness and hop taste. Slight malts. Great color.with a big off-white head

ajwilliams (118), , Indiana, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 4, 2008

Great looking beer with fantastic lacing. Floral and caramel aroma with some citrus. Plenty of bitterness in the taste, but by no means brutally so. The malt and floral notes, along with some white grape flavor, balance this quite well. This is a refreshing beer.

poolboy (66), Lafayette, Indiana, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	5/5	6/10	5/5	15/20

Nov 30, 2008

Copper color with whitish head. Bitter as advertised but not as extreme as the name would suggest. Plenty of malt. Citrus taste. Strong aroma.

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