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Russian River Damnation 3.74 743

Russian River Damnation

Percentile
96
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7433.75/5.03.74/5.07.75%90.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
In the great beer producing country of Belgium, some brewers have made it a tradition to give their beers an unusual name. Sometimes the name is curious, now and then it is diabolical and other times it is just plain silly. Damnation is our brewmaster’s interpretation of a Belgian style Strong Golden Ale. It has extraordinary aromas of banana and pear with mouth filling flavors of sweet malt and earthy hops. The lingering finish is dry and slightly bitter but very, very smooth.

Editor’s Note: this entry is for all batches EXCEPT batches 23 and 46 <a href=/beer/russian-river-damnation-batch-23-(oak-aged)/74510/>see separate entry.
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 joeyplush (337), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Mar 28, 2009  
On tap at Firewaters. Aroma of caramel and hops, some vanilla and spices. Appearance has fantastic lacing, creamy white head, gold color. Taste also has some vanilla hints, with decent amounts of hops and citrus. Palate is sticky and a bit dry. Outstanding beer!


 leeburg (149), Juneau, Alaska, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/516/20
Mar 24, 2009  
Golden orange with slight red hues, thin white head. Tart, fresh aromas, fruity. A slightly sweet and sour initial flavor followed by a clean and mildly bitter finish. Kind of like a sour ale meets triple meets pale ale. Nicely balanced, enjoyable brew.


eyesolus (64), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 23, 2009  
Bottle; pours a solid murky deep gold to light amber; white medium head; nice balance between the hop and spices. EGF 1 (#61)


 MeisterBrew (138), Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 22, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a golden color (floaties) with a nice sized eggshell white head. Great lacing. Aroma is yeasty and fruity. Mouthfeel is creamy. Taste is nice and fruity with a tartness I really like. Nice Ale... reminds me of Duvel.


 ericandersnavy (1125), crossroads, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 17, 2009  
bottle thanks to swalden28. poured a nice hazy yellow with a white head and some lacing. aroma of lemon, earthy spices, a little banana. flavor was well balanced with lemon, spices, banana, and a nice little hop bitter on the back end. body was medium and high carbonation. a very good and well balanced brew. thanks bob for bringing this back for my brother.


 Swalden28 (1510), McKinney, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 17, 2009  
Bottle thanks to Blutt59, thanks for bringing it back for me. Pours a hazy yellow with white fizzy head. Aroma is very nice, some citrus, a little barnyard, faint banana. Flavor is great, malty, some barnyard, some citrus, some hop flavor, soft hop bitter, nice! Mouthfeel is medium body with high, fizzy carbonation....Overall, very good!


 WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/101/56/103/512/20
Mar 17, 2009  
Really put off by a very sloppy pour at Philadelphia beer week. My glass had so much clumpy dead yeast floating in the bottom of the glass that it looked like curdled cream, or worse, like the brewer had been sick into my bottle. Altered my perceptions, no doubt. Seemed like a dry slightly hoppy Belgian strong. Would be willing to try it again, from a different bottle.


 HonkeyBra (1350), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 16, 2009  
Thanks to CaryTheDude and JakeBra for hooking me up big with this one. Mellow orange pour with a thin white head. Aroma of dried fruits, spice, light dryness. Flavor is dry with pears, nice soft carbonation. The mouthfeel of this beer is excellent: full with great carbonation. Nice dry finish. Before I knew it, I was at the end of the glass.



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