 GMCC2181 (344), Bear, Delaware, USA
Jul 7, 2008
Bottle, batch # 36... Well of tasting of only two people this was cleary the best beer of the night. Bottle given to me by my good friend spark-dog-27 aka Easy E! Thanks E! As soon as robert "popped" the cork off I knew I had a good bottle on my hands. Poured a copper color, not much head. Flavor was so smooth for a belgian.. The intial taste was fruity only to be followed by a nice spicyness. Low carbonation and medium texture. As I said earlier an easy beer to drink on a hot summer day or any time of the year. Overall a solid beer that is well worth the buy. Thanks Eric for sending a great brew!
ditmier (176), Boise, Idaho, USA
Aug 21, 2008 2008 Bottle - Pours dk yellow with a large off white head, aroma is banana, yeast and spice, flavour follows, a great session beer,,,
mreeves (248), Sammamish, Washington, USA
Aug 19, 2008 A very pale, golden color. Active carbonation, nice head retention. Peppery, spicy aroma and flavor with vanilla notes as well. A bit tart, very refreshing and flavorful. I’d like a bit more body to it, but it’s a nice beer.
Lagunitasfan (26), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 19, 2008 On tap at Stone 12th. Very light odor, really had to swirl and work to get the flavors to become clear. Also hard to do in the crowd sometimes. The light scent and bright color gave me little indication of how much flavor was packed into this one. Sharp, crisp, and yummy. This could make for a good sessioon beer, is what I wrote at the tasting. I’ll have to test that theory...
unrulythings (65), Portland, Oregon, USA
Aug 18, 2008 very excited to taste the first style of Russian River brews to arrive in bottles in Portland. pours a deep golden color with a huge off white head. aroma is filled with honey and earthy spices. there is some fruit on the nose as well, banana and light citrus. flavor is delightful and complex. yeasty, caramely, spicy, and satisfyingly crisp.
dmtroyer (332), Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Special thanks to can8ianben for my first Russian River brew! Having just had Westvleteren Extra 8 the day before, this had some tough company from the start. Nose and body were very appealing spice, sweet malt, yeast, slightly viscous body. Overall a very, very solid brew it is just missing a few small unique characteristics that set beers of this style apart from others.
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