Russian River Dead Leaf Green

tap at memphis taproom/Philadelphia- Best nose out of any beer ever. Hops smell so incredibly fresh. totally green, hempy, cannibus smell, really fresh smelling hops. resinous. tasted more mild with a sticky mouthfeel. herbacious taste. very, very good beer. the herbaciousness was the most appealing character.

On tap @ Toronado: Mild aroma of green wet hops with a background of citrus scent. Appearance is a tint of brass color with small delicate head along with traces of sticky lacing. Bready malt backbone and upfront bitter hop profile yet these flavors are all very subdued.

On tap at O’Brien’s Russian River night. Pours a clear dark brownish-amber with a white ring. Light aroma, of hops, malt, a hint of citrus and pine, and brown sugar. Smooth taste, of hops, pine, malt, a hint of caramel, and citrus. Lingering sweet bitterness. Nice carbonation. Tasty.

On tap at Russian River brewpub in sampler tray. Nice malt front with a solid english hop bite. Fuggles perhaps? Pretty tasty all around.

Tap at the T Room SD. This just rubbed me wrong. Deep brown color and huge biscuity and cereal nose with mild old hops in tow. Reminded me a great deal of Twisted Thistle. For me, the massive malt bill overshadows the English hops, which I do not love to begin with. The result is dark, deeply bitter and almost crunchy.

on tap at toronado san diego for russian river event. slightly bitter from the hops but overall not much to identify it as an RR product.

On tap at Russian River. Solid yet not spectacular English pale ale. Amber color with maybe a LITTLE bit of green in there. Grassy and malty aroma. Caramel malt and a flavor of grass, or even....dead leaves. Average palate. Not bad, but not by any means one of their best.

wow...this one really surprised me...I am not usually a big fan of the epa style but damn this is tasty and I can see how people in England can drink fresh examples of this style so much...great hop flavor and malt background ...