Rogue Brutal Bitter

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

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

Smells of fragrant hops and malt, pours with little head into a medium caramel color. I wouldn’t call the bitterness "brutal", but it is bitter and filled with a complex hop flavor. Goes down smooth and doesn’t tickle your throat. Doesn’t quite live up to its name and a bit pricey, but it’s a great tasting beer.

Draught at Circa. Really nice, medium orange color, lots of hop varieties are pronounced, by the time I finished trying to pick them out, my beer was all gone.

650 ml bottle from Bev4less. Pours a cloudy orange gold color with a big clumpy white head. The aroma is strong with citrus, pine and caramel. The flavor is hops forward with plenty of biter hops surrounded by grapefruit, sweetened pink lemonade and a touch of caramel. The mouthfeel is full and malty. The finish is medium in duration with lingering caramel. Overall: My only complaint with this beer is that it is not brutally biter--its not even close. That aside its good stuff. Recommended.

Bottle... Poured a brilliant, foggy orange with a huge white head that lasted forever. Aroma of malt and bread. Palate is thick with carbonation, lots of hops and barley-grain flavors and some mild alcohol presence. Smooth and easy to drink.