Rogue Brutal Bitter

	Percentile
	96
	overall

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1230	3.71/5.0	3.71/5.0	6.2%	99.6	English 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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lithy (1725), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Jun 22, 2009

Pale golden-orange with a creamy off white head. Aroma is spicy hops, some citrus, light caramel. Taste is grassy, spicy hops, light grapefruit, sweet toffee.

ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Nov 27, 2003

good bitter. cloudy yellowish color, good smell, better than fullers in my opinion.

joet (1708), Fulton, California, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Jul 26, 2001

Fruit and floral aroma and a smidgen of wet shoe and then POW! A roasty malt and a cornucopia of hops ride bubbling white water into an expansive bitter finish. Talk about Chunky Monkey -- I’ve got massive hunks of something in here. What a ride!

BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 4, 2004

Strong hop and citrus fruit aroma balanced by malty sweetness. Nice taste as its not too bitter, but shows nice signs of hops and malts. Finish is nicely dry and bitter.

shp555 (1683), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Oct 8, 2006 Updated: Dec 6, 2006

One of the only rogue beers I have liked. Poured a reddish brown color with a off white head. Very hoppy aroma. Has a spicy taste with a bitter finish.

blipp (1679), Newark, New Jersey, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jan 15, 2008

Bottle. Appearance: Cloudy orange, thin off white head. Aroma: Very sweet citrus and floral hops. Palate: Medium. Flavor: Floral hops, a bit grassy, citrus, grapefruit, good malt to balance. Overall: This beer has a very pleasant bitter finish. Another good beer from rogue.

sloth (1677), Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Sep 1, 2003

Small offwhite head. Fruity, big oily, piney hop nose! Medium body. Big hop flavor, good mouthfeel. Plenty of malt backing the hops up. Finish is dry, hoppy, bitter, YEA!

Odeed (1675), Bakersfield, California, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 26, 2004

i found this down the street and decided to pick one up at it has been ages.after pouring a little more than half of the 22 into a pint glass i got a nice 1 inch head with a hazey golden brown body.it was a little light in the aroma category,but i could get some citrus in the nose.i was really impressed with the palate.i scensed hops,malts,a bit of bitterness and a dry finish.pretty impressive.

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