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Russian River Temptation

Russian River Temptation - Sour Ale

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100
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Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: Sour Ale

Santa Rosa, California USA

bottled
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5644.09/5.04.08/5.0Special7.25%96Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Is it beer, or is it wine? "Aged in French oak wine barrels for twelve months with distinct characteristics of fruit and subtle oak" sounds more like a description of wine than beer. But, of course, Temptation is indeed beer. Actually, Temptation is a Blonde Ale Fermented with a special strain of yeast, then aged in French oak chardonnay barrels. Flavors of wine and oak absorb into the brew throughout twelve months of aging. During this aging process, a secondary fermentation occurs using a yeast strain disliked by most brewers and winemakers called Brettanomyces. The "Bret" gives Temptation intriguing characteristics and a pleasant sourness. Temptation is re-fermented in the bottle to create its carbonation--a process commonly used to make fine champagne and sparkling wine. Spent yeast forms a thin layer of sediment to remain in the bottle.
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 IrishBoy (2686), Bakersfield, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 18, 2006    Updated: Dec 26, 2006
Bottle from Odeed;Batch 001, Nose of tartness and you can hint the oak barrel; clear gold with a small but longlasting white head; flavor of tart apples and grapes and a little citrus malt.


 footbalm (1218), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 17, 2006  
Very,very nice brew. Man the nose was that soured fruit .No oak but sour yeasty loveliness. the wine and oak do not seem to defined but it doesn’t matter this is a great brew. Sip on this and enjoy.


 papajohn (1054), San Diego (Mira Mesa), California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 15, 2006    Updated: Apr 20, 2008
12.7 oz bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar: Chill haze golden color with a full off white head. Aroma is acidic and kinda white wine vinegar like. Flavor is fruity, citrus tart up front with some wood and the finish is dry and rather sour/acidic. Medium bodied and champange like with lively carbonation. .


 STEPHENDR (478), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 13, 2006  
Clear amber color – white frothy thick big bubble head – nose of woody (cedar) , fruity sourness , bread yeast , malt , antiseptic , grains and citrus– taste of sour red fruits, sour green apples , malts , yeast , cereals , grains , and citrus – acidic bubbly raw body , and dry – aftertaste slightly bitter , and sour chalk very short


 sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 13, 2006  
Bottle: Columbus tasting shared by my santa. Clear gold with an off white head. Aroma was tart and sour, with a bit fruitiness to it. Flavor, sour, some light fruits, lemon, grapes. Really good brew.


feedmec00kies (49), New York, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
Sep 4, 2006  
golden honey color, white yead. smelled funky and sour, a bit like damp wood. tastes like pickles, apples, damp wood, and wine (i don’t know wine enough to specify). refreshing.


 GriffinAvenue (395), Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
Sep 4, 2006  
12.7 oz Bottle. Cloudy, golden hue. No head. Fruity, chardonnay aroma. Notes of sour apple to the taste. Excellent wine/beer blend and a showpiece for your collection if you can find it. I’d show it more often than I’d drink it.


 puzzl (2579), New York, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Aug 31, 2006  
Bottle at Hop Devil, NYC. Aroma: sour, apple, cherry, yeast. Tight, biting flavor, funky, old, oxidized apple, cherry pie, green apple rinds. Very tasty stuff.



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