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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
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on tap
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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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 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 4, 2007  
Bottle sampled with stegosaurus. Pours a hazy golden yellow color with a lacy white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast, and some spices. Flavor was notes of fruits and alcohol warmth with a nice bittered finish.


 puzzl (2579), New York, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 3, 2007  
Bottle shared with lukin. Outstanding aroma, really bready with pure rich wheat, golden lanes of barley dripping with pear-infused dew and mellow lemon zest. Sadly, the sublime ride on the cloud of baking bread dough only strikes in the nose. Once you bite in, you find only a shred of its former self. This beer really could be among the best in the world if only its flavor could match the brilliance of its aroma.


 rayg1 (432), Ft. Mill, South Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 3, 2007  
This stuff pours out golden with a very nice thick head. Aroma is sweet hay with some light fruity smells comming out and a bit of spice to finish the sniff. Taste is awesome with a nice full doughy flavor followed by bananas, malty sweetness, and spices. The finish is with a decent smack of hops which is awesome because sometimes I have trouble tasting any hops in this style due to the overall sweetness of the style. So, that was a nice welcome surprise. Mouthfeel is very smooth, great brew!


 wetherel (1565), Encinitas, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 2, 2007  
Another good beer by Russian River. Not my favorite style, so I didn’t give it a great rating, but a good Belgium Triple. Good nose as the bottle says of banana and pear and also corriander, and little hops. Good mediu, head that stays and stays, a little too long. Pale color in the style. Smooth flavor, slight bitter.


 nightrider (370), encinitas, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/516/20
Mar 26, 2007  
Nice fruity flavors and floral overtones. Easy to drink and pretty pleasant brew.


 churchill00 (154), Austin, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 23, 2007  
Draught @ the brewery. Gold. Smells of apricots & citrus fruit. Extremely easy to drink. Lemon zest finish. Very very good.


vonderbrink (10), Concord, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 23, 2007  
750ML Bottle: Pours Golden with a fluffy white head: Aroma of fruit, banana, plum. Tastes as it smells, long fruity aftertaste.


 stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Mar 16, 2007  
Bottle sampled with Beerded one. Pours golden with a large fluffy white head. Aroma is floral, fruit, belgian style spices, and citrus. The flavor is sweet, fruit, spices are present, and citrusy. Decent body, good brew.



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