 drowland (1380), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 13, 2009 Bomber into a pint glass. Good pour with a thick and dense meringue-like head, complete with peaks. Big citrus hops mixed with sweet malts in flavor and aroma.
BeerChaser0078 (322), Melbourne, Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 10, 2009 Bottle. Pours hazy orange with a fluffy white head which leaves lots of lace. Aroma is very hoppy and has hints of caramel, musk and citrus. Flavour is also hoppy with citrus and caramel as well as touches of spice and earthiness. Very smooth, almost creamy, mouthfeel. This is a great beer from Rogue, excellently balanced, shows off the hops in their best possible light.
swoopjones (1897), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 7, 2009 On tap @ Coles, Buffalo NY. Golden Orange color with nice head. Nice strong bitter aroma, citrusy & caramel malts. Hop forward taste, sweet malts, well balanced. Damn good beer
alexanderj (2227), Chino Hills, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 6, 2009 Bottle; can’t believe I haven’t gotten around to trying this one. Poured a pretty pure orange color with a big fluffy, off white head. Aroma of caramel malt, biscuit and fruity, citrus hops. Flavors was really great for its style; deserves its lofty rating in my opinion. Citrus and spice/earthy, with a good balance of fruit and a good tasting caramel. Could drink this one all day (especially a summer day)
gracefullypunk (299), Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 2, 2009 on tap at collins pub. well balanced between hops and malts. pours a orangey gold with little head. aromas of spicy hop and light malts. quite smooth with tastes of more of the same.
humulushound (113), British Columbia, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
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
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
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 (158), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
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.
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