Rogue Brutal Bitter

	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
1220	3.72/5.0	3.71/5.0	6.2%	99.6	English 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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zethca (62), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	4/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

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
2.7	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

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 (1222), Columbia, Missouri, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	10/20

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
4.2	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

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...

joverton85 (80), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	5/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Nov 2, 2007

hazy golden body. very attractive look. great hop aroma, very sweet. hop flavor on the tongue mellows out as it goes down with a smooth finish.

Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Nov 1, 2007

On tap at Green Dragon Beer NW party--In pour light, appeared to be a deep amber-copper color. Well-sustained creamy head. Big hoppy sweet floral nose. Caramelly and malty with a prevalent citrusness. English malts made it somewhat reminiscent of TG IPA, but not as abbrasive. Yum

alcrist (3), Silver Lake, Indiana, USA
does not count

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	3/10	4/5	5/10	4/5	13/20

Oct 29, 2007

Can’t figure out what’s "brutal" here. 12 oz. bottle in pint glass. Decent head w/ little lacing and typical amber color of a bitter. Not much aroma and flavor is OK but nothing special. I usually expect more from Rogue. Probably won’t bother with this one again.

malrubius (977), Valley Stream, New York, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 29, 2007

12 ounce bottle in pint glass. Hazy yellow-gold with lasting flat head. Mild hoppy aroma with citrus and yeast. Well-balanced flavor with nice honeyish malt character and equal balanced bitterness. Medium-full body and medium carbonation. Not nearly as brutal or as bitter as I remember. In fact, pretty damn tasty.

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