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Rogue Brutal Bitter 3.71 1232

Rogue Brutal Bitter

Percentile
96
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12323.71/5.03.71/5.06.2%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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 17thfloor (1496), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 16, 2008    Updated: Apr 18, 2008
Pours hazy orange/amber with a large sudsy/frothy white head. Strong bitter hop aroma... crystal obviously. Some sweet malt and spice as well. Sweet malt, slightly spicy and lots of bitter hops, but also fresh. Definitely some grapefruit. It easy to tell that the wheat malt really lightens up the syrupiness found in other ESB’s. Watery body with zero carbonation; has that Rogue juciness. Great English beer with an American twist.


 tomthompson89 (1489), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 11, 2006  
loved this beer, Rogue is a fav, lotsa nice hops on the nose, bitter flavour, wasn’t really an esb to me but damn not going to argue.


 dmac (1488), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jan 13, 2008  
12 oz bottle purchased at Spirits. Pours a solid orange with a large white frothy head. Citrussy hop aroma with an undertone of malts. Medium mouthfeel with lively carbonation but an overall smoothness is the dominant factor on this one. Flavor of malts, flowers and a slight bitter finish. Wow a beer from Rogue that I actually like, what next Al Sharpton saying something intelligent.


 Strykzone (1484), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 3, 2009  
This beer pours a semi opaque orange brown with a one finger soapy white head that doesn’t last long. Nose is citrus fruit. Flavor is tart citrus hops with a nice bitterness. A bit of effervescence. A nice mix of subtle and bold. A nice bitter although this is not a favored style.


 RCL (1480), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
May 10, 2007  
This is what all summer beers should be. Rich and flavorful without being heavy, cloying or scorchingly hoppy. I coud drink this all day. Explosion of citrusy hops in the aroma and rich malt flavor. Just superb.


 yobdoog (1476), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 11, 2007  
Aroma of nice piney and citrus hoppy beast. Bitter mild sweet. A little strong which I like and very hoppy taste. Balanced still and easy to drink.


 daboskabouter (1470), Fergus, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Mar 25, 2002  
Orange, hazy/cloudy appearance. Organic-sprucelike, citrusy hop aroma. Big hop bite with citrus, grapefruit, grassy, very bitter taste. Love the charicature on the bottle, almost the same face my lager-drinkin budddy made when the hops kicked in. he he.


 IPFreely (1470), Lewiston, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 21, 2004  
On tap, Pizza Plant. Hazy amber, tan head. Full malt prescence offset by some unmistakible Rogue hops. Slightly fruity, leafy hops, toffee flavored malts. Medium to full bodied, slight dryness, bitter finish. Very good.



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