3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy amber body with a large bubbly head. Its malty aroma got some pepperish and celery hints. Taste is also relatively complex. It is soft and sweet, but ends with a pronounciated bitter final. Very nice beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I had this as a cask version, and from what I remember from a while back, it’s quite different from the nitro-tap version. Hops here predominate in the nose, and hoppy caramel notes are very present in the mouth. The mouthfeel is light, and slightly carbonated, not ultra-smooth like the nitro. I didn’t find this to really be an Irish cream ale, but I don’t really care. Fruity, good beer. Cask.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
I found this somewhat too hoppy for the style with undertones of caramel and toffee. The first three brews I tried there didn’t impress, but it was all up hill after that
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Red ambered beer with a slightly roasted aroma with malts coming out. Some malts in mouth with sour apples, not hoppy, very light in body for DDC.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
brownish red colour. soft and malty with some orange and caramel notes, but overall not a mind blower. too bad because these guys make some stellar beers.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: JUL 13, 2005 Re-Rate RBSG 2005. Dark amber body, good sized white head. Sweet aroma, touch of something… muted fruit. Flavour is likewise, just a touch of bitterness. Meh. Adequately executed example of a style I don’t really care for, average. <P> Heard in conversation:?: I liked the blonde and the triple. R: I thought you said “I’d date the blonde or the cripple!” W: Yeah, she’s not gonna run her ass away.
<P> Original Rating October 2003. Light amber colour. Good fluffy head and great lacing. Bit of malt. Hints of earthy notes. Nice but lacklustre. 5/3/5/3/12
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Draught) Pours a medium, white head and an amber body. Slight roasted malt nose but not much there? A milky malt flavour. Average.
2.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Little aroma to speak of although to be fair, there were perhaps a lot of smokers present at the time of tasting. Pale amber colour with nice light frothy head. Some roastiness in the flavour with ealy caramel sweetness and quite a bitter finish. Somewhat light in body although heavily carbonated. Worth another try - perhaps earlier in the day when the room is less smoky. On tap.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Reddish, copper, thick creamy head. It did look very decently. Aroma was mostly alcoholic; if anything rest was well hidden. Very intensive, with its own style. I found this beer to be nicely balanced only that aroma ...)
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JUL 18, 2005 March 2003, sample: Indistinct vaporous nose. Creamy-looking, red-orange hue, awesomely malty and creamy on the tongue but not much complexity; caramel-vanilla. 4/3/7/3/12 2.9
July 2005, RBSG, full pint, nitro: super-smooth and creamy, lovely pale malt body, maple swirled with faint dry hops, milky mouthfeel and a hint of lactic quality. Well above-average for style.
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