4.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Courtesy of Degarth. This bottle was shared with Degarth and Quake1028 and was most certainly infected.
Pours deep dark opaque black with frothy brown foam head. The aroma is rich with chocolate malts, burnt malts, sweet molasses and then a tart tangerine bolt of lighting strikes down the experience. The flavor confirms this. I get big tartness from top to bottom. Mild malts follow but are only a shadow of flavors compared to the infected tartness. Pity. It seems like a good beer was in this bottle for a brief amount of time.
Pours deep dark opaque black with frothy brown foam head. The aroma is rich with chocolate malts, burnt malts, sweet molasses and then a tart tangerine bolt of lighting strikes down the experience. The flavor confirms this. I get big tartness from top to bottom. Mild malts follow but are only a shadow of flavors compared to the infected tartness. Pity. It seems like a good beer was in this bottle for a brief amount of time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2007
at 12:20
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Courtesy of DragonStout. Pours black with creamy light brown head. The aroma is complex with oak notes up front then sweet malts, burnt malts, hints of blue veined cheese and faint alcohol. Yummy flavors. Rich smooth burnt to sweet maltiness followed by planks of oak. Nice combination. I get a faint bourbon – whiskey like note in the background. It ends with burnt flavors mixed with oakiness. I love the flavor mixture. Big bold and smooth.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2007
at 22:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
a good pale ale. Strong hop aroma. Flavor has more hops but is well balanced by sweet malt. Good citrus character to this beer.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2007
at 18:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep opaque brown-black body, thin-medium ochre head. Aroma of burnt brown sugar and licorice, grape Dimetapp, very sweet, with hints of alcohol. Sweet, rich body dominated by milk chocolate with potent grape Dimetapp (fruity, medicinal) notes, toast, and a lasting, leafy, astringent bitterness to close out the palate. Thick, heavy body. Delivers a few strong notes, but not one of my favorite imperial stouts. I acquired an infected bottle in a trade, and Jim Wagner of Du Claw graciously replaced the bad bottle with this one. Jim’s a class act.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2007
at 18:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A thin tan head floats over this opaque black brew. There is a clean roasty aroma that carries a resemblence to espresso. The flavor is roasty though not burnt or bitter, yet this isn’t sweet either. To nit pick, I’d like a bit more body here, but this is still quite quaffable.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2007
at 20:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
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.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2007
at 17:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Butters on 01/15/2011 at the 13th Richmond Gathering. Dark black body with a small tan head. Sweet chocolate, roast and molasses aroma. Big chocolate and molasses flavor with some fruit and coffee. Medium full body with moderate carbonation 8/5/8/4/16 - 4.1 07/1/2007 - Dark black body with a small brown head. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma with some cofee. Chocolate and roasted malt flavors with some light caramel and a bitter ending. 7/5/8/3/15 - 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2007
at 00:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
RBSG07. From bottle. Pours dark brown with a chocolate brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, hints of coffee. Flavour is caramel malty, almost toffee. Finish is caramel sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2007
at 16:39
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
RBSG07. From 32 oz. Bottle. Pours amber with a nice orange head. Aroma very floral and grapefruit. Slight malt sweetness presence. Flavour is sweet, fruity, not really raisins but close. Perfect blend. Long hoppy sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2007
at 16:28
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
RBSG 2007 Grand Tasting. Clear dark ruby body with a small frothy brown head. Sweet coffee and molassas aroma. Sweet strong coffee flavor with some oak, molassas and caramel notes.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2007
at 15:37