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Rogue Brutal Bitter 3.71 1236

Rogue Brutal Bitter

Percentile
96
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12363.71/5.03.71/5.06.2%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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 daknole (3028), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 19, 2008  
I have had ths a number of times but forgot to rate it...here goes! Pours an cloudy amberish color. head is hoppy and some malt too. Hops hit you pretty hard, but this isn’t the most amazing IPA by any stretch. I wish the body were fuller and richer. Still pretty good though.


 presario (3009), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/516/20
Mar 6, 2005  
I didn’t know there was such a thing as and Imperial Bitter. Isn’t beer a wonderful discovery. Dark cloudy orange with a big head. Aroma was unexpectedly mild. Could probably sell it in a couple of style categories. Definately for hop lovers. Orange and grapefruit flavours. I found the bitter finish delicious.


 rauchbier (3004), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 4, 2003  
Bottle conditioned. Hazy amber, initialy good white head soon dissolving to thin cover of bubbles, moderate condition. Excellent pine resin hop aromas with some trace of tangerines and malt. In the mouth the hop flavour dominates with some yeastiness developing. Powdery dry and hop bitter in the finish with more yeast. Big and hoppy but not as complex as 90 minute IPA.


 SledgeJr (3003), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/103/517/20
Jan 3, 2005  
On tap at Barley’s Taphouse in Asheville, NC. Fantastic hop aroma. While it almost burns your nose, you can still smell some sweetness. Amazingly enough, this is not an unpleasant bitter taste. Amber in color. Say, this isn’t so brutal. I like.


 larsga (2992), Oslo, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 17, 2008  
Medium offwhite head. Hazy orange body. Firm sweet malty aroma with resiny hop background and toffee notes. Dry-sweet deep malty taste with a powerful resiny citric hop complement. Balanced and powerful. Dry dandelion pine needle and resin hop aftertaste with lemony notes. Very nice and highly drinkable. (0.355l bottle, Beer Palace, Oslo. Tasted like it was a bit old. Should rerate.)


 ante (2969), Stockholm, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 24, 2004    Updated: Oct 20, 2005
(sampled bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival) hazy dark golden, rich white head. Suddenly only piney bitter hops is in the air. Bitter grapefruity flavour with a raw maltiness. Bitter, bitter, bitter finish of grapefruit. Simple beer but that’s just fine.


 BMan1113VR (2946), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 21, 2008  
Very nice brew. Aroma is a pretty combonation of floral hops and cassis with a touch of raspberry. The appearence of this fine bitter is a barely hazy medium orange with an average sized off-white head with great lacing. The taste rounds out a bit bitter and fruity. Goes down quite well.


 bb (2941), Martinez, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 23, 2004  
Draft. Hazy amber color with a big off-white head. Big grapefruit aroma. Taste shows some malt backing, but it’s mostly citrus and pine. Fairly easy drinking for a beer of this type.



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