3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle, Carringtons, Chorlton. Poured a deep dark amber colour with a white head. Aroma was fragrant hop and honey, very nice. Flavour was similar, sweetish with added malt and plum. Soft and quite subtle this was very pleasant indeed.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(6/29/08) Bottle sample at RBESG08 grand tasting in Plzen. Clear amber color. Aroma is quite hoppy with some fruits. Sweetish malty flavor at first with light fruitiness, finishes a light hoppy bitterness. Medium-bodied. Decent.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle 50 cl9 Courtesy of KimJohansen. Clear deep orangey golden with a rough off-white head. Lightly nutty aroma. Medium-bodied with roasted malts, nuts and vitamin-C. Very discreet bitterness. Nice. 220608
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Dark amber with a decent head. Oranges and toffee nose. Dry toffee with mild citrus fruit, notably oranges. Nice dry finish. Medium body. Not bad.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled@RBESG Grand Tasting 2008
Clear amber color, small off-white head. Orange fruity hoppy, a bit perfumic aroma. Watery, a bit orange fruity flavor with citrusy hops. Nice session beer.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled(500ml). -RBESG2008, Grand Tasting.
Pale amber coloured, small to medium sized white head, honey herbal nose. Quite odd taste, weak malty, barnyard and vegetable with notes of spices and hops. Hoppy finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is hops, malts, some yeast and mild fruity and earthy notes. Flavour is quite hoppy and malty with some fruity and wooden notes. Smooth bitterness in the finish.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
RBESG08 Grand Tasting
Nice amber colour, white head. Lovely honeyish and hoppy nose. Soft chalky taste, lovely fruity maltiness. Light but quite drinkable. I liked this one quite a lot.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled at RBESG. Clear deep golden. Vague hay aroma. Sweet and fruity, light-medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Some orange and grain. Medium bitterness. A bit sticky.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 3, 2008 bottle at RBESG ... Copper coloured ... fruity malts ... over izzy nice and easy drinking. 3.4
Bottle at home ... nice copper ...light fruity malt nose ... litte toffee malts light bitterness ... well rounded easy going 3.5 nice to see i concur with the rushed RBESG sample :-)
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