3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
grand tasting RBESG 10 ...opper ... sweet fruits rich caramelised berries ... sweet sweet rich toffee ... plums ... brown suger ... rich but real nice
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
RBESG 2010, Grand Tasting, bottle
Cloudy and flat amber color. Caramel brew, sweetish, with good bitter level. Well brewed.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
2003 bottle, pours a pale brown to siege. Nose is ciderlike with fruity ketone’s. First sip tastes like it smells. Past peak.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours copper with a small beige head. Aroma is breaddy malt, grassy hop and dried fruit. Flavour is breaddy malt, alcohol, dried fruit and grassy hop.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a hazy and reddish copper beer with a weak offwhite head. The aroma is malt, sweetness, raisin and alcohol. The flavor follows the nose. The palate is alcoholwarmth with a low level of carbonation. Overall an average beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml bottle shared @ Pikkulintu, Helsinki
"Revival of this strong Ale (Neander Ale 2003) Bottled 20.01.2010
Pours brownish red with no head. Aroma has notes of malts, hops and cherry. Taste is malty and slightly sweet but not hoppy or carbonated. Smooth finish, alcohol warms nicely. Almost barley wine like, well balanced.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Shared bottle at Kaisla, Helsinki. Poured hazy red in colour with tan creamy head. Very fruity and yeasty in aroma with some perries perhaps standing out. Lots of exotic fruits in this brew. Quite oily mouthfeel. Smooth ending with some exotic fruits in aftertaste.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle@Kaisla, Helsinki 3.6.2011. Batch #575. Poured hazy, dark amber color with a white head. Yeast, tropical fruits and some buttery notes in aroma. Very smooth palate. Fruity flavor, lots of caramel. Hoppy notes. Slightly sour finish. Quite complex and enjoyable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ Baran, Bergen. Fascinating, but weird appearance: near-murky, rusty brown body with virtually no head. Like some sort of rust soup. Aroma is more inviting: spruce, licorice, herbs, pepper and deep malty tones. Taste is sweet malts, herbs, grass, wood, barley wine-type toffee/caramel tones. An OK, fairly original crossbreed between an English Strong Ale and a Traditional Ale, if you ask me. The low hop bitterness and spicy, herbal profile reminds me of a "gruit" beer more than anything else.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled at RBESG 2010 Grand Tasting. An unclear dark amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of spices - especially coriander and ginger, combined with notes of flowers. The flavor is sweet with strong ntoes of spices - especially coriander, leading to a dry spicy finish. A bit too spicy for my liking.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
0.75l botte @ Baran Cafe, Bergen. Pours a cloudy darkish amber body with a thin white head. Aromas are dominated by hops, malts, yeast and a subtle citrus hint. Medium bodied and decent carbonated. Tastes first green banana, honey melon and spices then the sweet red apple really kicks inn and dominates completely before the experience ends in a slightly dry and medium bitter finish.
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