Russian River Damnation 3.74 743

Russian River Damnation

	Percentile
	96
	overall

Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Santa Rosa, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
743	3.75/5.0	3.74/5.0	7.75%	90.2	Trappist 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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csbosox (1082), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Nov 7, 2007 Updated: Jul 12, 2008

GABF 2006-Chardonnay oak aroma with residual sweetness. Taste is akin to white wine. The rest of the notes are too hard to read.

RE-RATE Hazy gold color. Aroma is spicy with apples, pears, and spice. Light brett. Taste is pepper, spicy, brett, honey. Nice mouthfeel.

Suliman (2), USA
does not count

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Oct 30, 2007

Very good ale with good aroma and color. Flavor was good with some fruit and earthy flavors. Alcohol taste not overwhelming.

Floback (337), Naples, Florida, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	6/10	3/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Oct 24, 2007

Love this brewery. Got this shipped all the way from California by Hi Time Wines. Pours a creamy fingernail of white head over an effervescent lager-gold body. Tight webbings of lace. Nose is pepper and estery wheat. Tastes are similar with a hint of citrus and vanilla, more banana, biscuits, and clove. High carbonation and medium/full body. Rounded and smooth mouthfeel in the finish with flavors of crisp green apple. Very drinkable. Not as memorable as most other RR brews. Nonetheless, if Hell’s beer is like this, I need to commit more crimes in this life.

jeremytoni (1122), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 22, 2007

From tap poured a ambercolor with a fair amount of head. Flavor of a malty abbey ale with a smooth lingering aftertaste.

yobdoog (1504), Woodridge NY, New York, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Oct 17, 2007

Bottle is pretty bubbly and has a small head. Aroma of spice and light pale malts. Taste is a bit sweet with balanced bitter and sout notes. Some fruityness but it is pretty light. Overall nice brew.

bp (460), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Oct 6, 2007

Draft at Tria in Philly: hazy golden color, sweet aroma, taste was a bit sweet/sour, light mouthfeel. Not bad bad but the fact that I had only one of these when RR is damn hard to come by in PA says something.

acertain (249), Seattle, Washington, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	15/20

Sep 17, 2007

Pours a light gold with a small but persistant white head. Nice fruity aromas and flavors, with definite malt presence. Very smooth indeed.

IndianaRed (1560), Boise, Idaho, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	2/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 14, 2007

On Tap at the brewpub Pale hazy light yellow. Nice soft Belgian aroma and a fairly sweet funky Belgian yeaty flavor. an interesting ABV sting at the end

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