Rogue Imperial Youngers Special Bitter

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival 2008. A red-amber beer with a huge orangey head. The aroma is sweet maty with primary notes of caramel, but also light notes of hops. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of hops lending it a strong bittereness, but also medium notes of fruti, leading to a dry bitter finish.

Clear amber with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with toasted malt, Caramel and hoppy notes. Flavour likewise with grassy hops giving it a bitter finish.

Tap at Ginger Man. Ruddy amber beer with a thin white head. Aroma is lightly toasty with a touch of light piney hoppiness. The flavour is quite astringent and hoppy. Very pithy/piny bitterness. Initially the hops clobber everything else. As it warms up, it improves it significantly. The nose shows a lightly floral/fruity character. Some light citrus and pine. Very hoppy finish witha very lean peppery character throughout. It’s okay, but it’s definitely not great.

I love the regular YSB so I was pretty pumped to try this super-sized version. Pours a hazy orange amber with an orange-tinted creamy head. Sweet toffee, and a mixture of earty and resinous hop aroma fill the nose. The palate strikes a perfect balance between chewy toffee malts and generous (but not overpowering) hop character. I think there is some criticism here about this beer not being ";imperial enough";, but I don’t think that detracts from it’s overall quality, craftsmanship, and drinkability. I found it to be delicious!;

Poured from the ceramic bottle a copper color with off-white head. Aroma was piney hops and bready malts. Flavor was bitter hops balanced by sweet and bready malts. Medium body and a nice bitter finish. Tasted like a good English bitter ale.

Dark amber with white head. Malty nose. Another big brew. Malty and hoppy big on the tongue. Hops dominate but full body provides a nice balance.

750 ml bottle-pours a rich tan head and copper color. Aroma is earthy/herbal/leafy hops (English), medium malt, fruit. Taste is semi dry earthy/herbal/leafy hops bite -(English), medium malt, fruit, alcohol. Medium body. Thanks JWC215 for sharing.

Draught @ WABF 2008. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Fruity malty hoppy aroma with some piney hints. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor with some hints of pine needles and grapefruit. Malty hoppy bitter finish with a long bitter aftertaste.