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Rogue Brutal Bitter

Rogue Brutal Bitter - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 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 
12083.72/5.03.71/5.06.2%99.6English pint
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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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 goozen (1061), Leiden, Netherlands
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/516/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Bottle: Just what the name says Bitter, and this one is bitter, American bitter. Amber looking brew with hints of orange, grapefruit and other bitter things.


 mybrainhurts (213), North Dakota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Holy Hopzilla! Fruity and floral hop aroma. Fresh hops dominate this tasty brew. Tangy, citrus flavor. Some malts in there somewhere. Finishes juicy with a lingering bitter hoppiness. A beer made to showcase the beauty of the hops! I like it.


 Trooper11 (464), Suffolk, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Cloudy amber orange brew, foamy white head with an orangish tint. Soft citrus floral aroma, like orange juice. Solid bitter citrus flavor, like eating a fresh orange, peel and all. very satisfying. Very bitter. Nice! Like Ronald McDonald..."I’m Lovin’ It!" Great orange zest aftertaste lingers.


 PaulHegedus (458), Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 29, 2008    Updated: May 9, 2009
Bottle. This is a golden orange colour with a thick, spongy, two inch off white head. There’s plenty of lacing left on the glass. The aroma is great with a ton of citrus up front, tropical fruits, especially pineapple, fresh mango, orange, some lemon, also some fresh avocado. The mouthfeel is medium in body, fairly oily; it clings a bit to the tongue. I taste plenty of fresh fruity hops, subtly bitter with lots of mango, some more of that avocado, lemon then some pineapple. The malt background is mostly bready with some mild toffee. The overall hop impression is dominated by fresh fruit; very nice.


 DWestrick (235), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 28, 2008  
bottle - an excellent beer - much like an IPA, suprized it was only 6% - finishes great will have again


illkarate (89), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 28, 2008  
22oz bottle, pours a hazy amber-orange, perfect head... settles quickly. Extremely well-balanced brew, nice floral bitterness (but not overwhelming), pomelo, hints of honey, malt, good carbonation. Probably one of Rogue’s best offerings.


CheersBabe (62), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 27, 2008  
Pours like cider with a light-tan head. Smells flowery/hoppy, like a heavy IPA. Tastes of citrus with the bitter hops. Not a bad beer.


 bbp182 (255), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Sep 21, 2008  
It pours a light yellow/orange color with a cloudiness to it. Nice off white head. The smell is very fruity/floral hops. The taste is very bitter, but not overwhelming, it’s more of a fruity/floral type of bitter. You can taste some of the alcohol and it has a nice bitter finish. Very impressive yet again from [in my opinion] one of if not the best brewery around.



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