Jet black,brown head.Complex roasty alcohol. nose.Complex roasty espresso taste. Brown sugar,lasting bitter end. Medium alcohol heat

Bottle: Pours a clear, orange amber with a few suspended particles. Thick off-white head and thick lacing. Nose is simple enough, citrus and floral hops with a sweet maltiness. Flavor is hoppy, yet not overly aggresive. Citrus and florals go well with the malt presence. I expected more flavor intensity, but this is still a pleasant and top notch IPA.

Bouteille 750ml datant de 2006, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur brune-rouge foncée et voilée. Nez de levures fruitées (raisins aux notes vineuses, notes de figues et de mûres) aux petites notes boisées, de malt rôti aux notes terreuses et fumées, de caramel toffee, moyen de chocolat et de houblon floral (légèrement herbeux), léger de mélasse ainsi que des notes d’alcool légèrement liquoreux, d’épices (notes de réglisse noire), de sucre brun et de noix. Ronde-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture riche, crémeuse et aux notes liquoreuses et vineuses. Goût de levures fruitées (raisins vineux, notes de figues et de dates, traces de cerises) aux notes boisées (fût de chêne) avec un léger goût épicé (réglisse noire) et de houblon floral amer (légèrement herbeux et présent toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût amer de malt rôti (notes brûlées) aux notes terreuses et fumées, de caramel toffee, léger de mélasse et de sucre brun (notes de sirop d’érable) parallèlement à un goût d’alcool moyen, réchauffant et légèrement liquoreux puis en finale l’on assiste à un léger regain d’amertume de houblon plus herbeux accompagné d’un moyen goût de chocolat noir et des notes de noix asséchantes. Post-goût long et aux notes sèches, amer de rôti, d’alcool moyen, de chocolat et de houblon herbeux et floral ainsi qu’un goût fruité (moût de raisins) et des notes de noix.

Enjoyed at the csbosox tasting 7/3 courtesy of mreusch. Pour is reddish orange with a quickly fading tan head. Aroma is orange citrus, malt and flowers. Taste is a nice hoppy-malt blend. Really nice citrus with flavors of spiciness. Very drinkable - great body with a wonderful finish. This beer was the highlight of my night.

RBSG07. From 22 oz bottle. Pours pitch black with little brown rim. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malt and liqourice. Flavour is liqourice and chocolate. Hints of coffee as well. Raisin sweet notes too. Finish is liqourice spiced and sweet.8-5-8-4-16 4.1

Blind tasting at sk8vikings porter / stout tasting, beer no 5. Pours dark black with finer thick creamy brown head. Liqourice and chocolate aroma. Thick mouthfeel. Thick roasted malt, chocolate and liqourice flavour, quite alcohol heavy. Chocolate finish, slight coffee. Very nice, but lacks a bit of refinement. 7-4-8-4-15 3.8

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of madsberg. Pours a cloudy, dark, orangey brown with a small, off-white head. Distinct aroma of oak and bourbon. Quite full-bodied, extremely complex, lots of roasted malts, dried fruits - raisins in rum - and again these great bourbon accents. The finish is rather bitter. Very pleasant. 270607 Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Blindtasting. Pours a cloudy reddish brown with a rough off-white head. Sweet aroma of wood and vanilla. Medium body with burned caramel and plenty of Bourbon. Somewhat oxidized with a warming alcohol in the finish. 8/3/8/3/15=3.7 060510

I have waited a long time to try this and I enjoyed it very much. I appreciate Skyview hauling it from the West Coast for the RBSG 07. Very malt in the aroma and flavor. Aroma also has roasted malt. Light fruit in the flavor, and some vinous character. I get some smoke, as well as fruit. A brown beer, fairly well carbonated. Thick and heavy, that is for sure. More of a roasted, malty scotch ale than some others I have had, but this was one of the highlights of RBSG.

Bottle courtesy of Bu11zeye: Poured a deep brown color ale with a medium foamy head with good retention. Aroma of huge caramel malt with some great west coast hops profile providing some citrus aroma. Taste is a well balance mix between some huge caramel malt notes and some great west coast hops which provide some citrus flavour and an above average bitterness though it does not shadows the malt profile. Very well done for the style and something I wouldn’t mind having regular access to.