(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of Sammy. Clear, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Sweetish, lightly caramelish nose. Full body, soft mouthfeel with sweetish notes of caramel and a little alcohol. Sweetish finish. Clean and decent and I don’t get any of the vegetable notes of former raters, it’s just a bit bland and doesn’t really kick ass. 160607

Bottle: Poured a medium burgundy color beer with a nice medium foamy light brown head with better then average retention. Aroma of sweet dry fruits such as plums and figs. Taste is also dominated by dry fruits such as figs and plums with a nice a generous malt presence and some subtle warming alcohol. Body is slightly thin for the style with some good carbonation. While this is a good example of a style that I see too rarely it is slightly less complex then the top beer of the style.

Dark gold with orange hues, and a nice thcik white head. A light biscuitty malt arises with light English hops, and some apple esters. In mouth, a good decent EPA with night floral hops, some orange notes, and sweet caramel malt, rather short in mouth, with light metallic finish. A decent ale.

Clear amber ale with a thin white head. Light boilded vegetable aroma with diacetyl. Light nutty malt with sweet honey. Medium bodied. November 2005.

Dark amber ale with a good white head. Caramel aroma with notes of nuts and light smokeyness. Good malt base with nuttyness, like a good brown ale, not too sweet. Medium bodied. Jan. 2005.

2004 750mL generously given by Sammy. Consumed on 9/20/2005. Ruddy-amber to garnet colored body. Clear, with huge amounts of medium-sized bubbles rising to create a one-finger head of a yellowish-cream color. Aroma of raisins, fresh barley, toffee, caramel, hint of lightly tart vinousness on the end. An odd, almost dull/dirty metallic smell is faintly perceived. Aroma is, altogether, quite weak. Good bock character though in the nose. Lots of liquid bread/sugary malt. Head is creamy/pillowy. Immediate flavor is the best, IMHO. Bocky wine-like character, cherries, dates, rum raisins and a lovely, soft, gentle mouthfeel of fine carbonation. Tapers off a good amount in flavor, drying out a good deal and adding a touch of wateriness. No hops, or a maybe a touch on the end actually. Dirty, nutrient rich yeast notes on the finish. Caramel and cherry-vanilla iced-cream flavors in the middle with slight, slight breadiness trailing off. Medium body, not sticky or thick. Certainly very light relative to style. Doppelbock in character. No alcohol noted. Good amount of lacing. I really prefer this stuff less as it warms up, as it gets weaker in flavor. Light yeast is pleasant and the body is so easygoing and drinkable. I’ll have finished this 750 in about 15 minutes. Some dry licorice and walnut skin on end as it warms. No sediment on the bottom.

Clear golden body with a decent head. Clean malt aroma. The flavor is lightly sweet with a smooth body. A bit more hops would bring this more into balance. Drinkable, no real problems, just lackluster.

pale yellow lager with a thin white head. Rather fruity malt in aroma. In mouth, faint malt with fresh barley grains, barely hopped, rather thin.

2005 RBSG Small frothy white head that disappears immediately. Light brown body Unassertive malty aroma. The flavor had many acetic and sour notes that shouldn’t be in any sort of Bock. Off a bit perhaps??

Niagara Bottle: Poured a very light brown ale with nice head with good retention. Aroma is a mix between floral hops and strong malt. Taste is very similar to your average APA but with less sweetness and a bit more bitterness at the end. I was quite surprise since I was expecting a boring macro pale ale but nothing as good as this. Looking back at some other rating, I’m now wondering if my taste buds were out yesterday or if they change their recipe.