Our Tastes-- XS Imperial Younger's Special Bitter

XS Imperial YSB pours an orange marmalade particulate color with yellow flattening head. Sweet alcoholic slightly hoppy head and the taste is a mouth watering hop explosion. It catches you a bit off guard with regards to the type of beer it is. It's not your standard bitter by far. Made with 2-row pale and Crystal and hopped with Willamette, Kent Golding and Amarillo. This is a beer a would by again. Oddly enough, as of June 2010 this one will be available on draft, 750ml ceramic crocker and "a 7oz nip bottle". Named after Rogue's 1st account (1989) owner William Younger of the Horse Brass Pub, who died in 1994, this beer was first brewed in 06' (to commemorate the 30th anniversary of that pub) and passed onto now owner Don younger for his brother. A couple of World Beer Cups later 07' and 08', at 7.4%abv this one's a keepsie.