Rogue Brutal Bitter 3.71 1257

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
1257	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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mcberko (230), British Columbia, Canada

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

Feb 8, 2010

Pours a cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is hops and spices. Flavour is hops, yeast and spices. Excellent ESB.

Maltajo (122), TARRYTOWN, New York, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Feb 7, 2010

650 ml bomber. Nice deep amber pour with a crisp bold hop taste. Sweet tea aroma with an unforgettable palet. Enjoy

weihenweizen (138), West Virginia, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	8/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 7, 2010

Refrigerated bottle poured into a glass. Pours a clear copper with nice head. Taste is bready malt and spicy hops, and has a floral ale flavor. I wouldn’t say the bitterness is overwhelming, in fact this one has a really nice flavor.

curly (1035), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 6, 2010

Pours cloudy orange with a big foamy beige head. Aroma of pine, grapefruit and orange.Taste is bitter resin with a swet citrus balance but bitterness seems to prevail throughout. Medium body, soft carbonation, long bitter finish.

obguthr (1137), Poquoson, Virginia, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	7/10	2/5	6/10	1/5	12/20

Jan 16, 2010

Orange and caramel nose. Cloudy gold, no head. Orange peel. Not strong nor outstanding.

CanIHave4Beers (980), Des Moines, Iowa, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jan 15, 2010

Pours a deep red color with a medium head that leaves plenty of lace and sticks around the whole pint. The aroma is fruity and hoppy with some floral and pine aromas, somewhat one dimensional but very nice. The flavor has some melon some pine sappiness with lightly herbal and earthy tones with orange and grapefruit and all the while keeping a nice toasty biscuit maltiness. This is one very well put together beer.

Enjoyit (1809), Vadum, Denmark

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Jan 15, 2010

Clear copper of color with an orange white head. An aroma of malt, hops and grass. A flavor of hops, bread, grass and notes of grapefruit.

yemenmocha (537), Glendale, Arizona, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Jan 13, 2010

Pours slightly hazy straw yellow with generous white head. Extremely clean & fresh scent on aroma with hop citrus. Fairly simple and straightforward. On the palate the ale is quite tame considering the name. Not much "brutal" about it, other than the price. Overall hop tang dominates and bit of sourness, finishes with a suggestion of alcohol. Could be a lot better. Easy to drink though. Disappointed.

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