A deep reddish brown ale with a thin off white head. A good rich caramel malt in aroma , with loads of hops, very vinous notes. In mouth, a rich oily sweet malt with oranges, light grapefruit, marmalade. Rich and smooth barley wine. On tap at Duclaw Baltimore, Dec. 29 2008.

22 oz. hand bottle, 2007 Vintage, courtesy of MrBendo, shared with afer4ever and hogfodder. Pour is orange amber with no head too speak of. Aroma of bright fruit hops, woody, dry rounded and sweet. Taste is citrus hops and biscuit malt. A bit of spiciness in the finish. Palate is mouth coating, and very nice. Really nicely rounded and full in flavor. Thanks for sending this one my way Todd, nice work on the HB, this was in great shape.

growler @Mels YEHA-pours an off white head and gold color. Aroma is sweet medium malt, some sharpness. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, some sharpness, secondary earthy hops. Smooth, alcohol.

RBSG 07. Sweet aroma. A brown beer with almost no carbonation. Flavor is very sweet and sugary. Only a little fruit flavor. Some alcohol on the palate and in the flavor.

RBSG 2007 Grand Tasting. Clear dark copper body with a small off-white head. Sweet piney hops aroma with some caramel. Sweet citrus and pine flavor with a very sweet caramel background. --- Beer merged from original tick of Devil's Milk on 10 Feb 2019 at 22:16 - Score: 7. Original review text: Clear amb bod med foam off wht head. Floral earthy arma. Floral earthy flav. Med full bod mod low carb. 7/4/7/4/15 3.7

At RBSG 2006 party at RFD. A hazy amber beer with a lazing orange-beige head. The aroma is lovely sweet hop soup. The flavor is a bit like drinking a cold hop soup with lots of alfa acids and lots of fruit, leading to an end with a note of citrus that lingers for a long time and bit by bit turns dry. This beer is so strongly hoppy, that I find it like a sipping beer.

Sampled at RFD during RBSG 2006. ’04 on draft. Deep amber pour with a small head. Complex aroma of dried fruits and caramel. The flavor is delivered with a smooth body. There is just enough sweetness to get your attention, and the bitterness is firm, yet not overpowering. Great balance.

2003 Batch:
Dark amber coloured body with a small tan head. Aroma of pit fruits, caramel and toffee-very nice! Medium to Full-bodied; Strong sweet flavour with good prunes and caramel in the taste. Aftertaste sweet and not bitter at all. Overall, a real treat-great to try, especially as the first beer to the RB Party! I sampled this 75 cL bottle at the November RB party at Founder’s in Alexandria, Virginia on 20-November-2004. Rating for this sample (original): 8,3,8,4,16 2015 Vintage: Nice crisp copper coloured body with a rather large, four to five centimetre tall tan head that shows nicely, even after all this time. Aroma of rich malt, caramelised sugars, fresh fruit, pure carmel and toffee and a dose of fresh hops. Medium-Full-bodied; Strong flavour at first, mostly from the malts, but some hops are noticeable, somehow noticeable after all this time. Aftertaste shows pungent alcohol, rich sugars throughout, but still goes through quite easily and doesn't have any harsh flavours or difficulties to make this an easy drink, regardless of which styles you like best. Nice to sampled this after two years of holding on it personally to age. Rating for this sample: 8,4,8,4,16

2004 growler @ the gathering. Compliments of Scraff. Aroma of rum, prunes, some light bourbon notes, light toffee, raisins, light wood. Light brown appearance, a bit fizzy, no head ( I also did have the bottom of the bottle, but lots of it). Hazy. Very light caramel flavor, light bourbon, some alcohol. Finish has alcohol, and some nuttiness. High bittering hops apparent. Medium body, rather thin. Hmm, definitely needs more body and some more balance. Reminds me of New Holland Dragon’s Milk in that it is surprisingly light on the palate, with a big dose of bourbon that seems too dominant.