Russian River Damnation Batch 23/46 (Oak Aged)

Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: Abbey Tripel
Santa Rosa, California USA

FRO throwdown: Light wheat and hay, some barn loft. There’s a touch of orange and clove. Herbal. I didn’t like this much. Maybe its because I’m liking the clove phenol less and less.

Sample at O-town throwdown ’09 courtesy of fogdog. pours hazy golden. Taste of some dark fruits, malty banana, peach, apricot. Belgian yeast presence, with light and pleasant wood oak palate. Solid brew.

On tap at O’Brien’s Russian River night. Pours a clear dark gold with a white ring. Sweet aroma, of malt, sugar, and dark fruits. Taste is rich and sweet, a bit herbal, with malt, brown sugar, dark fruits, and wood. Lingering rich sweetness. Very tasty.

Thanks AgentSteve. Pours hazy amber orange, malty, honey, fruity, caramel, little citrus, little wood slight vanilla, slight spice.

Sampled at hellbilly’s hellraiser 3 gathering. Bottle courtesy of cbkschubert. Pours a hazy apricot color with a ring of head. Malt, sugar, yeast, light fruit and wood in the aroma and flavor. A good solid brew. Thanks Craig!

Bottle. A rich golden color with a big foamy white head. The aroma has definite oak chips (wood) on the otherwise nice Belgian tripel base (lemon, banana and cloves). Dry, candy sugars, spiced, and light fruits in the flavor.

On tap at brewery. This beer was damn good. Like the regular damnation but strong oak and a still surprisingly hoppy taste.

Bottle from O’Brien’s: Created a firm layer of fluffy head which eventually retreated into an O shaped ring. Dense color of golden liquid with a slight murky appearance. Aroma detected was a strong strain of Belgian yeast and spices which ultimately satisfied the nose. Flavor was strong with the usual suspects accompanied with Belgian yeast but an ever present background of wood chips, tart cherries and perhaps a chardonnay wine finished with an interesting taste compared to the original version.