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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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 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2009

Date: June 09, 1997
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Appearance: amber, whispy head
Aroma: strong grapefruit aroma
Flavor: more grapefruit flavor than juice, nice sourness, lip puckering, nice long bitterness start to finish, not just for breakfest

Date: June 09, 1997
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Score: iiii to iii
Appearance: light hazy amber, thin head, thick lace
Aroma: strong nw hop aroma
Flavor: evident malt sweetness balanced with lots of hop flavor and lingering bitterness

Date: October 16, 1998
Mode: cask
Source: real ale fest
bigger fresher hop nose, no sweetness, very balanced, long bitter finish

Date: October 27, 2002
Mode: Firkin
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Appearance: big frothy white head cascading down the side of the mug as the beer inside slowly cascades into a hazy burnt orange liquid
Aroma: fresh grassy hop aroma
Flavor: big burst of grapefruit laden hop flavor that lingers forever

Date: April 23, 2005
Score: iiii to iii
pleasant floral hop aroma, nice sweet malt base with a nice esb like bitter finish

Date: October 24, 2008
Mode: cask
Source: summits woodstock
Appearance: muddy orange, frothy beige head
Aroma: sweet citrus aroma
Flavor: lots of citrus hop flavor backed up by a slightly sweet crystal malt, touch of fruity tangerine

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4


 Oakes (8142), Kowloon, Hong Kong
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 26, 2001    Updated: Jul 12, 2006
re-rate pending


 fiulijn (7500), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
May 6, 2006  
Cloudy light amber color. Very nice fruity hoppy aroma (oranges). Medium body strength, but with good malt and fruity hop. Quite bitter at the end. Very good American Ale.


 KimJohansen (7149), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Clear amber with huge off hite head. Failry sweet aroma with fruity and mild hoppy notes. Flavor likewise with a mild bitter end.


 argo0 (7011), Washington DC, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 24, 2002  
Nice grapefruit hoppiness in the aroma translates well into the flavor. Great aftertaste. Minimal malts. Lovely unfiltered orangy body. Not brutal, just a good bitter.


 harrisoni (6946), Ashford, Kent, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 4, 2005  
Cask @ GBBF Cloudy amber colour, sweetish fruit nose some citrus fruit, strong citric hop finish, excellent beer to start the 2005 beer festival on.


 DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 22, 2009  
Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 25/09/2009 Hoppy aroma. Small white head. Golden coloured hoppy and fruity pineapple flavour with a crisp and slightly dry malt finish.


 TBone (6850), Pori, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 23, 2005  
Bottled
Hazy orange, small white head. Strong aroma of flowery hops, barley and honey. Nicely balanced hoppy mouthfeel with hints of wheat. Long dry hoppy aftertaste.



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