4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
pours orange wth soapy white head. aroma of pine and hops, taste is citrus, grapefrit good smooth hopps, impressed
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle bought at Høkeren, Copenhagen. A well balanced and extremely drinkable ipa, not at all as brutal as the label wants you to believe. Good beer!
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Backlog august 2010, bottle at Olympen Oslo- sold as Brutal Bitter.
Golden color, good foam
Medium body & complexity
Good bitter taste, well integrated hops
Very enjoyable
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. The pour was a light hazy orange with a huge (3-4 finger) white frothy head that was mostly diminishing and had some fair spotty lacing.
The aroma was kind of mild of a light biscuit malt, citrus hops and a cobweb scented yeast with notes caramel and citrus (grapefruit).
The taste was bitter and lightly sweet with a caramel presence early on, and progressed into a nice bitter hoppy taste that was a tad acidic with a note or citrus towards the end. The flavor hung on for a long while with a tasty hoppy citrus finish.
Mouthfeel was light in body and dry in texture with a medium carbonation.
Overall a nice basic IPA that was hoppy, citrusy and quite tasty with an awesome drinkability...
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle-fantastic crystal hop aroma,full bodied, golden amber in colour. Well made IPA, with a good malt hit up front, then a great hit of hop bitterness on the finish. Great beer.
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3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap. Pours hazy copper with thin, creamy white head; short retention and minimal lacing. Aroma is citrus and floral hops, bread malt, orange peel, herbs, light yeast. Flavor is balanced malt and hops (light bitterness) with medium citrus esters; dry finish. Medium body, carbonation, and warmth.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz bomber pours cloudy amber with a white head. Aroma of citrus and pine. Taste was citrus hops and a bit of malt. Not brutal either.
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3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
With a name like brutal bitter, it better be more bitter than this. Another Oregon IPA that misses the mark for a west coast version of the style. I like this beer but it was not a hop driven ale.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Barcelona Beer Festival 2012. Gold to copper colour, thin white head, long-lasting, some lace. Medium bodied, light carbonated. Tastes light bitter, not so agressive hopped, some resin notes, long low bitter finish.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Molto buona questa ipa, beverina non moato amara,e ti lascia un retrogusto ottimo, leggermente amaro!
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