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Rogue Brutal Bitter

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96
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12203.72/5.03.71/5.06.2%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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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 (1222), 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...


joverton85 (80), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/56/103/513/20
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
7/104/57/104/514/20
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 click to see why this rating of Rogue Brutal Bitter does not count
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/55/104/513/20
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
7/104/58/104/517/20
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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