Date: 07/14/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

opaque dark amber, solid cream head, touch of lace, rich carmel malt aroma with good earthy hops, creamy body, big malt flavor, good carmel sweetness balanced by lots of bitterness, hot alcohol, a bit of fruity character that would come out better after a year or two, brewed last September,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4

Sampled on 7/15/06 at the RBSG ’06 Grand Tasting out of a growler: Pours a transparent, mostly still, copper mahogany with a thin ring of white bubbles. Aroma is rich, sweet and caramely with lots of toffee complexity. Body starts sweet and viscous with some light fruity complexity and lots of alcoholic notes. A decent English-style barleywine, but could hide the alcohol much better.

RBSG 2006 - DC Grand Tasting Lineup Ruby, nice head and lacing. Nose of sweet caramel and molasses. The flavor is sweet. Nice hop balance along with the grassy herbal finish. Nice. No idea what this was when I had it. Ha.

Clear copper body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet mild(!), caramel. Taste is sweet, caramel, light plum, some alcohol. Sticky full body with low carbonation.

Great reugy-brown body without any real head. Good taste, though somewhat cardboardy. Good sweet and hot ending. Malty-barley aroma.