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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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 JCB (1713), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 8, 2007  
Very nice Belgian blonde, a slightly lighter Duvel. Crisp and lively, and moderately spiced (with a nice almost custard-like feel, along with a trace of bitters). I’ve quaffed many bottles of this, and it’s always a priority if my mail orders. One more feather in RR’s cap.


 DrHomolka (725), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/517/20
Jun 7, 2007  
750ml bottle. Batch 020. Pours a yellowy golden color, translucent with a moderately large, foamy white head and an assload of bubbles vigorously rising up the glass. A real nice aroma on this one. Smells like a cross between a hefeweizen and a tripel with the best qualities of each. Yeast, clove, banana, vanilla, Belgiany. Taste is quite sweet, medium to light body with a bitter wheat taste. Crisp and smooth, semi-dry and very tasty. This is quite drinkable at 7.75%. Good stuff.


squid22 (1), Los Angeles, California, USA
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3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Jun 6, 2007  
Poured a golden color with a large, long lasting white head. Tastes of fruit and light candy. Somewhat too sweet. Not my favorite style.


 Boutip (2332), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 4, 2007  
Bottle courtesy of Moejuck: Poured a deep yellow/whitish color ale with a big foamy head with some great retention and some lacing. Aroma of pear is quite intense with some light spices and light candy – definitely not what I was expecting but very interesting and particular. Taste is dominated by the pear and even peach like taste with some subtle spice in the background and nice creamy texture. Body is above average with some low filtration and some adequate carbonation. A bit too much sweetness overall for my own taste but quite enjoyable nonetheless.


 hopson (591), Williamsville, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 26, 2007  
draft- clear yellow in appearance, large white head. Extremely clean taste, some correander, orange peel. Not as yeasty and wild as other belgians. A session beligian if there is such a thing.


 riversideAK (2648), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
May 23, 2007    Updated: Feb 12, 2009
Aroma is sweet malty spiciness and a little clean bitter hops. Pours golden. Has the sweet spicy Belgian golden ale flavor - think Duvel. Pretty fruity and sweet, but this is nice to me as it is a little hoppier and bitter in the finish than most of the Belgians. I remember it being pretty easy to drink too. Not my favorite style, but this is nice.


 mlist55 (210), media, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/510/104/517/20
May 23, 2007  
Not a huge fan of the FO-Belgian style, but russian river nails this brew. The smoothness of a beligian slightly tweeked with good hops.


 pantanap (1322), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 20, 2007  
bottle....appearance: duvel-ish like in appearance. light, golden, and sparkling with a fluffy white head....aroma: yeasty, bready with banana....taste: much of the same. very clean and refreshing and very non-offensive. i would have liked a little more spice and complexity added to this but it’s certainly tasty belgian ale.



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