Rogue Youngers Special Bitter

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

Bomber from Sondra. Amber color with an ok white head. Aroma of light caramel malt. Medium body with creamy carbonation. A slight bite. It’s light roasted malt with floral hop. A bit strong on the malt, but this is an American take on an English thing. Finish is reasonably dry and bitter. Seems to fit the style. Pretty tasty. Rather be over the pond, but this is a good thing.

Cloudy orange pour. Medium head. Nice roasted malt aroma. Smooth malt taste with caramel tones. Medium body. A very nice beer. Smooth and drinkable. Not too filling.

poured from a 750ml XS ceramic swing-top, a clear dark amber with a medium size dirty white head, good lacing.
smell is faint, caramel, malt, touch of cerial, some citrus.
taste is creamy, hop kick, caramel, some citrus, mellow malt back, pine, nice bitter finish.

Clear copper hue wiht a thin to medium light tan head. Aroma is light caramel, lightly hoppy - pine resin, touch of citrus. Flavor is a nice creamy velvety malty mouful of very un-bitter beer. Interesting how I stayed away from bitters for years just because of the name, when they are typically not such a bitter beer! Nice light caramel, touch of tangerine, not sweet, light round hoppy backbone.

From a bomber, poured a dark amber with a fat white head. Nose of caramel malts. Rich mouthfeel. Flavor is of roasted malts and hops, and the finish is nicely bitter. Good stuff and enjoyable to drink.

Tap @ Rogue Public House, PDX... Poured clear amber with a nice head. Sweet caramel flavors that mesh with crystal malt and a mild bite of hops. Went down easily but enough complexity to make you appreciate it. Not as good as their Brutal Bitter though.

Pours copper with off-white head. Aroma of citrus and butter toffee. Sweet caramel and some citrus hoppiness up front, light bitterness at the end. Palate is slightly thin, and the flavor is a bit watery. Just ok.

22 oz bomber from Sam’s Wine (South Loop, Chicago, IL). Poured a nice cloudy amber with a tannish head that was moderate but stuck around shorter than expected. Aromas of citrusy grapefruit with a more powerful and enjoyable caramel malt presence. Initial taste is fairly more light bodied than expected with the grapefruit and caramel shining through more in taste (The grapefruit asserts itself a little more, but does not overtake the malt). Typical Rogue malt finish that I still enjoy. Enjoyable and certainly a very nice session beer. 3.99 price tag wasn’t bad either! Cheers!