Russian River Toronado 20th Anniversary

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

GABF 2007. A pale orange beer with a huge orangey head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of wood and brettanomyces. The flavor is acidic with wonderful notes of fruit, as well as notes of wood and brettanomyces. The acidity draw out the mouthwater.

Bottled, thanks cquiroga! Cloudy amber, small creamy head.Woody nose with citric tartness and licorice. Despite it’s 10% it feels light and arousing, spreadign a sweet and sour sensation. Caramelly and fruity with vinous notes, as well as some barnyard character. Complex to the border of confusion. Even if I don’t really understand what I am drinking I know that I’d love to have some more.

Again another fantastic beer I got to sample at the Grand tasting thanks to who ever pulled this one out. Pours slight hazy to cloudy deep orange to amber with a small lacing head. Aroma is smooth fruity and tart acidic. Oaked flavour with a wine notes and the classic Russian River tartness. Mix of fruits, barrel and acidic/citric flavours into the finish.

Bottle 75cl.
[ Courtesy of cgarvieuk ]. Unclear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sour, barral - wood - oak, cognac notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, moderate acidic and light bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20091030]

Bottled (thanks omhper!). Hazy nutbrown colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is sour berries and acidic wood, some mild notes of cherries. Flavour is also very sour and acidic fruits and berries along with some earth and yeast. Very nice brew.

Date: 10/11/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF

Appearance: cloudy dark yellow, creamy off white head, specks of lace,
Aroma: wild spicy bret aroma,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor quickly is balanced by tartness, nice spicy character, oak for bitterness,
-------- /> Date: 10/19/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar tasting
Score: 3.3 to 3.8

Appearance: opaque orange,
Aroma: aroma has lots of funky leather and spice on top of dark caramel with a hint of sweetness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: good oak and vanilla in the flavor along with the sweet and tart interplay,
Overall: blooms upon warming,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Murky reddish-brown colour. Woody, cherryish, rodenbachy aroma. Spritzy carbonation and quite sour, but with a warming malt character underneath. Definitely with the rodenbachish accents and more sour than most American sours. Big wood character and a warming splash of alcohol late. This I need to see again.

Bottle shared by cgarvieuk at Borefts BF 09. Thanks Craig. Love the fruity sour aroma. Some cognac-y sweetness in middle, bit of caramel. Really good fruit/cognac/sour. Lovely balance, so good.