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Rogue Brutal Bitter

Percentile
96
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12213.72/5.03.71/5.06.2%99.6English 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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 MIBRomeo (1965), Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Feb 2, 2008  
san fran public house. Pours a light amber color w/ an off white head and nice lacing. Oddly light aroma some european hopping... hints of the toffee like flavor. not overly bitter but finishes dry. A nice little beer.


 cstuartj (305), Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
Feb 1, 2008  
Amber pour, thick head, okay lacing. Nice nose, kinda of malty. Attack to finish is smooth and yummy but not very challenging.


 pintsize (1042), Austin, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 1, 2008  
1-27-08 bottle
Oakey sweet musky smell. Nice thick unfiltered amber with nice white head and good spotted lacing. Decent flavor - better than many of the Rogues I’ve had. High in carbonation. Hoppy finish. Decent overall.


 Acknud (772), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 1, 2008  
Amber pour with a light off white head. Aroma of mostly sweet malt. Very smooth drink but a little thin. Taste of balanced bitterness and malt.


AbeerWolf (27), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 31, 2008  
Very solid ESB! Beautiful orange/copper color with a medium thick head. Taste is not overwhelmingly bitter, with hints of citrus and clove. Very drinkable with a smooth finish. Reminiscent of a true English ESB.


swimmer571 (5), Winona, Minnesota, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Rogue Brutal Bitter does not count
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 31, 2008  
Poured a beautiful orange. Very cloudy. Small head with very fine lacing. Taste wasn’t as "Brutal" or "Bitter" as I expected, but surprisingly tasty. I finished the glass before I even realized it. I highly recommend this ale and will be purchasing it again sooner than later.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 31, 2008  
Pours with a glowing orange color and a beige head atop. Very pleasant nose with an apricot fruitiness and sweet juicy hoppiness about it. Taste is mild apricot and fruity, and more hoppy than expected for the style, but very welcomed as it makes this a fantastic ESB. Very drinkable and suprisingly good despite a quick finish. Easily one of Rogues best beers in my opinion.


 Collint (455), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 30, 2008  
Poured a haze with small head. I remember this one, I was expecting it to be more brutal and bitter than it actually was. Let me down, overall still decent



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