Rogue Youngers Special Bitter

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Newport, Oregon USA

22oz bottle, hazy amber hue, with a white head, but falls quickly, biscuity malt nose, with a light nutty note, a faint toffeeish accent, with some floral citrus hops, in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with some biscuity and toasted malts, with a faint citrusy accent, with a mild bitter flowery hop character, with a smooth toffeeish and nuttiness note, leading towards a citrus hop bittering finish.

Bottle from Sainsburys. Amber coloured with a moderate white head. Aromas of caramel orange peel and citrus hops. Flavour started with some fruity malt before a very long hoppy finish. Very good and the best of the Rogue beers sold briefly by Sainsbury’s.

The one I had was only available in Pittsburgh at the Fat Head Saloon. You can smell the hops. Its an amber color, full to medium body, Sorta has an Unsweetened iced tea aftertaste. Hoppy but not overwhelming. Delicious.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy, dark reddish-orange body with a medium-sized, off-white head. Smell: Either a component within the aroma or the combination of grapefruit, citrus, and sweet-smelling malts reminds me of shredded mild cheddar cheese. Taste: Earthy, toasted malt flavors upfront with a bit of buttery caramel sweetness. Hops provide a gentle citrusy, spicy finish. Some yeast flavors manage to creep into the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Moderate carbonation. Drinkability: The kind of easy drinking you’d expect from this type of beer, although, as is often the case, I would’ve preferred a bit less carbonation.

12 oz bottle pours a copper color with a one finger head with moderate retention. Aroma is floral hops and complex malts. Taste is like a hopped brown ale. Chocolately and burnt malts meld with a hoppy floral presence. Nice bitterness level. Mouthfeel is fine. One 12oz serving was enough for me. I had to keep reminding myself to drink it because it just didn’t call my name for some reason.

Draught, perhaps a little too cold. Colour a medium brown with a slim fast receding head, much lacing. Colour a medium brown. Faing hoppy aroma. Middling flavour with a slim body, mild hoppiness. Not all that bitter in the finish. I would call this a mild, rather than a bitter. It did improve as the beer warmed, which made me think it was served too cold.

Bottle courtesy of Okbeer: Poured a medium brown color ale with a medium light brown head with better then average retention. Aroma of English hops is dominating with nice floral aspects. Taste is dominated by English hops and provides a lot of dryness. I thought the malt was a bit too discreet and some caramel malt would have brought some sweetness to balance the dryness form the hops. Body is quite full with some medium carbonation.

Bomber. Lightly hazy orange amber with a thin beige head. Sweet orange and spice nose. Light to medium body. Somewhat dry herbal bitter flavor, pretty one dimensional. OK.