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Rogue Brutal Bitter

Rogue Brutal Bitter

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94
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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Rogue Ales

Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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10133.72/5.03.72/5.06.2%99.5 English pint P  Stats

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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killtuba (11), Burke, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20

May 14, 2008  
good bitter - fantastic aroma and color. flavor is good but not great, more american than british, which is how i like my bitters

 fredandboboflo (440), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Bottle. Aroma almost IPA-like in citrus and tropically fruity malt, but toastiness starts to come out upon warming. Flavor definitely much more ESB-like with toast and burnt toast and restrained hop bitterness. Tropical fruits remain. On the thin side. Decent.


 Jblauvs (150), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Light orange pour, light off white head. Mellow, light aromas of some fruits and hops. Bitter, mellow malt, some biscuit, after sitting for a bit some sweet fruits come through. Very enjoyable


 Stew41 (859), Caulfield, Australia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Slightly murky but brightly coloured (copper) appearance with no head to speak of. Lifted and well fruited nose with some passionfruit and fresh tropical fruits. Relatively settled in the mouth as a kick of bitterness and fizz comes through, and somewhat appropriate. A fair whack of the tropical fruit bowl coming through in the back palate as well. I think you would need to drink this quite cold as I can imagine the sweet flavours could thicken up as the beer warms up.


 LilBeerDoctor (442), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy dull orange with a small light tan head. Aroma is quite hoppy- lots of citrus hops, slight fruitiness. Flavor is similar- citrus hops, apple skins, tropical fruits, sweet malt. Palate is a little weak. Sweet, fruity, tasty.


 jonno (151), Japan
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Solid ESB, but missing something in translation. The hops are prevelant, but not distinctive




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