Today's beer adventure: Rogue Brutal IPA (Oregon, USA). 650ml bottle. 5.8% ABV. Served in pint glass. Purchased at Willow Park Wine and Spirits. About $8.00/bottleThe pour is medium yellow/amber with three fingers of white head. High carbonation in glass. Nose is BIG pine, grapefruit, lemon, bread, slight orange, bit of caramel(?).
The flavour is pine sap/resin, grass, lemony hop...really bitter. The middle is the big bitterness. I was expecting to get kicked right out of the gate, but it builds to the bitter middle. The citrus is a bit cloying. Finish dies down quickly but lingers....and lingers. Medium mouthfeel.
Rating is 7.25/10 dogs. Good, bitter IPA, could use a little bit more citrus for me instead of hinting at it, but still solid.
Brewer's website: http://www.rogue.com/beers/brutal-bitter.php
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