Younger's Special Bitter

First beer of the night at the Rouge Brew Pub in Portland, a good place to be. Unfortunately I'm a little stuffed up, which negatively affects my ability to taste beer. So the first beer of the night is the Younger's Special Bitter. Appartently this is named after the owner of the Horse Brass Brew Pub, an extremely influetial brew pub in the early microbrew stages of Portland. Unfortunately I was not old enough to drink at the time, and didn't even live in the state, but it might be important to some of you. The YSB, as it is known, is technicaly an English Special Bitter (ESB). Like all Rouge beers, this is a good beer. It is smooth, floral, with a slight hop finish that fades quickly. It has a mildly sweet start with a slight carbonation bite, with a mild to thin body. The finish is rather flat. It is, however, well balanced, and a good example of an ESB. So I kind of wonder if they keep this on tap at Horse Brass. Perhaps some day I will find out.

WDTB? I really don't know. People who like good beer. Bill Younger.

WSDTB? People who like ESBs. People who like Bill Younger.

Rating: 8.2/10