Brutal Bitter
(has 2 batches)
Rogue Ales & Spirits in Newport, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.19
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Brutal bitter is a imperial bitter and one of the original hazy beers that dates back more than 20 years. Brewed and dry hopped with 100% Rogue Farms Alluvial hops that exhibit flavors and aromas of peach (no fruit added). The malt adds good structure, some nuttiness and provides a deep golden hue.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Rogue, PDX airport, 12/11/14. Golden orange with a decent off white covering. Nose is bitter citric rinds, orange pith, pine, juicy hops, straw. Taste comprises grapefruit, light orange pith, apricot, citric peel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a dose of hop bitterness. Decent enough IPA.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2014
at 09:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Not brutal at all, slightly sweet brown ale notes. Hops compliment the malts quite nicely, with some background bitterness. Easy drinker.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2014
at 17:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Un olfactif floral et herbacé. des notes de rose et de chèvrefeuille avec un soupçon d’épices et de résine de pin. des arômes très agréables et différents des grosses IPA houblonnées à cru. Le visuel est ambré avec une mousse épaisse et dense. Très persistante. De belles traces sur le verre. Le gustatif est tout en fleurs; de la lavande, de l’eucalyptus, des fleurs sauvages. Tout en subtilité. Pas du tout la grosse amertume des IPA américaines. Les conifères sont également bien représentés par le cèdre et le pin, et leur dosage est bien balancé avec les notes florales. En bouche, l’équilibre est juste à point, et la finale, assortie d’une légère sécheresse. Une excellente IPA. Les houblons sont d’une subtilité remarquable. On s’éloigne ici de la grosse amertume ’’west coast’’ et on s’approche un peu plus des subtilités européennes.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2014
at 16:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours clear gold, thick, pillowy white head. Aromas of orange, candied peel, caramel. Taste is light bitter, good balancing sweetness, quite refined for something calling itself brutal. Oily texture, bitter, but crisp finish. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2014
at 12:17
8/10
Tried
on 15 Aug 2014
at 13:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Metallic orange peel and orange malt aroma. Cloudy golden yellow with small head. Sweet floral orange-caramel malt and mildly bitter orange peel flavor. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2014
at 17:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nydelig frisk duft av citrusfrukter og honning. Dunkel gyllen farge. Hvitt skum, heng langs kant. God smak av citrus med en anelse honning i ettersmaken.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2014
at 07:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Brownish orange, slightly hazy. Good amount of off-white creamy head.
Aroma: Hops, lemon, fruit.
Taste: Lots of hops, floral, some fruit. Thankfully not that brutal.
Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 650 ml, CHF 12.20
Info: 31/7-2014, 56/300M, BB: 30/4-2015
Aroma: Hops, lemon, fruit.
Taste: Lots of hops, floral, some fruit. Thankfully not that brutal.
Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 650 ml, CHF 12.20
Info: 31/7-2014, 56/300M, BB: 30/4-2015
Tried
on 04 Aug 2014
at 02:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Has everyone on RB rated this before me. Ah, that’s okay. Here’s my take on it.
IPA deserves a straight up pint glass, ha ha, hmmmmmm....let’s do this.
The appearance was a slight burnt orange to brown color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. There was some light lacing here and there all around and just glazing the glass in a nice adequate fashion.
The smell had a light orange to glazed over tangerine sort of light and somewhat leading apricot to mango citrus wonderful aroma.
The taste was mainly sweet but still had a light decent bitterness that ended up having a slight bitter hoppiness all around.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was there but still had a slight harshness but was still good for the most part.
Overall, pretty good beer to have again.
IPA deserves a straight up pint glass, ha ha, hmmmmmm....let’s do this.
The appearance was a slight burnt orange to brown color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. There was some light lacing here and there all around and just glazing the glass in a nice adequate fashion.
The smell had a light orange to glazed over tangerine sort of light and somewhat leading apricot to mango citrus wonderful aroma.
The taste was mainly sweet but still had a light decent bitterness that ended up having a slight bitter hoppiness all around.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was there but still had a slight harshness but was still good for the most part.
Overall, pretty good beer to have again.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2014
at 01:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear amber. Off-white creamy head. Spicy and hoppy nose: pepper, orange, vanilla. Lovely. Moderately bitter, moderately sweet - bit harsh on the bitterness. Lovely, well balanced, but not overwhelming.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2014
at 12:50