Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)

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

Pours a rich and inviting copper color. Aroma is bright and lively, wood, funk, citrus, hay, earth, sourness. The flavor is an extension of the aroma, with the wood notes leading the charge. The sour notes come on through, but are never out of balance. An absolutely astounding beer.

750ml bottle. pours clear amber with foamy white head. nose is sour, vinegar, lactic, very oaky, some apricot and citrus notes as well. flavors are pretty musty, vanilla, sour, okay, vinegar, apricot, orange, grapefruit, lemony. a bit lactic finish. lively full mouth feel. wow this was really good.

awesome fruity nose with a great funk in the finish of the nose...I can surely taste the santification as the base beer and it has a finish like the beatification the blending in this beer is nothing short of masterful....wow the complexity on the taste is deserving of the 9 that I gave it......damn great beer

A fruit and slight tart drinker. Citrus, lemon, and grapefruit notes fill with the slight oak, wild base, and overall barnyard quality. The light amber holds up on a minimal head.

Huge thanks to tertons for sharing this speacial treat. Pours yellow hazy orange gold with a small white head. Aroma is tart with apples and citrus. Flavor is hugely tart, but with noticeable woody notes. Huge finish to this one, and it lasts. It has the very nice quality of being both very funky, and very clean.

Date: 05/22/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: opaque orange, fine off white head, streaks of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with a fruityness followed by lots of tartness and a sweaty leather character,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: fruity caramel malt flavor, lots of tartness that blends well with the fruity character, light oaky spicyness, lasting lemony tartness to keep you puckered and salavating,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Pours a hazy pale copper color with a white head. Aroma is funky, horse blanket, barn yard, acidic, tart fruit, and oak. Flavor is brett, barn yard, funk, oak, fruit, and a bitter funky tart finish.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy, cruddy-looking, mahogan-hued body with a cottony white head. Smell: A sour-minded, fruity bouquet with notes of sliced apples, citrus, and salted peach pits along with plenty of toasted oak saplings and barnyard funk. Taste: A frothed blending of freshly-squeezed fruit juices - peaches, grapefruits, and apple (like a sorbet sampler platter). Dash of salt and even capsicum. A donkey’s kick of acidity and tartness. Barnyard funkiness all the while. Dry, lightly oaky finish with lingering, tongue-deadening tannins. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A real joy to drink such a complex, yet well-balanced creation. This is seriously good. Excellent work, Russian River.