Rogue Brutal Bitter

Huge white long lasting head. Honeyish and lots of hop flavor, brown sugar. Bitter but not so much it becomes hard to drink. A great Beer- $14.99 per six-pack at Lucky Liquors, Miami.

Nice looking beer! Poured a cloudy tangerine with very light carbonation and a colossal monster thick off-white cap that took up over a third of my glass and formed a big fat nipple...mmmmmm...nipple...agamgmmgmmmg. Decent retention thoughout and excellent sticky lacing that left a real mess on the glass. Aroma (insert more drooling)....that thick sweet grapefruit is sooo good. Mild spice with a good dose of wheat. Overall the aroma is nice and soft and made me think of creamy stuff. Oddly enough, I noticed the wheat right off the bat. Then, about two seconds in, never ending grapefruit hops steamroll the wheat. The malts obviously come out alot more after it warmed. Tastes really good. The name is misleading because I was expecting an unearthly ammount of hops: it never occoured to me that this beer was going to be a version of an ESB. Mouthfeel was medium bodied and super creamy throught with a softness that fades quickly to shortlived sharp bitter spikes that mellow shortly after. Leaves a really lengthy bitter finish that hides on the bottom sides of the back of my tongue but is no where near being overpowering. Not my favorite ESB, but an excellent beer overall.

Beer pours a honey brown cloudy body with a large off white cap that lasted forever, on my last couple of chugs I still had a half inch of head left. Aroma seems to be way to hoppy for the style, very sharp and aggressive aroma with way too much hops they seem to be hiding a caramel malt character I’m also getting in this sharp aroma lots of soap, plain old bar of hand soap this seems out of place. Aroma isn’t horrid it’s just not what I wanted for the style. The taste is bitter that’s the first thing you notice and luckily the flavor is not overly hopped like most Rogue beers, I guess I’m tasting soapy grapefruit hops, lots of roasted malts but still the taste is nice and light. Mouth feel seems light but not to soft and has good carbonation interestingly the beer starts off bitter but finishes rather smooth and sweet, I think that’s honey I’m picking up in the finish. In my opinion this is way to hoppy to be a true bitter but it’s still tasty a refreshing I did enjoy drinking it. Review done while watching Gilmore Girls (not my choice)"

Hazy orange colour with big fluffy white head. Huge grassy/floral hop aroma. Hoppy/citrus flavour, wel balanced no very overpowering. Very pleasant.

Pours a hazy, copper color with an average, white, pillowy, fluffy head which is mostly lasting but leaves minimal lace. Nose is fairly simple but enjoyable; most notably is grapefruit, white pepper, light orange peel, and hints at herbal hops, mint, and sweet breads. Flavor is similar with more of a malt presence than the nose; moderate caramel sweetness, moderate bitterness, light sweet breads, some hints at rustic and mint cascade notes, light pepper, and faint orange peel. Palate is medium, lightly oily, and lively. Finishes more bitter than sweet with the light rustic notes, orange peel, and pepper lingering. A unique American ESB with some characteristics of both. Very drinkable and balanced by nice hop flavors, nice bitterness, and some malts. Nice offering from Rogue.

Bottle. Pours golden amber with lasting white frothy head. Nice floral hops. Lightly bitter, spicy with very clean finish. Tasty beer, and easy to drink

On Tap at Taphouse. Nice gold with white head and good lacing. Good floral hops aroma with a hint of vanilla. A good bitter, but not much else going on. A surprisingly clear finish.