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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JaBier (1165), Capital City, Ohio, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Nov 29, 2008

22oz bottle sampled at the Rogue tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits. Color is copper/amber with a big off-white head. Aroma is overtly grapefruit/hop, with a touch of malty sweetness. Flavor is super hoppy with a nice malt balance on the back end. Tasty stuff!

halfluck (13), East Victoria Park, Australia

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Nov 28, 2008

650 Ml Bottle. Pours quite hazy with a really light marshmallow head. A medium to light body with supporting bitterness. As the pint warms up i get a bit of sweetness coming through but then it snaps of sharp and clean. I didn’t realise this was a 6.2% beer as the bottle didnt have any markings it felt so light bodied i thought it was more like a 3.5% beer, I have no idea why they use the name "Brutal?" still a great beer i really enjoyed.

gam (1081), brisbane, Australia

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

Nov 26, 2008

Large frothy head,mild misty orange /gold colour good looking beer,carbonation is strong.Aroma fruity,citric,malty.Flavour,smooth good hoppiness,citric taste at first,a maltiness,slight tang,gives it a lft,not that it needs it.The bitter is on perfect,mild wheat taste,could drink this all day.Finish is sweet bitter thirst quencher,great.

RuneStumo (514), FØRRESFJORDEN, Norway

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	13/20

Nov 21, 2008

01.11.2008, On tap at the Rogue Ale house in San Francisco. The colour is amber brown. Aroma is maltywith bitter hops. Dry.

Moggman (187), Columbus, Ohio, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Nov 20, 2008

Bottle. Pours amber with off white head. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, with malts in abundance. Flavor is good, not as brutal as I expected.

KnutAlbert (3115), Oslo, Norway

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Oct 31, 2008

Bottle at Beer Palace, Oslo. Cloudy amber, strong hoppy aroma. Well balanced - full malty body, flowery and crisp hops. Dry summer meadow finish. Brutal? Hardly, but a fine beer.

Rynoplasty (507), Louisville, Kentucky, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Oct 27, 2008

Pours golden brown with a nice off white head. Aroma is malty, and slightly citrusy. Taste is malty, and has a nice citrusy flavor and finish. Not too brutal, I would say that would be a better name for some IPA’s but still a good hoppy ESB.

grandet (478), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 25, 2008

Bottle. Cloudy orange/copper color with a medium off white head. Aroma of mild hops and some sweet malt. Taste is nice and smooth with mild hop flavors balanced by sweet malts. Not bad.

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