DSG (835), Yuvalim, Israel Aug 9, 2008 (6/29/08) Bottle sample at RBESG08 grand tasting in Plzen. Vintage 1999. Hazy amber with some floaties. Aroma of some dark fruits, quite a bit of malt and caramel and some mustiness. Sweetish flavor, corky, with some caramel and fruits and a bit of wood. Medium-bodied. Marsiblursi (1378), Göteborg, Sweden Aug 7, 2008 (Bottle) Pours amber. The aroma is sweet malty with tones of fudge and dried fruits. Hints of flowers. The flavour is malty and citric with a sour sting. The mouthfeel is tart and a bit dry. Medium bodied.
Papsoe (9980), Frederiksberg, Denmark Aug 1, 2008 (Bottle 75 cl) Pours a hazy amber golden with a small off-white head. Oxidized, tart fruit aroma. Medium body, tart and fusty and generally unpleasant. No bitterness. By no means has this aged gracefully - this is just old and tired. Yuck! 290608 bager (2027), Copenhagen N, Denmark Jul 29, 2008 Bottled @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2008. Vintage 1999. Hazy and amber coloured with a small white head. Not well balanced - notes of sour sharpness, raisins, yeast, spices and oak. Thin mouthfeel. TBone (4924), Pori, Finland Jul 19, 2008 Bottled@RBESG Grand Tasting 2008(vintage 1999)
Orange dark color, small white head. Fruity, a bit prunes and apples in the nose, slightly oxidazed. Fruity, caramelly, slighlty oxidazed flavor. Some vanilla and sour apple. Aged pretty well.
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