Russian River Supplication

Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: Sour Ale
Santa Rosa, California USA

Reddish orange with light tan fizzy head. Aroma of sour fruit and oak. Very bright palate. Taste of sour cherries and oak with an exceptionally crisp and dry finish and a lingering sourness. Quite good

Thanks to jonathanL7890 for a chance to try this one. Pours a big whopping 3 finger head, may want to pour easier on this one. Light brown to copper color and cloudy for the appearance. The nose is that of sweetness, cherries, candies, and some yeastiness as well Mouthfeel WOW! this is one helluva sour beer. At first the sweetness hits the mouth then the sour packs a whopper of a punch. Made me feel like my asshole was being sucked through my mouth GEEZ! the puckerness factor. This is an amazing sour beer. Its a must try for anyone who calls themselves a beer nerd or beer geek. This really is a beer that is on the extreme side. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 07-05-2008 15:50:25

Thanks to cloudskipper for this beaute! Pours a gorgeous translucent orange/copper elixir with a puffy yellow tinted off-white head with medium retention. The nose is delicately funky and cheesey with sour cherries and barnyard. The flavour is immediately WAY more acetic than the nose suggests, with ultra-sharp acetic acid, lemon zest, puckering tart red cherry, oak, lactic acid and a whisper of vinous malty notes. It is plenty tart, as I can feel the burn in my chest, and I’m not one to get heartburn. I love the lacto that is ever-present in this brew. The aftertaste is oaky, more citric than tart, and bone dry with medium duration. I think the prickly, drying mouthfeel exaggerates the tartness of the beer, but the bretty funk is there in full.

(Bottle) Pours hazy amber with a sand colored head that holds some red hints. The aroma is lovely lemon citric dryish with bretty tones of horse blanket and barnyard. Cherries and hints of other tart red berries. The subtle oak and tiny vinous notes make the already complex nose more balanced. The dry toasted malt is almost cracker like. The flavour is heavily dry, tart and acidic with tones of lemon acid. Brett and malt brings notes of horse blanket, barnyard, toast, crackers and maybe some dry caramel. Some cherries in the flavour as well. Light vinous fruity. The mouthfeel is a bit round and medium carbonated. Lingering citric and woody tones. Medium bodied.

Bottled (from Cracked Kettle). Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is sour fruits, quite winelike with also some wooden and brett notes. Flavour is dry wood, lots of yeast, and some fruityness. Very wellbalanced and nicely drinkable. Surprisingly complex even though it’s not that rich on "lots of stuff" in the flavour.

Bottled batch 003. Deep amber red color, small beige head. Sour bretta aroma with red wineish notes, quite similar to some Panil beers. Fruity, average tartness, grapefruit, lemon ... very balanced and puckering-fruity "lambic". Red wine barrel ageing is evident.

Had this on draft at the brewpub in Santa Rosa. Nice sour but not as sour as some of the others.very good on draft with oak notes coming through from the barrel aging.Nice notes of some cherry coming through as well. Tart funk but not as tart as I would like it to be.Over all just a great beer and I recommend trying it if you get a chance. Just an overall unique drinking experience.

Small offwhite head, retention is fair as is the lacing. Lightly hazy orange color starting to turn brown. Lightly fruity nose, pears, vinous and wood with faint oxydation. Body is medium, soft carbonation, lightly acidic and puckering. Smooth wood and fruit flavors, tartness is subdued, cherry notes, spicey, lightly vinegery, musty and funky. Tart, funky fruity finish. Surprise, surprise, nice. Props to FlacoAlto for the bottle he bonused me in a trade we did in Jan. of 07. Thanks Bro!!