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Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary

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1724.17/5.04.12/5.0Special10.43%96.8Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 Cletus (5052), 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.


Blisscent (75), East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/514/20
Jun 15, 2008    Updated: Oct 6, 2009
Thanks Miketd. Great Belgian Ale with many of the qualities thats usually found in a typical flemish sour. Malt, Oak, and Fruits like grape and Apple define this beer with the balance of sweetness and sourness in the heavily loaded blend.


 Vac (2389), 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 (287), 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)!


 beerguy101 (3880), Newark, California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
May 26, 2008  
This Belgian Strong pours a slightly cloudy reddish amber color from a 750ml corked bottle. Large sized white foamy head, with good retention and excellent lacing. The aroma is fruity, with lots of oak and some serious funk. A medium bodied BSA. The malts are fruity and sweet; there are lots of oak, red wine and funk flavors here as well, lots of funk, horse blanket and tartness with a nice maltyness in the background. Very complex, there are a lot of flavors mixing and matching here. The brett and sourness are coming forward and competing with all that barrel stuff. Very nice. Lively carbonation. Hides the alcohol well. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly tart and funky.


 badlizard (2345), Berkeley, California, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/519/20
May 25, 2008  
bottle from Toronado SD at $60! Cloudy medium brown with a fluffy white head. Sour apple, oak, and Brett. aroma. Tangy palate. Sour caramel apple, vanilla, red wine, and oak with a dry finish. A damn fine beer.


 jimmack (1221), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
May 6, 2008  
Bottle thanks to Willblake for sharing. Hazy dark amber color with a small off white head. Tart, Bretty aroma with some oak, citrus and cherries. Flavor starts off slightly sweet, with hints of cherry and oak before turning nice and tart with some wet leather, citrus and a wee bit of vanilla. Very tasty.


 Rciesla (3610), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/512/20
May 5, 2008  
Landed this as a sample at DLD. Pours mid orange and amber with short off white head. Aromatic is sour, brett, acidic, light cherry fruitiness. Mouth is dry similar to scent and a little bready. A real solid blend here.



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