4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I had this at the Russian River brewpub. Poured with minimal head, dark purple color. The tart sour cherry flavor complements the sweetness of the malt nicely.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark purple, no head or lacing. Very vinous aroma, sweet cheap wine, MD 20/20, red fruits a bit of tartness. Nice tartness in the flavor, along with sweet fruit, raspberries, and a vinous quality. Nice dry, clean finish. Almost boozy, and it borders on cheap fruit wine but saved by the tartness.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
750nml corked and caged thanks to iowaherkeye. Gusher. Pours semi hazy and light reddish brown in color with a small tan head which diminishes into a collar . Aromas of sour currants, berries, oak, acidic cherries and other darker fruits. Flavors consist a sweet and sour entry of cherries, currants and fruits. The tartness and sour notes really mellow out the sweetness. Finish is a long sour and tart orgasm of fruit. Palate is smooth, and perfectly carbonated. Fuck me this beer is good! Thanks again Joey!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle -c&c- from Ledgers Liquor. Batch 001X4. Slight gushing shortly after cork removed. Dark coppery color with a slight tan head - it went up, then down. Aromas of berry, wood and mild sour. Near full bodied with tart, fine carbonation. Speaking of tart the flavor is, along with aged musty oak and something like dark sour cherry. Each taste begins again with wood, then sour, then fruit. Tends to get a little less so in the finish. Incredible. Also brilliant. Just gets better with time.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle, Batch 001x4 (2/14/09). Bottle exploded upon opening watch out for that! Pours a cloudy deep ruby red to brown with a flowing head that quickly disappears. Nose is sour currant, oak, a nice wine characteristic, very complex. Taste is pleasantly tart with currants, cranberry. Nice warm melted chocolate Mouth is full with a lot of effervescence, the beer makes you salivate after it goes down. Very warm in the stomach. Wonderful sour!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: SEP 24, 2010 750ml bottle. Deep ruby red with a frothy head. Nice barnyard aromas with sweet n’ sour currant and sharp caramel. Light bodied with a frothy mouthfeel. Good balance of sweet and sour flavors, with glazed caramel, spicy currants, sour cherry and some wet wood. Has a mildly acidic finish.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle shared by miketd. Thanks Mike! Pours dark brown with off white head. Has acid and tart cherry aromas. Flavor is tart cherry, dark fruit, wood, and some wine notes. Finishes with a super pucker mouth watering sourness that is great. Medium light mouthfeel. Overall a great brew and one I really liked.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
On tap at Toronado RR Night. This dark brown ale poured with a decent beige head and a pleasant vinous aroma. The flavor is very tart cherry, with oak undertones and a vanilla backwash. Believe it or not, it tastes quite a bit like Schaarbeekse Kriek, probably due to the addition of currants. This is a signature brew that could only be created by Vinnie and his crew (hey, it rhymes). So far, my favorite RR (even better than Toronado 20th).
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Amazing beer generously shared by Bobby at Pre-Sex. Dude, major thanks! Mild amber pour with a subtle, extremely complex nose filled with oak, tannins, delightful currants. Even when measured against Russian River’s other superb offerings, the woody splendor of this beer stands out. Wow, such a rich treat.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
On tap at Hollingshead. Beautiful red copper color. Complex flavor, tart cherry, cranberry, vanilla, oak. Beautiful texture and carbonation. This is a fantastic sour.
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