Brutal Bitter Ale - Rogue Ales

GoreStorm

California

4.13/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

bomber bottle poored into a liter beer mug.

A - i really like the way this beer looks. generally i favor the look of darker beers with my eyes but this is exceptional. poored with a big rocky head that mostly stayed to the bottom of the glass. the color and look of the beer could easily be mistaken for an unfiltered spun honey. very nice.

S - floral and hoppy, i don't get too much of a malt profile here, or rather, not as much as i'd like.

T - pretty damn solid, a very good hop flavor here with a nice sweet malt background.

M - the carbonation is moderate and pleasant, solid.

D - even with an above average ABV i could put these back all night, this is a super drinkable beer.

additional notes - hooray for rogue, they're one of the first craft brewers i fell in love with back when i first started to get into good beer and they still impress me today, i'll be buying much more of their product.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2008 01:57:45 | More by GoreStorm

LoFiDave

California

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-19-2013 01:15:05 | More by LoFiDave

Trish

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-16-2013 21:55:12 | More by Trish

jburd19

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

05-14-2013 20:08:39 | More by jburd19

jmw4437

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-12-2013 16:31:48 | More by jmw4437

iguana1010

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

05-09-2013 06:18:35 | More by iguana1010

Proclarush

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-08-2013 21:00:44 | More by Proclarush

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -19.4%

05-08-2013 14:21:44 | More by Caudalie

WalterHeisenberg

New Mexico

4.91/5  rDev +21.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

Aggressive pour into goblet
A: cloudy orange fat off white head. Dies slowly good lacing. Looks mighty tasty
S: Biscuity big lemon orange citrus malty floral hops.smells bitter. Smells as good as it looks
T:Biscuty malty hoppy Bitter orange rind Bitter malty orange dry finish. Malt orange bitter hops linger BUT all balanced very well. Hoppy over the toppy. It ain't called brutal bitter for nothing
M: a tad bit thin at first. Then smooth chewey sticky.
O: It is bitter all around but not brutally. But it's a balanced bitter. Very smooth. Overall a top notch IPA looks smell taste are all quality.You can definetly do way worse I can see this being a bitter pale ale.And this particular bottle was old. I found it in the back of my pantry. Been there 10-12 months. Still pretty nice.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 00:18:39 | More by WalterHeisenberg

bpasquini

California

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-02-2013 03:08:21 | More by bpasquini

kjkinsey

Texas

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-01-2013 22:50:54 | More by kjkinsey

KrisDLSmith

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

04-30-2013 16:23:02 | More by KrisDLSmith

InfernoBoss

California

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

04-29-2013 04:38:21 | More by InfernoBoss

MikalMick

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-28-2013 01:36:01 | More by MikalMick

bigox420

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

04-24-2013 01:07:50 | More by bigox420

aztraz

Sweden

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

04-21-2013 13:29:05 | More by aztraz

SometimesIfart

Michigan

2.03/5  rDev -49.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

A - Popped the top and was instantly met by an overflow. Pours a murky orange with a three finger slightly off-white head. Left good lacing.

S - Upon twenty attempted whiffs, i could not pick up a damn thing.

T -A small amount of grapefruit and pineapple quickly transition to nothing but water.

M - Medium bodied with high carbonation.

O - What. The. FUCK. This beer is neither brutal nor bitter. Where's the flavor? it tasted like grapefruit flavored water. And even that didn't stick around for more than half a second. Yes i checked the date on the bottle and it's only a few weeks old. this was the blandest IPA ( If you can even call it that ) That I have ever had. I wasted nearly 8 bucks on this atrocity.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 03:36:13 | More by SometimesIfart

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

4.06/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A: Thick white frothy head that is 1 inch thick. high lacing with big legs. Some of the foam sticks in chunks to the glass. Beer is unfiltered, hazy and orange in colour.

S: Orange, grapefruit and citrus aromas. Malty, bready backbone balances the hop aromas.

T: Citrus flavours well balanced with some bready malt.

M: med-high body, balanced flavours, dry finish.

O: This is a great ipa. Well balanced 50-50 hop to malt.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 00:20:58 | More by Kremlock

nmann08

Maryland

4/5  rDev -0.7%

04-20-2013 23:42:24 | More by nmann08

JordanPhraczek

Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Served in a Baxter Brewery Can-shaped glass out of a 22oz Bottle bought at Depot Liquors in Beverly, MA.

A - Clear dulled orange body with a quickly rising beige head. Bubbles in this burst apart like molten lava and eventually dissipate into a one finger head. Filtered.

S - Smooth citrus hop smell. No alcohol detected. I dipped my nose into the head because the smell was luring me in, I wish it was even stronger. Pine notes upon exhalation.

T - Crystal hops with a nice earthy malt taste, lighter but this beer delivers. The namesake of this beer would not lead you to believe it is 5.8% alcohol, but given all the IPAs that raise the alcohol % way up to achieve this kind of flavor, I'd say this beer flawlessly delivered a drinkable ale with great hop taste. As with lots of Rogue beers and some of the other Northern Cali/Oregon beers the cleanliness of the brew is noticeable.

M - The malt sticks to your tongue and forms an even film on your tongue that the hop taste builds off, so the mouthfeel in this beer is pretty outstanding. The head on the beer lasted until the end and formed a pillow of foam to drink once the beer was finished.

O - I thought because of the name that I was getting a DIPA, and I am pleasantly surprised that this beer was lighter than most northwest IPAs with this kind of flavor. A clean, crisp, earthy offering from Rogue that reminds you of great home brew.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 22:33:52 | More by JordanPhraczek

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

04-18-2013 04:58:31 | More by Jason1337

GratefulEdd

Alabama

4/5  rDev -0.7%

04-16-2013 17:11:32 | More by GratefulEdd

timiskin

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -0.7%

04-16-2013 15:42:56 | More by timiskin

sbarre

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-15-2013 00:46:36 | More by sbarre

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Appearance: It has a nice hazy golden/orange color to it. It has a nice bubbly off-white head that dies down moderately and leaves nice lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of floral and grassy hops, some light citrus and sweet bready malts.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has some floral notes, grassy hops, some pine resins, a touch of citrus and some sweet bready/toasty malts.

Mouthfeel: It has a low/medium carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a smooth drinkable beer accompanied with good flavors and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 20:42:21 | More by SebD