<b>Date:</b> 08/02/2006<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br /> <b>Source:</b> Tasting<br /> <br /> clear amber, thin fine beige head, big spicy aroma with some nice funk, high carbonated body, complex flavor with lots of funk and spices, bitter finish<br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 6/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 6/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 6/10; <b>Palate:</b> 5/10; <b>Overall:</b> 11/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 2.9/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 6/10<br /> <b>Score:</b> *4<br />

&#40;RBSG06, 750ml bottle&#41; Cloudy apple cider body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, funk, some lemon. Taste is medium sweet, funk, lemon, caramel. Effervescent light-medium body, light acidity, alcohol well hidden.

Sampled from 750ml bottle. Poured a deep and cloudy amber color with a large sized off white head. Aromas of lemon &#40;almost lemon pledge&#41;, leather, pine, and spices. Tastes of leather, lemons, all around citric with some fruitiness.

Sampled on 7/15/06 at the RBSG ’06 Grand Tasting: Pours a hazy golden bronze with nicely-lacing frothy white head. Has a bready, funky, lightly sweet biscuity malty aroma. Body starts with a nicely balanced, sweet bretty, funky, dry and tart flavor with a smooth, lingering fresh earthy spiced finish. An enjoyable and complex brew.

<b>***Re-rate***</b> Bottle... <b>DLD’08</b>... Cloudy, pale golden ale with a decently retained white head. Funky nose. Medium-bodied and fizzy. Acidic and sweet with lots of pale grain. Tangy, crisp finish. <b>***Original rating*** RBSG2006</b>... Murky, golden ale with a small, fizzy, off-white head. Decent retention. Flemish, citric nose with lesser notes of pleasant spice and earthy, farmhouse characteristics. Malty-sweet, tangy flavor. Nice hop profile, but it doesn’t quite knock back all the honey-like sweetness. Medium-bodied and very fizzy. Mouthwateringly sweet finish, but not cloying.