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RATINGS: 1502   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.7   IBU: 59   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BelgiskOlklub (728) - Viby J, DENMARK - OCT 21, 2009
Large off-white lasting head and a hazy golden body. Light malt aroma and heavy hop aroma of flowers and grass. Medium body, oily texture and a bitter finish. Moderate sweet and heavy bitter. Nice bitterness but still well balanced flavor.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
patricks110 (815) - Alberta, CANADA - OCT 17, 2009
Dark orange pour with a huge creamy white head. Aroma of hops and caramel malts with notes of nuts, toffee and fruits.Taste is creamy and hoppy with hints of nuts and caramel. Overall a great ESB and a beer I will drink over and over again.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
arondee (364) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - OCT 14, 2009
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass. It pours a dark orange color with a creamy white head that shrunk to a quarter inch and never went down from there. Tons of lacing and good carbonation. Aroma is floral hops and caramel. Taste is slightly bitter, malty, caramel, and dried fruit. Creamy mouthfeel. This beer is super easy to drink and wasn’t nearly as bitter as suggested by the name. I really enjoyed it.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
DeadGirl (473) - La Jolla, California, USA - OCT 11, 2009
UPDATED: OCT 18, 2009 Poured a hazy orange/light brown from a 650ml. bottle into a pint glass: Aroma of faint caramel malts, citrus hops, and earth. Flavors are big on the citrus and other fruits such as apricot. Great lingering, bitter finish. Drinkability: A distinguished balance between fruity and bitter makes this ale truly enjoyable. Rebuy: Right away. #136 on 11102009, DG.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
sfhodense (3254) - Odense NØ, DENMARK - OCT 11, 2009
Pours golden with a large white head. Aroma is malt and light citrus hop. Flavour is malt, bitter, grape and citrus hop.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Svesse (4215) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - OCT 4, 2009
(Draught at Stockholm Beer Festival, 26 Sep 2009) Amber colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with caramel, toffee, orange and lots of fresh hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of orange, caramel, dried fruit and a generous citrussy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Fresh hop character but the bitterness isn’t quite as brutal as expected (but then I had Moylans Hopsickle just before this one). Very nice beer though.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
rosenbergh (3145) - Helsinki, FINLAND - OCT 3, 2009
355 bottle. Finland. Hazy reddish brown colour with almost no head. Sweetish yeasty and hoppy aroma. Bitter hoppiness in flavour with some sweetness, grapefruit and hoppy bitter aftertaste. Very Rogue-like brew.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
triodes (7) - California, USA - OCT 2, 2009 does not count
An old staple in the Rogue family and well deserved. Easy to find. Reliable solid bitter, hoppiness just right for what it is. Not a pale ale, but a cousin.


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