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Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary

Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Russian River Brewing

Santa Rosa, California USA

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1104.13/5.04.11/5.0Special10.43%98.8 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The Toronado blend was 5 different beers blended together disproportionately:

1. Belgian style Quadruple aged in Firestone Walker (used) Double Barrel Ale barrels
2. Belgian style Strong Dark Ale – batch A in red wine barrels
3. Belgian style Strong Dark Ale – batch B in red wine barrels
4. Belgian style Pale Ale aged in wine barrels with Brett
5. Sonambic 100% spontaneously fermented ale – this was used to add acidity to the beer.

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airforce1 (61), Atascosa, Texas, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Simply put....a perfect five. Sherry amber in clour, applesauce, champagne, slight funk thats barley noticeable. This is the greatest "blended beer", I’ve ever had!


 jjpm74 (2660), Connecticut, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/514/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Bottle shared by miketd. Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of light tartness and lemon. Tastes dry with lots of fruity hints. Decent.


 tertons (100), East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/515/20
Jun 15, 2008    Updated: Jun 16, 2008
Thanks Miketd. Great Belgian Ale with many of the qualities thats usually found in a sour. Top notch in nearly all categories. Malt, Oak, and Fruits like grape and Apple define this beer with the balance of sweetness and sourness in the heavily loaded blend.


 Vac (2169), San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Bottle at Toronado shared by Henrik and Mikkel...thanks guys! Pours with a slightly cloudy, amber body topped by a medium thick to thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s sour with a slight tart note, some funk and a little sweet maltiness to round it out. Lihgt to medium bodied and dry.


 zug4abby (283), San Diego, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 6, 2008  
Very tart with a beautiful golden color. No head retention at all. Aroma has vinnie/ russian river written all over it! Flavor is tart and smooth with slight horseblanket notes. Just want the doctor ordered for toronado’s 20th! Thanks to mikkel and henrik for the beer (bottle at toronado)!




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