Rogue Imperial Youngers Special Bitter

Ceramic 750 that has been in the cellar probably too long. Pours orange with a tan head. nose is malty and sweet perhaps a touch oxidized. Taste is sweet and light and malty with some bitterness. good beer probably past its prime.

Cloudy amber,small beige head.Hop/malt nose.Malt start nicely hopped.Good rich malt bacbone, lasting hop finish

Draft - Max’s. Dark copper, creamy off white head. Soft pine and tropical fruit aromas lay on notes of sweet caramel biscuit. Moderate bitterness with light swirls of grapefruit zest and piney spruce balancing on a toasty malt backbone. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, bitter finish. A nice hop fix without a major bite. Well made...

750 ml ceramic bottle. pours a deep orange, almost red with a small white head. some citrus and piney hops in the aroma. nice palate - light to medium body with a solid amount of hops and grapefruit on the front, while smooth and malty on the sides. Finishes with a good amount of sweet bitterness. Very drinkable and very nice... but Rogue definitely overprices their ceramic bottle line. At $15 / bottle, it doesn’t measure up... but it is worth drinking...

Growler from Bierkraft. Disclaimer: the keg came labeled Black Brutal, or something like that, which it’s clearly not. The guys at the store had it narrowed down to a couple of beers, this is the one I think it is/it seems to be. If anyone has any better info than I do, I’m glad to change the rating. Hazy orange beer with a big white head. Hoppy and sweet aroma characterized by flowers and grapefruit. Nicely balanced nose. Good hops up front with a big round finish and smooth bitterness. It could use some more carbonation. Nicely brewed.

Ceramic swing top bottle. Lots of citrus on the aroma. Not bright like an IPA, more like muddled or dried. Apricot, grapefruit and mango. Some sweeter caramel malt. Pours a relatively unattractive murky orangish brown with a rocky off-white head. Earthy hops, soap, tree bark, caramel and toffee on the tongue. Interesting. Medium bodied with a fairly bitter finish.

750 ml ceramic swing top bottle poured a clear copper with a large lasting amber head. Aromas of light oxidation, carmel, earthiness, pine and light grapefruit. Palate was light to medium bodied and crisp. Flavors of carmel, eartthiness, light pine and grapefruit with a crisp lingering moderatly bitter finish.

Bottle courtesy of Degarth. Thanks Joe. Kind of surprised this only has 60 ratings. Odd from a brewery this big, but I guess this didn’t make it a lot of places. Anyways, onto the beer. Amber body with some red in it. Soapy white head, 2 fingers thick, fully lasting and some nice lacing. Nose of grass, pine, oily resins, citrus hops, caramel and toffee malts and some light skunky notes. Flavor is heavy on the hops and pine notes, with a pretty nice malt backing to go along with it. Something just seems to be a little off in the flavor, but I really can’t pin it down. Light to medium bodied, some astringency. Oily palate, very slick mouthfeel. Finish is bitter and sweet from the caramel, medium lasting power. Decent.