 beerguy101 (3861), Newark, California, USA
Jan 16, 2008 2003 OBF. Light brown color. A medium bodied barleywine ale. Malty with a fairly strong alcohol overtone. Citrus and orange flavor. Complex undertones. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is malty. Interesting beer.
Ernest (4481), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Aug 27, 2004 No head. Body is dark amber. Aroma is moderately malty (burnt caramel), lightly hoppy (resin), with notes of sherry and apple. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Full body, syrupy texture, flat carbonation. Eeee, I like fresh Doggie Claws, but this one seemed to have lost a lot of its character and gained weirdness (apple smell from the cask and some oxidation) that isn’t fitting. Didn’t enjoy this.
Aubrey (2773), Denver, Colorado, USA
Aug 16, 2004 RBSG04: Dark and heavy on the tongue. Clean sweetness. Big notes of toffee, caramel, and a big blast of black licorice. Left a lingering sweetness on the lips. Hop bitterness blended wonderfully.
Volgon (2487), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Aug 16, 2004 RBSG 2004 on cask at the brewery: Clear dark orange with no head. Wood notes, rich malts and brown sugar in the aroma, starts and ends sweet, full bodied with a thick mouthfeel.
mj (4971), Colorado, USA
Aug 1, 2004 Sampled @ brewery, RBSG 2004. Strong maple nose, a little creamy note from the cask, some sweet bubble-gum, candy sugar notes as well, with some honey and butterscotch. Really exceptional, very fresh hops, strong for a cask ale, not very smooth at all, but very enjoyable.
JohnC (2220), Mission Viejo, California, USA
Jul 31, 2004 RBSG 04, thanks again to Alan Sprints for his generosity
Pours deep reddish brown with virtually no head. The cask aging has made this barleywine smooth and drinkable. Very tasty.
erway (1002), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Jul 30, 2004 Pours a deep amber with very little head. Aromas of oak, anise licorice, mango, and herbal something that I can’t put my finger on. While this is a young barleywine the oak has given it a depth that it would not normally have. Somewhat sweet and sour with some hoppiness right up front, rather sour in the middle, and finishing with a smooth bitterness followed by an alcohol burn. I can’t wait to get to try this in five years.
BückDich (4777), McCall, Idaho, USA
Jul 29, 2004 Tap @ HotD Tour for RBSG 04’
2003 Vintage: The hops blend with the oak extremely well, light oak in the nose & the flavor is more focused on the hops and the sweet lingering brown sugar flavor that is typical of Doggie Claws.
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