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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
5576 Ölands Störlinge Bitter Sweden Bitter 3.4

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Hazy amber colour. Moderate "English bitter" aroma and flavour with a farmhouse touch. Fairly decent but not particularly exciting. Still, it is nice to have sampled an ale with Marynka hops.

Sep 13, 2007
04:29:13 PM
5577 Cantillon Cuvee des Champions Belgium Gueuze 3.9

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Cloudy golden colour. Very nice lemony aroma, hints of oak and barnyard. Lemony and fairly dry flavour, refreshing and nice.

Sep 13, 2007
04:23:13 PM
5578 Black Oak Pale Ale Canada American Pale Ale 3.4

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Deep golden colour. Moderate hops in the aroma. Relatively hoppy flavour. A fairly decent Canadian pale ale.

Sep 13, 2007
04:15:13 PM
5579 Apis Jadwiga Mead Poland Mead 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Beautiful deep amber to mahogany colour, no head nor carbonation. Intense oaky and honey aroma. Intense oaky and honey sweet flavour, very impressive but too sweet for me. (No wonder it is sweet, with the insane amount of honey it is made with.)

Sep 13, 2007
04:10:13 PM
5580 Bøgedal Nr. 59 (Nr. 71-78-84-94) Denmark English Strong Ale 3.8

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting, as Bøgedal #71. Dark ruby colour, nearly black. Large tan head. Vinous aroma, some roasty notes. Malty sweet flavour, plenty of caramel, some complexity. Not bad.

Sep 13, 2007
04:06:13 PM
5581 Hockley Valley Dark Canada Brown Ale 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Can, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Dark reddish brown colour. Aroma and flavour of moderately roasted malts. Quite nice. Maybe not a piece of genius, but certainly much better than your average swill in a can.

Sep 13, 2007
03:57:13 PM
5582 Närke Kulturbryggeri ? Sweden Strong Ale 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Reddish brown colour. Hoppy aroma with oaky and vinous notes. Very malty, sweet and alcoholic flavour.

Sep 13, 2007
03:48:13 PM
5583 Fallen Angel St. Patricks Irish Stout United Kingdom Dry Stout 3.6

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Pitch black colour, moderate tan head. Moderately roasty aroma with some vinous notes. Fizzy mouthfeel, some fruity notes, not very "Irish" to me.

Sep 12, 2007
06:14:12 PM
5584 Ölands Token Sweden IPA 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Chestnut coloured beer. Fruity and vinous aroma, some smoke. The flavour has oak and smoke - but they say the beer contains no smoked malts. "Raw in the edges". Fairly dry.

Sep 12, 2007
06:00:12 PM
5585 Avery Fourteen United States Strong Ale 3.1

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Dark brown colour, tan head. Malty and oaky aroma. The flavour is very malty, too sweet and alcoholic for me.

Sep 12, 2007
05:56:12 PM
5586 BrewDog Punk IPA United Kingdom IPA 2.9

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Pale yellow colour. Very nice hoppy aroma, notes of tropical fruits. Hoppy and sweet flavour, too hoppy and sweet for me.

Sep 12, 2007
05:53:12 PM
5587 Struise Pannepot Reserva Oak Aged Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.4

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Pannepot Reserva 2006. Dark brown colour, nearly black, large tan head. Malts and farmhouse aroma. Malty sweet flavour (drank it too warm though), cloying.

Sep 12, 2007
05:49:12 PM
5588 Panil Divina Italy Unblended Lambic 3.4

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Cloudy pale golden colour, decent head. Intense aroma of farmhouse, fermenting fruits and sweaty socks. Fruity and cidery flavour, quite nice.

Sep 12, 2007
05:46:12 PM
5589 Goose Island Honkers Ale United States Extra Special Bitter 3.5

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

355 ml (12 fl oz) bottle, bought at Peckham’s, Glasgow. ABV is 5.0%. Amber colour, large to moderate head with an orange hue. Nice sweetish aroma of malts and plenty of fruity hops, hints of molasses. The flavour is surprisingly short, some fruity hops but a moderate bitterness, biscuity notes.

Sep 12, 2007
05:37:12 PM
5590 Murrays Anniversary Ale Australia English Barleywine 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Hazy brown colour. Very nice aroma, fruits, farmhouse, hints of oak. Malty and VERY sweet flavour, warming mouthfeel, alcoholic.

Sep 12, 2007
05:14:12 PM
5591 Nynashamns Pickla Pils Sweden Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.3

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Pale golden colour. Nice hoppy aroma. Fairly decent and distinctly hoppy pilsener flavour. Not a bad Swedish pilsener this one.

Sep 12, 2007
05:04:12 PM
5592 Panil Enhanced Italy Belgian Strong Ale 3.0

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Hazy golden colour. Moderate farmhouse aroma. Sweet fruity flavour, notes of cheap white wine. Not that special.

Sep 12, 2007
04:59:12 PM
5593 Panil Bionda Italy Belgian Ale 3.0

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Pale and hazy straw coloured beer. Unusual farmhouse aroma, hints of oak. The flavour is slightly woody and alcoholic, with noticeable hops. Not undrinkable.

Sep 12, 2007
04:56:12 PM
5594 Cantillon Groseille à Maquereau Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.8

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Hazy deep golden colour. Intense and complex aroma of gooseberries, vinous notes, farmhouse and oak. Intense sour and lemony flavour, notes of sour gooseberries.

Sep 12, 2007
04:49:12 PM
5595 3 Fonteinen Hommage Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Red colour, hazy. Strong aroma of ripe raspberries and farmhouse. Very sour flavour (vinegar), distinct notes of raspberries.

Sep 12, 2007
04:42:12 PM
5596 Cantillon Blåbær Lambik Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.1

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Hazy deep red colour. Distinct aroma of blueberries and ripe raspberries, also some woody notes. Very sour flavour, lemon and blueberry notes. Quite good.

Sep 12, 2007
04:39:12 PM
5597 Dugges Idjit! Sweden Imperial Stout 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Dark brown colour. Extremely woody aroma, seems a bit unbalanced. The flavour is also very woody with coffee notes, alcoholic. No match for Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon.

Sep 12, 2007
04:33:12 PM
5598 Närke Kulturbryggeri Kaggen Stormaktsporter Sweden Baltic Porter 4.7

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Pitch black colour, creamy brown head. Very nice aroma of chocolate and roasted malts, hints of oak. Intensely rich and complex flavour: oaky, vinous, roasty, chocolate, liquorice. An excellent beer, but so is the "ordinary" Stormaktsporter.

Sep 12, 2007
04:30:12 PM
5599 Naxos Lager Beer Italy Pale Lager 2.7

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Pale golden colour. Slightly yeasty and spicy aroma, not too interesting. Not too interesting flavour either, fruity with some spice.

Sep 12, 2007
04:26:12 PM
5600 Hurlimann Samichlaus Switzerland Doppelbock 3.0

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Bottle, 1985 vintage, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Dark brown murky colour. Intensely rhum-raisiny aroma, notes of oak and prunes. Intensely sweet and cloying flavour, quite complex but WAY too sweet.

Sep 12, 2007
04:09:12 PM