Bottle sample at a tasting at Dagan’s place. Thanks beerandbeyond. Clear deep golden color. Somewhat resinous hops aroma with some slightly grainy malt. Flavor starts with caramelly sweetness and continues to a very bitter hoppy finish. Medium-bodied. OK.

7th August 2011
Dean Swift - RBESG Tasting. Hazy red - brown beer. Little pale tan head. Bourbon - vanilla oak nose. Light palate, semi dry. Minerals. Nice vanilla oak and mild bourbon, lacto sweetness. Trace of fruit. Light dry finish. Tasty!

Bottle from ericandersnavy - Texas trading king. If you want to wrest the title away, start trading with me. :) Pours dark ruddy amber with a slight beige head. Nice malt aroma with confusing hop complexity. Med body. Very smooth. Suggests a Vienna with hops, or as advertised, a Sticke. Nice beer. Finishes lightly sweet, but not annoyingly so.

Bottle at RBESG 2011 Grand Tasting at The Dean Swift, London. Pours ruby-brown with a foamy, off-white head. Big dark, ripe fruit nose. Medium to big sweet flavor, notes of raisin, fig, prune and subtle roasted malts. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warm finish, mild wood, some hard alcohol, more dark fruits. Very good beer.

Bomber. Pours a dark brown wIth a large creamy light tan head that leaves good sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is roasted malt and chocolate. Thin mouthfeel with a rich malt and chocolate and coffee and light bitter finish. A good Imperial stout from Rahr.

Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocoalte and caramel aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and caramel flavor with bitter hints. Has a roasted malty bitter chocoalte finish.

Bottle @ home, courtesy of cavie. Cloudy dark orange appearance with a pearl white head. Somewhat spicy, strong banana/clove phenols, yeasty, wheat malty aroma. Bananas/cloves, yeast, light rye, a touch tangy, sweet malty flavor. The introduction of rye makes for a pretty interesting beer.

Bottle @ home, courtesy of cavie. Thanks again Travis for the beer and the Rahr pint glass. Deep black appearance with a light brown head. Roasty, burnt, somewhat smoky, dark malty, mild earthy hoppy nose. Mildly smoky, burnt dark malty flavor. Burnt aftertaste. Not bad.

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ RBESG 11 Grand Tasting at Dean Swift, 10 Gainsford Street, London, England SE1 2NE.Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, tea, wood, light chocolate, light to moderate hoppy. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, chocolate, tea bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110807]

Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting @ Dean Swift, London 2011. Pours dark brown with a small creamy brown head. Oak, caramel and vanilla. Sweet with a vague warmth. Smooth.