Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)

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

big thanks to jason for letting us have a crack at this! hazy burnt orange color with a fleeting white head. it smells a lot sweeter than i was expecting... along with cement, tart orange, cinnamon, malty richness and flowers. the palate is incredibly dry yet not overly sour... very tannic, bitter and dry with a big ol’ dose of maltiness thrown in... orange, spice, flowers, a bunch of stink and tart unripened grapes. prickly sharp feeling cuts through a lux body. 8/4/8/4/18/4.2

Big Thanks to Styles for bringing this highly sought after brew over! ....... Pours a cloudy brown w/ hints of red. Nice 1 finger off white head and some lacing in my Rodenbach tulip. ....... Aroma is a little muted at first but as it warms a little there is a nice blend of some funk, barrel, lemon, cherry and slight vineagar.... Flavors follow suit w/ some more of the cherries and wood coming through as it warms...... Not as tart as I expected, but nice balance of flavors and dangerously drinkable...... Glad I got to try this and likely will again in the future. Worth the initial price of $20, not so much the going rate of $60 Also we should have had this before the Veritas 004 because that blew this out of the water.

Tangerine pour with only a whispy eggshell colored head. Aroma fills the nostrils with Granny Smith, lemongrass, brett, barnyard, and freshly blooming flower garden. Flavor is also quite floral, with citrus pith, jolly ranchers, and aged balsamic. Nice creamy mouthfeel for the style. Really enjoyed this one!!!

Bottle: The aroma consists of light sour cherry, yeast, and wood. It pours a hazy dark amber with some sediment and a half inch off white head. The flavor starts with light sour cherry, yeast, and faint caramel. The finish has strong lemon tartness. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

On tap at Brouwer’s Sour Fest. Pours clear dark reddish orange with a nice white head. Aroma is tart cherry and apple with a slight cheesy funk. Tastes similar with a little caramel malty sweetness poking through. Very smooth with a tart honey finish.

Bottle shared by BOLTZ7555 at hellbilly’s holiday tasting. Hazy amber color pour with a small head. Aroma of sweet malt, yeast and lemon. Flavor of sour unripe fruit, vinegar, yeast and lemon. Delicious! Thanks Jason!

750ml bottle shared by BOLTZ7555 at hellbilly’s holiday tasting. Pours hazy amber with a thin white head that fades quickly. The nose is malt, honey and sweet vinegar. The taste is tart apple, balsamic vinegar, lemon and malt. Medium mouthfeel. Very good – not an in your face sour, a nice enjoyable sipper. Thanks Jason!

Recently tried a bottle of this at a sours tasting. Colour... very cloudy, amber suspension. Nose... acetic, crisp, pungent vinegar. Palate... POW! BAM! This ale makes you pucker up like you been eatin’ green persimmons! Time for an acetic, ascorbic, oaky, brett filled ride on the Grand Funky Railroad! Sour City! Next station stop, Sour City! Toot, toot!!