Subsidiaries
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
03-06 all tasted like barleywines. 06 is easily the weakest of the lot. Hot burn from alcohol. Some sweetness from sugar and a touch of fruit, distilled spirits, and a thin body. Maybe it needs time, or maybe it isn’t very good.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2007
at 16:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I don’t remember liking this as much as my numbers show, at least not as much as the 04. Aroma has sweet fruit, some apple, peach, and raisin. The alcohol is much cooler, it doesn’t have the burn. Flavor is sugar and malt. Scarcely any hops, which I expect from an American Strong Ale.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2007
at 16:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sugar and fruit aroma. Also like a barleywine, just like the 03. This one has aged very well. It is thick and vinous, like a port, but with very minimal grape or wine character. Alcohol burn, which makes it seem ever more like liquor. Flavor is quite sweet, and minimal hops. I’m going against the grain on this one.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2007
at 16:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A doppelbock, or a barleywine. Either way a tasty beer. The aroma has some fruit and molasses. Flavor is very sweet, sugary sweet, and thick. The beer is very smooth and well balanced and seems to have aged well. The 2nd best of the 03-06.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2007
at 16:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
RBSG07. From 75 cL blue bottle. Pours dark brown with a light brown head. Aroma is slight citric. Flavour is raisin and mild citric at once. Very nice flavour, enjoyable. Raisin sweet to dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2007
at 16:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
RBSG 2007 Grand Tasting. Cloudy orange body with a small white head. Sweet malty caramel aroma. Sweet caramel and molassas flavor.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2007
at 16:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thanks to TBC2 for this one - cloudy light red pour, with no head to speak of - caramel and brandy aroma, with faint background british hops and hints of oxidation - apparent marris otter in the flavor - the beer has dried out quite a bit, but you can detect how sweet it probably was when it was young - dried cherries and raisins, with touches of sherry - light woodiness, with apparent, but not overpowering alcohol warmth - it seems like this beer has just passed it’s peak, but it will probably hold up for another year or two.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2007
at 12:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Odeed; Nose of light fruit, woodineess and bourbon; Lightly hazed orange with a medium offwhite head;; flavor of caramel, apricots, spices, oak, a little alcohol, and a bit of hop bitterness for a finish. Almost as good as the 01, very underrated!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2007
at 00:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from alldaydrinker (first trade); Dark brown with a few scattered bubbles; Nose was yeasty and bready, with caramel and dates; flavor of raisins, caramel, and a bit of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2007
at 00:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Alldaydrinker; Nose of plums, raisins, and molasses. smelled well aged; Rusty red with just six medium bubbles on one side of the glass; Flavor of caramel, fruitiness, and a smidgeon of alcohol; very smooth, medium body, finish of light molasses and alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2007
at 00:07