Rogue Brutal Bitter

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Newport, Oregon USA

Sweet fruity aroma, copper/amber in color, not much head. Gorgeous taste! Great balance, lively citrus flavor (almost grapefruit-like) with a little bit of caramel. Nice bitter hoppy finish. nothing brutal about it. I can’t think of a better ESB I’ve had.

Really nice. I was surprised. Nice citrus hoppy flavor and mega floral aroma. Low alcohol and perfect drinkability. Very good. Can’t wait to have another!

12 oz bottle pours a hazy orange. Aroma is grassy hops. Flavor of a little malt and lots of bitter hops. Nothing overwhelming just a nice balance.

22oz bottle - Poured copper color with medium head. Aroma is lemony sour and also citrus with nice hop scent. Taste is sour like good lemonade and very smooth with suddle hop flavor. This is another great brew from Rogue Ales, not overly bitter like the label may say. I am rerating this beer due to the several Brutal Bitters I have been drinking lateley. This beer is very drinkable and finishing a 6 pac is no problem and has you wanting more. If you have not tried this beer, try it and you will not regret it.

Very nice brew. Aroma is a pretty combonation of floral hops and cassis with a touch of raspberry. The appearence of this fine bitter is a barely hazy medium orange with an average sized off-white head with great lacing. The taste rounds out a bit bitter and fruity. Goes down quite well.

Orangish amber color with white head and cloudy appearance. Without a doubt the best ESB I have ever tried.

Not quiet an IPA but close, good bitter but nothing lip-smacking or tough to drink. Finishes very clean.

bottle. pour reminds me of a cloudy homemade iced tea. smells of citrusy hops. flavor is mostly of hops. pine,lemon, and orange. big hop finish. as noted previously sort of a one note beer but the one note it shows is quite enjoyable.