Rogue Brutal Bitter

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

Bottle. Aroma of citrus and pine. Very pleasant mouthfeel. Flavor of pine hops, fruit, and malt. Nice bitterness.

Small, off white head atop a cloudy, amber/orange color. Aromatic, spicy, hoppy nose with the emphasis on grapefruit. Well carbonated, medium-bodied mouthfeel. Taste was, aptly, bitter, and overwhelmed the descriptive malt profile. Much preferred over the Youngers Special Bitter.

Decent hop aroma, though intensity is low. Moderately bodied, with decent mouthfeel. Caramelly sweet, with a dryish finish. Hops are curious without being particularly interesting. Somewhere between northwestern citrusy and english and german hops, but doesn't quite work for me.

Nice cloudy amber body looks big and has a big frothy white head to back it up. Beer turns out to be quite big and chewy. Nose has a lot of hops in it (spruce, resin) that practically hide the malt and yeast. Also smells like pears and white wine. Taste starts out sweet and quickly gives way to bitterness and a long finish. Nice to see something like this done without the use of cascades or dry-hopping.

12oz - A nice hop aroma balanced out with carmel malt and a little nuttiness. Pours cloudy orange-brown with nice quickly dissapating head leaving great lacing. Flavor is malt first, a little hazelnut, the the hops kick in. Palate is clean and smooth. A tasty brew.

Brown bottle, 650 ml, best before 31C09, gift from Steve Gamble, savoured on May 17 2008; eye: burnt orange, hazy, white head that turns into a ring, nice lacing, no effervescence; nose: resinous hops, grapefruit, a bit of bubble gum, caramel, pin, light earthy; mouth: attack in hops that remains throughout the sip, grapefruit, caramel, pine, soapy gum, finale in grapefruit with a hint of caramel, light astringency, rather bitter, lightly sweet, medium body, a bit harsh, average carbonation, mild astringency; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, meilleure avant 31C09, cadeau de Steve Gamble, savourée le 17 mai 2008; œil : orange brûlé, voilée, mousse blanche qui se transforme en un petit anneau, bonne dentelle, pas d’effervescence; nez : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, gomme balloune, caramel, pin, léger terreux; bouche : attaque en houblon qui demeure tout au long, pamplemousse, caramel, pin, gomme-savon, finale en pamplemousse avec une pointe de caramel, légère astringence, plutôt amère, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, texture un peu rugueuse, carbonatation moyenne, astringence moyenne; en résumé : bien aimé

Well made, although not very British in flavor. Pours a light orange in color, a bit hazy and with a perfect white head. Aroma is very bitterish, sulfur, malty, slightly grassy, slightly rotten, little tart. Flavor is pretty reminisent of an American pale, moderately bitter(but not aciditic) mixed with malty sweetness. Finish is very balanced upfront and slighty dry on the tail end.

Bottle poured orange amber with a nice thick head. Aroma of hops and citrus. Flavor is light hops citrus, spice with a easy bitter hop sting on the palate. Good.