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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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 Nihon (239), Vernon, Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 25, 2007  
Cloudy pale ruby red, sweet hoppy almost grapefruity aroma. Very smooth, medium bodied. Nice ESB.


 AgentSteve (1334), SF Bay Area, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Nov 17, 2007  
On tap @ the Rogue Ale House. Great brew with a nice balance of bitter hops and a touch of malt. The flavor was very smooth, with a clean finish. Very nice.


 wetherel (1565), Encinitas, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Nov 17, 2007  
On tap at Stone. Two finger small bubble head that dies to a 1mm thick creamy layer climbing up the sides of the glass. Light orange amber color. Mild musty aroma from cleaning of the glass. Medium bitterness. Medium body. Leans a little dry.


 chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 16, 2007  
This beer smells great, but that is about it. The beer is average. I used to love Rogue but they seem so main stream now. I don’t know what is brutal about the beer because it seems almost like a regular amber.


zethca (62), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 14, 2007  
Bottle. Pale yellow pour. Nice foamy head with solid lacing. One of my first ESBs, pretty satisfying although nothing brutal about the bitterness here.


 thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 8, 2007  
Amber with athick white head. Tones of nuts and fruit. Malty & bitter. Medium body with a dry finish. Not brutal at all !


 drfabulous (1212), Columbia, Missouri, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/510/20
Nov 5, 2007  
Flat. Pale yellow. Hardly worthy of ESB. Another Rogue let down. Maybe I should revisit. But I will probably not change my mind by much.


amee16 (62), Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Nov 2, 2007  
pours a hazy yellow with a thick foamy head and lots of lacing. Aroma is floral and sweet. he flavor is wonderfully bitter, nipping at the edges of the tongue. Hoppy with a light sweetness. So good after a long day at work...



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