 humulushound (109), British Columbia, Canada
Aug 31, 2009 Fantastic bitter ale. Warm amber color with a thick lacy white head. Aroma is floral and spicy aromatic hop oils with some biscuity undertones. Taste has light grapefruit and lemon citrus flavors, shortbread, licorice undertones, smooth and lingering bitter finish that continues to caress the tongue in hops oils. Remarkably smooth and simple, expresses the Crystal hop in all its glory and remains incredibly balanced.
JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
Aug 30, 2009 A 0.355L bottle from Alko shop. Mild hoppy nose. Pale head. Lacey leaving. Slightly hazy brown yellow colour. Soft taste at beginning. Quite hopy.
popery (132), San Francisco, California, USA
Aug 30, 2009 Brutal Bitter is a nicely balanced beer that still retains Rogue’s signature style. The beer pours a light ochre with a nice bubbly head. The aroma is mildly citrusy with a healthy caramel malt sweetness. The flavor has a touch of alcohol, but it’s mostly a fairly hoppy version of an ESB. It’s dryer and somewhat more grassy, lemony bitter than most IPAs, but it’s also not a very British taste, not that I’ve had all that many British beers really. At any rate, it drinks easily and the mouthfeel is good, sudsy, light. I also appreciate that the beer is unfiltered, always a nice touch in contrast to all of the filtered IPAs.
strowlands8 (75), Ontario, Canada
Aug 23, 2009 Lots of hops in the aroma and the flavour but remarkably smooth, and great taste. Wish I could find it more often up in Ontario.
jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
Aug 21, 2009 Bottle split with Pat. Pours a bright, hazy orange body. The aroma is hops. The flavor is smooth, well brewed hop taste.
ljay6880 (132), , Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 18, 2009 12 oz bottle served in a tulip glass. Pour was a dark, cloudy orange with two fingers of thick white head. Nose is citrus, pine, orange, hops, and perfume. Taste is not as extreme as the nose. There is a slight citrus, hops, and a lingering bitter that extends into the finish. Comes off as an IPA, though not nearly as defined, but pulls off a quite sessionable brew!
holybrew (10), Bangalore, India
Aug 14, 2009 Found this at B Flat Bar, Bangalore. Pours a cloudy orange with fantastic hop aromas. Not brutally bitter at all - the malt and hops are in perfect balance. Awesome beer from Rogue.
raymondwave (867), Finland
Aug 12, 2009 Bottle 0,355 l. Deeply hazy dark ambery orange, smallish white head. Looks appetizing. Nose is candyish, some malts, fresh hops, citrus, wine gums. Flavor is pretty juicy, far from brutally bitter, but some hoppiness, more on the dry side with malty sweetness and some alcohol warmth. Ok beer, but not a true winner. Not a huge fan of the style either.
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