Rogue Brutal Bitter

12 oz. bottle. Pours a dark, murky orange, decent off white head fading at an average rate. Aroma is citrusy, but the hops steal the show. Flavor is - as to be expected from a bitter beer - wonderfully bitter. Hops are there, and they want you to know it from the time it hits your tongue to well after you finish. Fantastic beer all around.

Pours a cloudy dark orange, with about two fingers of frothy off-white head. A smooth citrus aroma. Really interesting complexity to the flavor. Starts off with a soft sweat citrus tone that morphs as the hop bitterness begins to shine through. A really good beer- probably the best Rogue I’ve had yet!

Brown bottle, 650 ml, best before 31C09, gift from Steve Gamble, savoured on May 17 2008; eye: burnt orange, hazy, white head that turns into a ring, nice lacing, no effervescence; nose: resinous hops, grapefruit, a bit of bubble gum, caramel, pin, light earthy; mouth: attack in hops that remains throughout the sip, grapefruit, caramel, pine, soapy gum, finale in grapefruit with a hint of caramel, light astringency, rather bitter, lightly sweet, medium body, a bit harsh, average carbonation, mild astringency; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, meilleure avant 31C09, cadeau de Steve Gamble, savourée le 17 mai 2008; œil : orange brûlé, voilée, mousse blanche qui se transforme en un petit anneau, bonne dentelle, pas d’effervescence; nez : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, gomme balloune, caramel, pin, léger terreux; bouche : attaque en houblon qui demeure tout au long, pamplemousse, caramel, pin, gomme-savon, finale en pamplemousse avec une pointe de caramel, légère astringence, plutôt amère, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, texture un peu rugueuse, carbonatation moyenne, astringence moyenne; en résumé : bien aimé

Medium offwhite head. Hazy orange body. Firm sweet malty aroma with resiny hop background and toffee notes. Dry-sweet deep malty taste with a powerful resiny citric hop complement. Balanced and powerful. Dry dandelion pine needle and resin hop aftertaste with lemony notes. Very nice and highly drinkable. (0.355l bottle, Beer Palace, Oslo. Tasted like it was a bit old. Should rerate.)

Bomber. Earth, caramel, and dull hops in the nose. Murky copper golden body with a soapy off-tan head - reminds of apple cider. Bitter taste, drenched in hops, with slight malic swaths and spritzy wooden citrus. A very earthy, almost dirty tone, thick maltiness. Piney caramel is really nice, seems a bit brighter. Medium body (actually, consistency is a little like unfiltered cider as well) dries out toward the end, where it picks up some nice bready notes. Maris Otter is nice here, but clashes a bit with the Cascades. A good bitter with some balance and character. If the alcohol were a bit lower, I’d have this in droves in the summer months.

Pours hazy amber with a large off-white head. Good amount of lacing. Aroma is mildly sweet floral and resins. Taste is bitter hops with a touch of earthy malts. Tastes more like an IPA than a bitter. Not at all bad though. I enjoyed this beer.

Peach ice cream aroma, fresh green piney hops. honey, clover, faint wet hay funk. Complex taste evolves from sour grape fruitiness to a raw grain malts mid, followed by a medium bitter citrus hops finish. Tingly and astringent texture that restrained itself well. Zesty palate, finishs with an oily film that is pleasant.

good bitter - fantastic aroma and color. flavor is good but not great, more american than british, which is how i like my bitters