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Rogue Youngers Special Bitter

Rogue Youngers Special Bitter  - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 Percentile 
86
overall
Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5393.48/5.03.47/5.04.8%95.4English pint
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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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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 (5030), 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 (5551), 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 (1630), 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 (1774), 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.


 tronraner (1906), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 10, 2006  
Bottle. Pours reddish amber with thin beige head. The aroma is very caramelly, with some prune and a wisp of hops. The flavor is quite rich, with lots of burnt sugar and caramel, but with a bitterness over top of it. The finish is dry and peppery. Not bad.


 biggcb (459), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
May 5, 2006  
Golden/amber color with a nice head. Good amt malts in the aroma, with a little toffee and maybe some citrus. Very good bitter bite, with a pleasant balance of malts and hops!



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