Russian River Damnation

Don’t get me wrong, it fits the bill perfectly. I think the Belgian Blondes are just all tasting the same. Very much like Chimay Blanc - very fruity nose ending on a bitter note.

Pours a hazy golden color with huge foamy white head. Aroma is of crisp fruits like apple, banana and pear as well as hops and alcohol. Very crisp quaffable beer. Lots of citrusy lemon and orange as wll as apple, pear and banana. Finish is slightly hoppy and dry. An amazingly smooth wonderful tasting beer!

Rerate at tasting courtesy of Humulone Red. Thanks! Perfectly gold colored pour with a white head. Smell is honey, and some malted wheat like sweetness for some reason. Taste is rich tart and sweet with some balancing hops and a belgian yeasty character. Hint of dusty funk in the finish. Overall, not stellar but good.

Bottle. Nose has a light acidity with some hop presence and citrus sweetness. Clear yellow with a thin head. Flavor opens bready and sweet, finishes soft and sour. Smooth, well balanced.

Pours a cloudy yellow, thick bubbly head. Strong acidic citrus aroma/ lemon zest and honey wheat. Tangy citrus flavor with some wheat and bitter hops. Palate is a little thin, but tolerable, and well balanced.

This is wonderful and absolutely one of the best Belgain strong ales I’ve ever had, if not the best. It’s a bright gold with a pretty big, dense white head that lasts very long and leaves decent lace. The aroma is rich, fruity, flowery, a definite Belgian-ale aroma but a bit more hoppy, flowery, citrusy, and complex. The taste is similar: it tastes like a Belgian strong ale such as Delirium, Tremens or Duvle, but has more complexity, more hoppy-citrusy-flowery character and a little more bitterness, with grain, hints of spice, nuts, pears, and honey, It’s wonderful.

on tap at the brew pub in santa rosa. pours a mostly clear gold with a moderate white head. nose of nutty malts, spice-laden pears, some wood. the taste starts off just like that, then kicks in with a healthy dose of piney and earthy hops. moderate lingering earthy bitterness, with light sweetness. medium of body, and a lot of bubbliness. mouthfeel is resinous and coating, rather like an ipa, but maybe a bit more slippery. a very nice, rather unique ale.

slightly hazy gold with small dense head and a light lacing. malty sweet lemon aroma and light hop pungency. smooth thin body and crisp carbonation. honey banana bread flavor with some tropical fruit notes and a spicy floral hop pungency. sweet but not cloying well balanced and easy drinking