Zach Diesel (907), Portland, Oregon, USA Dec 15, 2004 full on malty sweet aroma, tobacco stain brown, full bodied, stand up and punch you in the mouth malty alcohol that’s sweet like a cinnamon raisin bagel acrdz (4493), Boulder, Colorado, USA Aug 15, 2004 Sampled @ Rose & Raindrop, Portland. m Dark burgundy color. Strong cherries and chocolate covered plums, good syrupy thickness with some barley wine like bitterness under a sweet maple and caramel and ultra sweet malt body. BückDich (4605), Boise, Idaho, USA Jul 29, 2004 Tap @ Rose & Raindrop for RBSG 04<br />Ruby bronze color, dark mahogany with decent head & lacing. The aroma is very malty with fruity hop notes of carob and Marion berry. The flavor is balanced & sweet with cherry & creamy notes of caramel malts. argo0 (6289), Washington DC, USA Jul 24, 2004 (RBSG04) Clear mahogany body topped by tan head. Aroma is moderately sweet, cherry, orange, caramel. Taste is moderately sweet, cherry, orange, caramel. Medium-full body, alcohol well hidden. Volgon (2463), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA Jul 22, 2004 RBSG 2004: Brown ruby with a large creamy off-white head. Sweet fruits in the aroma, starts sweet end ends very sweet, almost too sweet. Medium oily syrupy palate.
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