Rogue Brutal Bitter

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

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.

Golden with a high and dense lacing head. Perfumed and hoppy aroma with flavours of citrus, lime and grape that really kicks in towards the end! Excellent bitter!

Very accurate to name. Personally prefer with spicy food. Overall good beer.

22 oz bottle: Wow! A totally unexpected but great beer. This is huge departure from a traditional Bitter but definitely makes it own mark. A great hoppy citrus aroma. Signature west coast grapefruit and piney mix. Looks outstanding in my pint glass with a deep bright amber and light head and sediment. A great beer to look at. The flavor is grapefruit and malty goodness very well balanced. The hop bitterness while not "brutal" is definitely evident and thankfully does not linger on the palate. A brilliant variation on a great tradition. A super session choice.

wow....not a big esb guy but this one caught my attention...flavor sweet...light notes of hazelnut and carme. the palate was some what thick and very very very smooth...barely any bitterness...???..would def drink again.

nice orange color, lacy white head, great floral hop aroma, and excellent flavor, piney, cascade hops, not too much hop overload, especially in the finish. Great bear, will buy again and again.

bomber shared with RyanMac13, beerguyryan. beerguyryans bottle. pours hazy orange with a mid sized off-white head. balanced aromas of sweet caramel malts and hops. flavours are spot on. very well balanced with nothing over-powering anything else. i could session this one.

Sweet fruity aroma, copper/amber in color, not much head. Gorgeous taste! Great balance, lively citrus flavor (almost grapefruit-like) with a little bit of caramel. Nice bitter hoppy finish. nothing brutal about it. I can’t think of a better ESB I’ve had.