6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Deep garnet red-brown body, thick cream head. Aroma of berries, burnt caramels, and toast. Very sweet flavor profile with abundant berries, fruitskin, and residual sugars, backed by heavy toast and leafy hops. Medium-bodied. Lingering bitter fruitskin and toast finish. The body was almost marshmallowy, soft and sweet, but firmly carbonated.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2007
at 11:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the brewery. Slightly hazy light orange body, thin off-white head. Served too cold to pick up much of an aroma, but I detected light cerealy notes, tartness, and an almost salty or leathery characteristic. Tangy, sweet body, with sugared cereals and lemon. Zesty, grassy hops attempted to balance the somewhat syrupy, persistent malts. Too much lingering sweetness for me; I prefer a crisper, drier finish to my Dortmunders.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2007
at 11:12
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at the brewery. Clear dark copper or brown body, thin off-white head. Toasty aroma that developed diacetyl notes as it warmed. At its initial serving temperature, the body was dominated by a rough graininess with heavy toast and an earthy, bitter finish with hints of fruitskin/berries. As it warmed, however, diacetyl exerted itself and dominated the flavor profile. Very thin-bodied. A weird beer, and probably not one I’d drink again, with or without the diacetyl.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2007
at 11:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Thanks to Lowe1983 for this bottle. Deep molasses in color with a large, drk tan head. Chocolate, caramel, malts, brown sugar, roasted, vanilla, and milk. Flavor is milk chocolate, roasted malts, molasses, vanilla, and a little whiskey at the end. Finishes with bittersweet, smokey malts. Medium smooth body. Very enjoyable across the board. I’d have it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2007
at 07:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
RBSG 2007 Grand Tasting. Clear amber body with a small white head. Molassas and caramel aroma. Slightly sour molassas and caramel flavor.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2007
at 16:12
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
On tap at the Bocktown in Robinson shopping complex, nice place. IPA, IPA why are tho so offensive? Slightly fruity and hoppy floral aroma. You know you are going to get a hop wallop with this before you taste it. I’m puckering already! The color is just slightly darker than the ubiquitous pale yellow american lager. First taste is oppressive grapefruit rind bitterness. Really hoppy, as usual, for this style. Pretty much your typical IPA in its manners. Too much for my girlie taste buds, really mows them over. Medium carbonation. Finish is long lingering medicinal bitterness, just like IPA lovers like. IPA lovers will savor this stuff. I recently had this in a bottle and It is less IPA than I felt at the Bocktowns tap. I thought the bottle had more ffruit in it.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2007
at 06:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Chocolate malt and espresso aroma. Dark brown with small head. Creamy dark chocolate and coffee/cola flavor. Nice chocolatey aftertaste. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2007
at 15:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cloudy, dark amber pour. Diminishing white head. Aroma of grain, grass, straw, spice. Flavor is mostly malty with some notes of caramel. Hops show up is a slight bitterness. Very subtle citrus flavor. Medium body, adequate carbonation. Easy drinking beer, but nothing special.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2007
at 19:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Butter cream and cherry malt aroma. Hazy dark amber color with small head. Molasses malt and cherry malt flavor. One of the better amber ales I’ve ever had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2007
at 20:12
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Pour is a deep coppery amber with lots of translucence and a little bit of a head that seems to leave the promise of a slightly oily texture. Aromas are sweet caramel, pine hops and a touch of grapefruit and pineapple. Maybe a hint of white grape juice as well. Aromas are a little more subtle than I expected, but fairly complex and so far this has captured my interest. Mouthfeel is definitely a little on the oily/syrupy side of things and flavor is well described as a hybrid of barley wine and strong IPA. On the barley wine side of the spectrum, the thick mouthfeel, sweet caramel malt that boarders on cloying, but is held well in check with the presence of lots of hops. On the IPA side of the coin, there is a piney finish that is brought on by strong hopping and finishes out the beer exceptionally well. The alcohol is there and there’s not a lot of effort to hide it, but it comes off more as a warmth on the way down that matches some of the better barley wines rather than an in your face astringent character like some of the more souped up IPA’s bring to the table. My only dissappointment with this one is my timing. I think that I would have enjoyed this even more as the snow was flying this past January, rather than at the brink of summer here, but it is still a wonderfully balanced brew that is one of my favorites.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2007
at 21:24