Russian River Depuration

Formerly brewed at Russian River Brewing
Style: Sour Ale
Santa Rosa, California USA

"Depuration" is cleasing or renewel; fitting that Batch 001 was sampled to celebrate Obama’s inauguration. Very slighty hazy yellow-orange pour, small head. Champagny, funky nose, somewhat tart, grapes on oak, rich and complex. In addition to everything in the aroma, cheese and salt in the flavor, lemon and peppercorns on the close along with more buttery oak. Delicious and very accessible. Here’s to hope.

Bottle from Pantanap. Pours golden color with almost no head. Funky and somewhat fruity aroma with oak notes. Nice sour taste with a citrus touch. Grapes are there but subtile. This is another very good tasting experience from Russian River. Thanks Kan!

Pours bright golden with no head. Nose and flavor are tart grapefruit, funk, and oak. Lively and tannic mouthfeel.

Yeah 2008 (thanks Jason): Golden hue with a small head and minimal lace. The aroma has notes of funk (a hint poopy) and acidity, grassy and herbal hops, grapes, butterscotch, and oak. The taste start twangy and acidic with a noticeable grape presence. Salty and minerally in mid stream and finishes peppery and grassy with a touch of oak. The mouth feel is sharp and lively, quite refreshing except for some mineral like abrasiveness. Overall it is outstanding due to the uniqueness of the palate, tart yet not overpowering. Jizz in my pants.

shared by wetherel at the LA Barrel Night. Golden/ amber pour with a thin white head. Aroma of funk, citrus, and a hint of sweetness. Great mouthfeel with a zesty tartness that quickly smoothes into flavors of citrus, tart grape, and earthy funk.

Bottle - 375mL corked and caged. Pretty golden pour. Small particulates dance, suspended in the liquid. The small white head seems to disappear as quickly as it formed. Aroma is divine! Sour fruits, funky yeast, wet earth, some sweat, grape skins, oak, and a touch of cat urine. There’s also a moldy type of cheesiness in the aroma. Taste is sour but oh so lovely! Sour fruits, light sweat, leather, funky yeast, earthy notes, musty books, grapes, oak and orange peel. The body is light, VERY dry, acidic and spritzy. Though I don’t want this to end, it’s demise brings forth more sweat, sour fruit, wet leather, damp wood, earthen flavors, litter box/barnyard, and grapes. Does Russian River make a bad beer? I don’t think I’ve had one if they do.

Pours a golden color with lots of minute particulate; with some white sudsy ring. Aroma is funky, citrus, grape, tart barnyard. Taste is much the same. Very good, but I could do with some more carbonation and bite.

Bottle shared by wetherel at the 2008 Lost Abbey Barrel Tasting. Thanks for bringing this rarity John. Dark and hazy yellow color with ample carbonation. Some thin white head. Complex, tart aroma that is both vinous and kind of cheesy. Very nice. Some buttery diacetyl flavors are mixed in with tart citrus and funky yeast biscuit. Oak shows nicely too. Extremely easy to drink. A really neat beer all around.