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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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 Reid (1085), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 19, 2003  
Second beer served in apint glass at Rogues Brewery on The Bay, Newport, Oregon. Clear ,lightish brown coloured beer..nice sized consistent creamy head..with very little visible carbonation.The aroma is very spicy hop for a typical English style bitter..but its pleasant. The taste can be described as smooth to start..nice sweet malts,,then hops at the end.. this is a PNW type bitter!! Very smooth and nice on the palate. A drinkable beer indeed..but more like aPacific Pale than a bitter IMO.


 Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 16, 2003  
Dark red color with a decent head that faded kind of fast but not as fast as my Vikings are fading to Oakland.Hoppy citrus aroma with a mild spice thrown in to make it all come together.The taste comes off as fruity and hoppy with only a mild spice hint but definately has a very nice hop presence along with the citrus.The after taste was citrusy and hoppy.Very nice brew,i always seem to over look these Rogues because there so easy to get,but i'm glad i bought a few finally.


 Suttree (2702), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 16, 2003  
Brownish orange, thin but sturdy white head. Spicy, clean aroma. A little malt up front, then veers into salt & pepper spicy bitterness. Very dry, very much an American interpretation of the "Bitter" style.


 ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 10, 2003  
really good bitter beer. much better than fullers esb in my opinion. smooth, amber color, light to little head. good aroma. a good beer. typical rogue beer


 wildchefbill (244), Sarasota, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 4, 2003  
Pours cloudy amber with a very small tan head. Little or no lace. A spicy/citrus aroma. A good creamy mouthfeel with light carbonation. Not bad malt/caramel flavor with a healthy kick of bitter/citrus hops. Some melon flavors mixed in, as well. Not a bad bitter, but will stick to Fuller's ESB.


 AlabastorJones (762), San Francisco, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Nov 4, 2003  
Looks like a nice amber ice tea, with a creamy vanilla head. A lot of hops here, which combined with the low carbonation and caramel notes, makes for an interesting ale.


 elnadeau (786), Laguna Niguel, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 3, 2003    Updated: Nov 12, 2003
Was feeling like adding a sixer of this style to my session stash, found this at Bevmo and hoped it would be a pleasant surprise. Took me three times to warm up to this brew; the first two bottles (different sessions) it wasn't bad but 3rd times a charm. Huge head, medium bodied with a strong malt character that is actually quite distinctive and enjoyable.


 FlacoAlto (2473), Tucson, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/105/516/20
Nov 3, 2003  
Wonderfully balanced beer. Dark Copper color, a tad bit on the cloudy side. This beer is an awesome session beer. I so wish I could get this on a regular basis. The hops are in this beer, both flavor & bittering, and they are perfectly balanced by the malt.



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