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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.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
unclemike (1365) - Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA - DEC 10, 2011
Pours an unclear amber orange with a billowing off white head that hangs around a long time. Good lacing throughout. The aroma is of ctirusy hops, mostly tangerine and grapefruit. The taste is very well balanced with the citrus hops and biscuity malt with a medium bitter finish.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
quiznoaz (144) - Arizona, USA - DEC 5, 2011
Cloudy orange pour, head lingers on the edge of the glass. Nice lacing. Big grapefruit aroma with an earthiness behind it. The hoppy bitterness is smooth rather than biting, and fades away to a malty flavor. Pretty good, the flavor lingers nicely, though neither the start nor the end are very complex.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
_angst_ (513) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - DEC 3, 2011
Draught @ the Rover on December 3. Sampled courtesy of Stefan K. Pours hazy orange with a small sticky white head. Smell is hoppy with pine, resin an freshly cut wood. Taste is dry and bitter with lemon juice, pine, resin, grass and wood. Finish is dry and bitter.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Syzzer (216) - Oregon, USA - NOV 28, 2011
ROGUE PORTLAND STATE IPA : Good solid IPA Fairly bitter with dull grapefruit hop+-------

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
loulan (126) - SPAIN - NOV 20, 2011
Bomber purchased at a Guelph LCBO. Pours a dark orange colour. Suds of head and lacing, clumpy really. Smells of hops, but quite faintly ( I should let it warm up a little more). Tastes crisp, bitter tangy on the tongue. Citrus peal like orange zest. Nice brew.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Nikiel (675) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - NOV 18, 2011
Bottle of PSU Bike Beer with Carla. Pours a hazy orange/gold with white foam. Smells sweet with hints of bitterness and citrus. Tastes of bitter orange peel with hints of husky barley, lemon and pepper.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
zizzybalubba (919) - Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA - NOV 14, 2011
22 oz. bottle from Grape & Gourmet. Pours dark orange with a nearly white foamy head. Aroma of grapefruit and fresh cut grass mostly. The flavor offers the bitterness I expected with juicy grapefruit and pineapple and is well balanced in terms of what an American IPA has become. This is a very well done IPA.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
brewbeast (2) - - NOV 13, 2011 does not count
Enjoyed in Rogue’s friendly Portland Pub. A first look showed golden, clear liquid with minimal head from the tap. Truely drinkable and not overly hopped with medium sweetness, lightly bitter,medium body, slick feel, average carbonation, long pleasant finish. Thank you Rogue for keeping beer real. I don’t know about the $30 t-shirts however..seemed a bit commercial for the ROGUE crowd?


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