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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.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
daniele (2529) - ITALY - SEP 12, 2011
ambrata buona schiuma piuttosto persitente naso agrumato luppolato con leggere note erbacee in bocca discreto maltato finale amro agrumato

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
dmac (2510) - Toms River, New Jersey, USA - JAN 13, 2008
12 oz bottle purchased at Spirits. Pours a solid orange with a large white frothy head. Citrussy hop aroma with an undertone of malts. Medium mouthfeel with lively carbonation but an overall smoothness is the dominant factor on this one. Flavor of malts, flowers and a slight bitter finish. Wow a beer from Rogue that I actually like, what next Al Sharpton saying something intelligent.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
esjaygee (2496) - Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA - DEC 13, 2008
Medium yellow with a medium white head. Aroma of mild citrus, caramel and sweet malt. Taste of malt and citrus with a medium bitter finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
OhioDad (2491) - Hilliard, Ohio, USA - JUN 28, 2005
12 oz bottle - Poured cloudy amber with a short white head. Aroma of grapefruit and some grass and some spice. Flavor is mostly hops.. a little grain. On the palate this is medium bodied crisp and clean and finishes with a bitter almost sour aftertaste. This was a good ESB.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
TURDFERGUSON (2490) - Carrboro, North Carolina, USA - OCT 24, 2007
Bottle from TJ’s. Trying to get around to rating some of the beers I started my career with. Muddy, orangish tan with thin white lace. Aroma is slighty hoppy with a nice malt character. Flavor is dead-on for the best esb’s I’ve had. Slightly hoppy with a nice bitter finish amidst and slightly thick body. Alcohol well hidden, and a nice bitter, hoppy finish. Hops aren’t overdone so much to make this an ipa like some esb’s are. Rogue’s best non-stout in my opinion.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
SpringsLicker (2487) - Tennessee, USA - FEB 16, 2004
Deep amber that pours a big head of just off white. Grassy citrus hop aroma. Hop bitterness dominates the flavor and continues into the finish. At the finish is the only hint of any maltiness in this beer. Excellent ESB.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jredmond (2471) - Manhattan, New York, USA - AUG 21, 2009
Bottle split with Pat. Pours a bright, hazy orange body. The aroma is hops. The flavor is smooth, well brewed hop taste.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
robertsreality (2460) - Minnesota, USA - NOV 29, 2004
Orange/Amber Coloring. Very Hoppy Aroma...Flavor Doesn’t Disappoint Those Initial Nasal Findings...Hoppy To the Point Where You Question Whether This Should be an IPA Over a Bitter. Mild Malt Tones But Overall Your Hops Rule The Day.


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