 17thfloor (591), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 17, 2008 Updated: Jun 4, 2008
Pours dark red/brown with a fine creamy beige froth on top that has excellent lacing. Unfortunately the appearance is the only good thing about this beer. Nasty burnt caramel and rotten fridge fruit aroma, peach and cotton-candy. Burnt caramel and grapefruit flavor, some cotton-candy, really sugary and a mess of a beer. Lots of alcohol and some pineapple. Really odd mouthful, sudsy and grainy. Like one taster pointed out "its like a really shitty barley wine" Split this 3 ways...and I still had to pour it out.
gnoff (2540), Göteborg, Sweden
Jul 26, 2008 (75 cl bottle shared with deft, purchased from Systembolaget special release)
On July 25, 2008
BB Oct - 2010
Labeled 9.1% ABV, 2008 vintage
Slight shady, reddish copper color, light brown head. Smooth, sweet, malty, caramel scent. Sweet, hoppy, caramel, bitter taste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
pilsnerrogge (1558), Finspång, Sweden
Jul 25, 2008 Corked &caged 750 mml bottle (9.1 %)
Pours deep brownish hazy amber with a medium sized head. Sweet malty toffee aroma with notes of hops. Flavour is toffee, liquorice and black currants. A very balanced beer with well hidden alcohol.
Magic_dave6 (3536), London, England
Jul 22, 2008 Bottle at the RBESG08 Grand tasting. Alround rating: Sweet pale and caramalts, lots of dopplebock character, theres a small peppery hop character, but its mainly just all sweetness.
HughConway (222), USA
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle. Tan head, opaque amber pour. Citrus hoppy aroma. Some malt, nice hops.
TBone (4841), Pori, Finland
Jul 20, 2008 Bottled@RBESG 2008 Grand Tasting
Hazy amber color, small beige head. Grassy, aromatic hoppy aroma. A bit creamy, some roasty malts and then hops. Malty-hoppy aftertaste. Quite easy.
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