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Rogue Youngers Special Bitter

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bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5413.49/5.03.48/5.04.8%96English pint
Commercial Description:
YSB is amber in color with a mild hoppy finish. Brewed with a blend of 2-row Harrington and Crystal malts, Willamette and East Kent Golding hops.
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 rauchbier (2996), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 22, 2006  
Bottle, from Sainsburys. Amber, thin white head and gentle condition. Heady aromas of sweet toffee and caramel, American hops and citrus orange notes mixing pleasantly. Much more subdued in the mouth with an initial fruity sweetness and gentle background yeastiness before swinging towards a dry hoppiness. Long juicy hop bitter finish with some linering dry nuttiness.


 unclemattie (2401), Georgia, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/510/105/519/20
Aug 8, 2006  
This beer is offered on CASK at the HORSEBRASS PUB in Portland, OR. (AKA Billy) Amber color, beautiful lacing on the english imperial pint glass. perfectly balanced w a bitter finish. I wish all English Style Beers had a body like this beer. Perfect texture. Plus it goes great with a Tradional English Breakfast!


GreenwoodAP (4), Chicago, Illinois, USA
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3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 29, 2006  
Poured with a deep brown color and single-fingered cream/beige head that had some staying power. Aroma is faintly hoppy, but lasting scent after it settled. I agree with the lemonade/citrus flavor comments. Overall, it had a crisp and pleasant bitterness to it, but not one of my favorites as a regular or special beer.


 MartinT (5050), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 12, 2006  
Any first impressions?
-A ring sits around the unfiltered dark orange.
-Shining resinous, wooden, herbal hops are muddled by the prevalent yeastiness.
-Caramel maltiness and walnuts are bothered by the manipulative yeast presence.
-You end up with the impression of a uniform flavoring in a near-flaccid mouthfeel.

What if you dig deeper?
-Wooden hop bitterness flattens out, as the yeast takes over the finish.
-The citrus fruit doesn’t manage to alleviate the yeasty sweetness.
-This American take on the bitter style must be better when you get a cleaner bottle.

Bottle; no date.


 Rastacouere (5552), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/102/512/20
Jun 11, 2006  
Quickly fading white head leaves a light amber body that displays a slight haze. Soapy, citrusy, herbal and fruity (lemonade, honeymelon) hops nose is muted by the strongly yeasty profile comprising unfortunate metallic leanings. Otherwise, rather typical American crystal malts give a good sweet, almost toasty backbone that is competently attenuated. Powerful carbonation removes a bit from the English aspirations, making for a not quite aggressive, but certainly tongue-biting factor that cuts the flavour short.


 jennajlover (101), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/516/20
Jun 6, 2006  
Copper to reddish in color, very clear, nice lacy head, very maltynice hop balance.good finish


 NachlamSie (1637), Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Jun 1, 2006  
bottle. Pours a copper hue with a nice white head. The aroma is full of caramel and a bit of paper and floral notes. Flavor is fairly sweet with the bitterness delivered in a semi-plastic-like fashion but also with grassier notes. It’s a little thin, but not terrible all around. Not my first Rogue of choice though.


 ryan (1775), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 25, 2006  
Draft at Friscos. Clear amber body, no head. The aroma is floral and medicinal. The flavor is floral, grassy, light pale malts. Mouthfeel is thin, slightly soapy.



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