Russian River Damnation

	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
741	3.75/5.0	3.74/5.0	7.75%	90.2	Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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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BuckeyeBoy (1652), Boise, Idaho, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

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
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

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.

BuckeyeSammy (455), Cleveland, Ohio, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	5/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 3, 2009

Got this one on a west coast trip to visit the Shank. Pretty good, carbonation is a little heavy/ sharp. Candy sugar back end. Full palate, interesting. Sweet malt very present, but not overdone. Head is a nice cumulous cloud that will end up dissipating, nice lacing. Aged for a year.

shawnm213 (913), South Bend, Indiana, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 31, 2009

draft at toronado. golden. spices, bread, bitter. creamy white head. I still prefer the dark belgian strong ales to the golden ones. not my favorite

verymerrymonk (256), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 30, 2009

Draught at Falling Rock. Very cloudy golden with a thin head. Sweet malt, alcohol, banana, and a tangy dry finish. Unique take on the style.

MrBunn (1524), Western, Pennsylvania, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 29, 2009

On tap at Monks Cafe. Body is a light orange with a small head. Aromas of bread and cloves (or some other spice I had a hard time teasing out.) Flavor is honey, oranges and spiciness, but it doesn’t meet the hype that I had built up in my mind for it.

joeyplush (333), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Mar 28, 2009

On tap at Firewaters. Aroma of caramel and hops, some vanilla and spices. Appearance has fantastic lacing, creamy white head, gold color. Taste also has some vanilla hints, with decent amounts of hops and citrus. Palate is sticky and a bit dry. Outstanding beer!

leeburg (148), Juneau, Alaska, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	3/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 24, 2009

Golden orange with slight red hues, thin white head. Tart, fresh aromas, fruity. A slightly sweet and sour initial flavor followed by a clean and mildly bitter finish. Kind of like a sour ale meets triple meets pale ale. Nicely balanced, enjoyable brew.

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