3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dank, northwest hops spring up from the glass. A hazy golden with firm white head. Hops explode on the forepalate but quickly fade giving way to a malty beer. The beer is actually slick, eschewing the usualy bite of IPAs. A very drinkable/sessionable IPA. Bitterness seems a little subdued, especially for an IPA known as Brutal.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Served on draft at Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a hazy orange color with a thin head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of floral and citrus hops, caramel and a faint buttery note. The taste is bitter floral and citrus hops. some resin, nutty notes and caramel. Medium bodied. Nice beer.
3.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Very good - I bought under the Rogue brutal bitter name. Would never have bought if called an IPA. Very good - crisp beer!
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JAN 17, 2012 Probably the best Rogue ale I’ve had. A hop explosion that isn’t too over the top, it really is a hard beer to categorize, but a great ale none the less.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
23rd March 2009
Cloudy amber beer with a thick white head. Soft palate, a little frothy in the mouth. Mild hops from the mid to the soft and slightly dry finish. Really not Brutal after all!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pale deep amber orange pour white head ..... taste of citrusy cascade hops and sweet crystal malts ..... nice aroma of citrusy hops sweet malts not brutal bitter but bitter an ok ipa ... Its exactly as described just a tad overrated but sessionable
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From bottle. OK, I was quite surprised to see the high ratings by others of this one, but I’m sticking with my opinion. Perhaps this bottle was an outlier. Vastly overrated. Tastes like fat tire. Trivial IBUs. This thing is anything but brutal. No hoppy fruity aroma whatsoever. Some grain. That’s about it. Not impressed. But then, I’m rarely impressed by Rogue. With the name of this one, I was hoping for something better.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
draft and bottles. I’m not sure when this beer went from just good to amazing. in the vein of classic british real ale bitter (maris otter / two-row pale) it has a golden hue with slight haze from light filtration (centrifuged?), medium-high apparent attenuation, and a classic rich, snappy cracker and nut flavor. made entirely with crystal hops, it’s appropriately spicy, pungent and floral, with vibrant (and highly acidic) dried citrus rind. exceptionally frothy and full while also delicately soft. the pacman yeast has a light to moderate doughiness, and the phenols add to the hop spiciness. perhaps my favorite IPA (if we’re calling it that, which we should) of the moment. damn shame distribution is so limited.
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