Rogue Youngers Special Bitter

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

On tap at the Rogue Public in SF. Reddish brown pour with a thin white head. Malty biscuit aroma with some bitter hops peaking through. Smooth nutty malt with a hint of bitterness. Good session brew.

Nothing special here aside from the fact that Rogue has not over hopped a beer for once. Poured out a small white, foamy head with some light lacing on top of a burnt orange beer. The aroma is a good mix of caramel and biscuit malts, sweet orange, weak melon, slightest hint of spice and floral hops. Pretty tasty stuff with the caramel / biscuit blend, orange, leafy hops, a bit of spice - pretty good overall but nothing too special. Still, I can see getting more cause this shit is so damn easy to consume! Fine carbonation, closes in on medium bodied, dry mouth feel, some bitter finish with a touch of orangy sweetness that lingers.

A nice smooth drinking session beer, I really hardly ever say that, but it seems to sum this one up nicely. The beer pours a cloudy orange color with a small but lasting head with some lace. The aroma is sort of woody with some earthy hops and a little citrus. Flavor is woody, earthy, and hoppy, generally bitter with a bit of maltiness and some peach kind of thrown in in the back grown.

On tap at Horse Brass, an mber beer with an off white head. Musty smell on the nose a little spice. Flavor is malt and bitter hop. A good ESB. I wish I’d gotten to try the Imperial version for the Horse Brass anniversary.

Pours mahogany/copper with a tan head. Smells of spice, wildflowers, hay. Tastes of roses, earthy, some pepper, some sweetness on the finish.

"Mildly hazy orangey-brown body caped with a tall brown crown. Notable hops in the nose, some sweetness that’s about it. Doesn’t smell bad at all just so dam mild. Sweet malty taste with a mild bitter finish. Some watermelon, mild coffee, wood, nuts, and nice hop presence that’s not over done like a lot of Rogue beers. Beer is over all clean tasting but there is a touch of a metallic after taste. Good brew would drink again."

Tap at Rogue Ales Public House in SF. Great ESB. Dark amber color with an off-white head. Malty aroma with some English-style hop bitterness. Flavor is bready sweet caramel malt balanced with nice Kent Goldings on the finish. Medium body, high drinkability.

This is a nice beer with a rich yet subtle malt profile focused mostly on the bready and biscuity flavors traditionally associated with an ESB. Good hops, well balanced nice woody and earthy aromas followed by a nice spicy flavor that fits well into this classic English style.