3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 mrkimchee (1414) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 30, 2005
cloudy gold, white head. belgian yeast and clean malt aroma with honey and spicy notes and herbal hops. starts malty with some coriander, has a hint of mango, then goes grassy and hoppy. different and quie nice.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 richlikebeer (835) - Easton, Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 29, 2005
draft during RBSG visit - aromas of straw, honey, corriander, and banana coming from a cloudy yellow body, lots of grassy hops in the flavors, little bit of the fruits, nice spices, but the aftertaste became very bitter.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Oakes (10189) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - JUL 18, 2005
UPDATED: SEP 19, 2008 Cloudy golden. Big phenols are plasticy but somehow good. Pear, alcohol, white pepper, complex fruits and peach. Good body, nice subtle hoppiness. Stylish, interesting brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 DYCSoccer17 (2788) - Woodland, California, USA - JUL 16, 2005
Tap at RBSG05. Banana-like sweet aroma with some doughy notes and honey aromas. There are also some pine trees in this. Mildly hazy blonde golden color with a white head. Spicy, flowery, dandelion flavors to start. Finishes very hopped with lots of pine. This is pretty interesting.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 GonZoBeeR (2597) - Ste-Eulalie, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 15, 2005
UPDATED: JUL 23, 2006 Aroma:wheat banana and good citrus hops..
Appearance:hazy gold,good white head...
Flavor:Full fruity,spicy,citrus hops and wheat banana....
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 rederic (2326) - montréal, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 14, 2005
Hazy golden honey hue, with thick white foamy head, with lacing, fruity, yeaty, soft floral hop aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with fruity flavors of citrus fruits, even peach and pineapple, yeasty, hoppy, floral hop in a peachy hop bittering finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 argo0 (9226) - Washington DC, USA - JUL 13, 2005
(RBSG05) Hazy golden body topped by off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, herbal, honey. Taste is medium sweet, honey, herbal, light pepper. Light-medium body with some dryness in the finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Walt (2448) - Austin, Texas, USA - JUL 13, 2005
Pour is gloudy golden yellow with a bright white head...smell was spicy corriander and clove...very witbier like...some honey as well...all of those things play into the flavor too, but seemed a little overly sweet...
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 ChazyRPh (577) - Chazy, New York, USA - JUL 13, 2005
2005 RBSG - Clove, banana esters on the nose. Light spice, ginger, clove, banana, honey, very light on the palate. Hint of hops to finish, this is decent. If the palate were a little heavier it would really be good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 MrRomero (1964) - Nolanville, Texas, USA - JUL 12, 2005
RBSG 2005 at DDC: Golden yellow body with a small white head. Weed, ginger and cut grass in the aroma. Flavor is all over the place- honey sweetness, weeds, hops, and ginger. A little banana also. Pretty sweet finish. Strange but good.
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