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Russian River Damnation

Russian River Damnation - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Santa Rosa, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7393.75/5.03.74/5.07.75%90.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
In the great beer producing country of Belgium, some brewers have made it a tradition to give their beers an unusual name. Sometimes the name is curious, now and then it is diabolical and other times it is just plain silly. Damnation is our brewmaster’s interpretation of a Belgian style Strong Golden Ale. It has extraordinary aromas of banana and pear with mouth filling flavors of sweet malt and earthy hops. The lingering finish is dry and slightly bitter but very, very smooth.

Editor’s Note: this entry is for all batches EXCEPT batches 23 and 46 <a href=/beer/russian-river-damnation-batch-23-(oak-aged)/74510/>see separate entry.
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 Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Bottle, from Argonaut in Denver, shared with AJO and Traci Rae at the "We Got Door" Tasting. Pale yellow, lots of clean white head with some good stick. Nose of raw almonds, honey, seaweed. Lots cool sweet fruit flavor, pears, white table grapes, a bit of resiny bitterness. Soft, fairly full. Very pleasant and full of good things, but lacking a certain something in cohesiveness.


 WisconsinBeer (514), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Bottle. Batch 045. Pours a golden sunshine yellow color, with a soft foamy head. Flavor is juicy fruit - banana and pear, initially soft and then a bit tart. Not as bready as most Belgians. Finish is dry and a bit astringent, somewhat citrus like hops. Medium bodied, very fizzy carbonation. This is a damn fine beer.


 Tripplebrew (486), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Batch 045 Pours a golden copper yellow with very very thick white head. Aroma is lemon yeast, sugar and spice (pepper and peach). Flavor is definitely brown sugar squash with citrus/lemon notes. Definite sweet pear notes. Body is creamy light with quite high carbonation.


 glennmastrange (805), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/515/20
Apr 18, 2009    Updated: Apr 26, 2009
Bottle. Light hay note for the malt, moderate hops and yeast aromas of lemon and barnyard, with hints of banana, white wine and clove. Head is fizzy, white with fair lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is sparkling clear (until the last pour which hazes it up a bit) gold. Flavor is heavily acidic to start, and finishes moderately acidic and lightly bitter. Palate is light, dry with a fizzy carbonation and finishes lightly dry. A nice Belgian Strong, refreshing and complex.


captaincass (45), Everson, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/514/20
Apr 17, 2009  
pours very creamy , golden thick color. aroma more malt than hops. tastes very subdued triple, little bit of a hop finish but mostly just sweet and smooth alcohol. was just not that exciting


 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 16, 2009  
750ml bottle via secretstash. Pour is light golden with a white fizzy head. Aromas of yeast, spice, and sweet malts. Flavor is much of the same. Easy drinking and simple. No alcohol present at all also.


 BuckeyeBoy (1635), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 15, 2009  
Batch 041 Bottle pours out a cloudy gold topped with a cream head. Aroma of lots of yeast and a nice malt. A little sweetness and some spice. The tast was about the same plenty of the belg yeast and a nice spice.


 agl108 (503), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 9, 2009  
On draft at Teresa’s. Poured hazy gold with fizzy white head. Sweet malt, bananas, and a mild peppery spiciness dominate. Slightly tarty. Dry and smooth.



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