 Skyview (4057), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 20, 2008 Sampled at MN Ratebeer Winter Gathering in Maplewood, MN and supplied by tytoanderson. From a 750 ml bottle pours a hazy copper amber brew that is quite thick and with no head. Aroma of powdery caramel malt, toffee, some raisins and ripe figs. Taste is thick, full bodied, no carbonation with flavors of chalky caramel malt, a touch of butter, and some light banana esters. Finish is smooth, with an earthy herb character that goes well with the high alcohol warmth. Special thanks goes to Tyler for sharing this rare and retired brew.
joebrew (608), Farewell Minny; Hello Puyallup, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 16, 2008 Mn Winter RB Gathering. THanks to tytoanderson for sharing.. Very thick caramelly sweet nose with a good dose of alcohol and port like aromas. Very sweet, but overpowering. Nice port like consistency and flavor profile. Very nice. Now if I could just find my RBSG notes for the rest of the line.
tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 16, 2008 750ml corked colbalt blue bottle from Cryotek shared with the MN RB crew. Oxidized, but not in a bad way. Aroma of caramel, toffee, sherry, figs oak and alcohol. Pours a cloudy red/amber. Minimal carbonation and no head. Flavor was pleasant. Caramel, toffee, cut grass, pine. The hops ehld up pretty well after seven years. Some alcoholic hotness. Thick. Slightly chewy. Finishes with a slightly distracting fusel hotness.
badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 13, 2008 MN Ratebeer Winter Gathering, January 12, 2008. Thanks again to Tytoanderso for this one and my final beer of the night. Dark copper color with no head. Slightly oxidized aroma and some caramel. Slightly better malt taste. More caramel malt and what seems to be some spearmint.
Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Updated: Jan 16, 2008Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Dark raisin and fig aroma; very vinous, ridden with sherry, sweet wine, crusty toffee and worcestshire. Oxidized in a pleasant sense with a lovely sherry and bordeaux cask flavor, just slightly lactic with charred oak; strawberries, burnt caramel, bananas, oily pistachios, and light citrus. Still thoroughly complex, with a satisfyingly broad variance of sweetness and malt flavors. Smooth, full bodied, and viscous in the mouth; finishes with dry, earthy anise seed and lasting brown sugar. Impressive, if still a bit hot. Thanks for sharing, Tyler!
BDR (2164), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Thanks to tyler for sharing. Sweet body with caramel hints. Very nice body with light malty body, faint hops, and just enough sweetness.
hellomynameis (794), Mayer, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Red colour with no head. A bit of a alcoholic nose with some sweetness. Thinish body but nice flavour. Has some sweetness of quite a bit of malt. Some caramel as well.
pineypower (1102), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 17, 2007 This one had been sitting around for a while, and I finally had to crack it open. Pours out a beautiful mahogany with a slight lacing white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is of dark fruits, fig, caramel, and slight earthy notes. Very smooth mouthfeel with the alcohol ever present, but never offensive. Taste has matured very well, up front earthy notes fade into dark fruits, caramel, fig, raisin, vanilla and a somewhat long and alcoholic finish. Too bad they only made this one once.
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