RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Rogue Brutal Bitter

Rogue Brutal Bitter - Premium Bitter/ESB

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
12083.72/5.03.71/5.06.2%99.6English pint
View Statistics  P 

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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
09maso3 (69), vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 7, 2009  
bomber. hazy and orangey with a nice white head. Aroma is of grapefruit hops, not too abrasive. ..but maybe thats because ive been drinking a lot of pliny the elder recently... hops persist in taste but there is also a lovely caramel/licorice malt profile. Finishes clean and bitter. Very smooth. understated but one of the best balanced beers ive had.


 illinismitty (1790), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Aug 7, 2009  
Draft at Jupiters in Champaign, IL. Pours a hazy orange amber with a dissipating off white head. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Aroma of floral hops and fruity esters. Flavor of toffee countered by a bold grapefruity bitterness. Semi dry hoppy finish that is not too clingy. Enjoyable.


 beernovice39 (241), South Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Pours a wonderful gold, thick never ending white head. Light hoppy smell. Bitter at first but not overwhelming....not as bitter as i had hoped but good taste with a dry finish.


reverendj (34), Brunswick, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 29, 2009  
Nice yeasty citrus nose! Beautiful opaque hazy gold colour. Grapefruit, honey, and smooth malt on the tongue with a crisp dryfinish. A little pricey but well worth the cost.


 RHeastings (380), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 29, 2009  
Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pourse a medium gold with a reasonably long-lasting white head. Aromas of grapefruity American hops comethrough through noticeably in the nose, along with some nice background notes of English character malt. The palate starts of assertively bitter, and then melds malt sweetness and complexity with the bitterness to achieve a balance that I would say is about 60/40 hops to malt. The finish is fairly dry. A very well-done American version of a classic and all-too-rare English style.


 Bejaaamin (110), London, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/511/20
Jul 29, 2009  
Light golden appearance. candies, citrus zest, orange, honey. Very sharp & clean, crisp. Hop forward. Pretty good. A little weak, but better than most IPAs.


 Beer Snob (378), Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 29, 2009  
The only negative thing I can say about this beer is that it’s not cheap here in Ontario. But so what? Smells like a trip to the hop forest and tastes bitter - not "Brutal", but beautifully bitter. A wonderful dry finish that leaves the taste buds clamoring for more (okay, it made my mouth water). Wonderful stuff.


 Hopper (277), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 28, 2009  
A golden beer with a small head. Aroma was fruity, yeasty, & sweet. Taste was sweet, fruit, & a tiny dash of chocolate in the taste. Very nice & smooth. As you get to the bottom of the glass it does get more & more bitter but not much. Nice lacing.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Premium Bitter/ESBs

Crooked River Original ESB (3.88)

Oakham Gravity (3.71)

Rogue Brutal Bitter (3.71)

Barleys J. Scott Francis ESB (3.67)

Crouch Vale Santas Revenge (3.65)

Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) (3.63)

Southern Tier Harvest Ale (3.62)

Schlafly Winter ESB (3.61)

Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds Amère Veilleuse (3.58)

Laughing Dog Crotch Sniffing Bastard (3.58)

AleSmith Anvil ESB (3.58)

Victory ESB (3.57)

McNeills Extra Special Bitter Ale (3.56)

Sweetwater Motor Boat (3.55)

The Cambridge House Old Mill Pond ESB (3.54)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC