Rogue Imperial Youngers Special Bitter

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: American Strong Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

750mL collector swingtop bottle. served at ROGUE- SF. classic! rust colored. sweet aroma. malt flavor of an ESB. flavors of cedar, spruce finish bites for a long time

My favourite "non-seasonal" beer. On draft at Mahar’s Public Bar in Albany, NY. larger head than expected, but even that had a nice richness to it. Definite bite of orange-citrus and... clove?...with a lingering sweetness left on the palate. Felt like a higher ABV by the time the pint was through. Drank very easily, would be hard to pass up whenever spotted on a menu.

750mL swing-top black ceramic bottle. No date. Appearance: Poured into a 26oz imperial pint. 1.5 fingers of fluffy off-white head with lots of retention. Grips the glass leaving bands. Slightly hazy amber colored. Nose: Sweet English malts and some dusty hop/pine cone notes. Palate: Medium-bodied with lots of biscuit and dirty pine cone flavors. Old hops, dry as a bone on the palate, but not scathing. A little fruitiness hides underneath all that hop flavor and bitterness. Notes: Seems like a lot of bittering hops were used, and the flavor hops must be something without the citrus notes. This beer is dry and lovely. Exactly what I was hoping it would be. A little pricey, but a great brew.

Classic English style bitter, reminded me of the pubs of Suffolk and Norfolk. Faint background of fruit, smooth and bitter throughout.

Slightly clouded bright bronze hue with a white creamy head. Citrussy nose with melon, tropical fruit and a hint of honey. Dry crisp, citrussy taste, with a long bitter grapefruit hoppy bite in the finish. Complex and most enjoyable beer with flavour that just keeps coming. Melon, fruits and more.

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.

22oz ceramic bottle. a cloudy orange appearance under a medium sized, creamy, beige head. a blend of citrus and floral hops with some biscuity malts in aroma. unique in flavor by being malt dominated. floral hops add a light bitterness and tea flavors. smooth palate for the abv. creamy as well with mild carbonation. the extra "kick" was produced with much respect to the original YSB and nicely done. delicate and enjoyable.

Liter bottle. Pours a hazy reddish orange with a fluffy/creamy off-white head that did moderate lacing. Smooth aromas of roast malt and fruit/citrus. Even floral. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is a bit of roast malt with a good amount of hop - citrus, even grapefruit? It is bitter. More than I’d expect from 76 IBU. A very smooth and very tasty beer.