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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 
7403.75/5.03.74/5.07.75%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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 hiphops (280), caldwell, New Jersey, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Oct 30, 2006  
pale yellow fizzy. smells like grass and spice. taste like hay and spice and pines with a touch of acidity and a bit creamy and sweet in the finish but too grassy overall


 LyndaNova (492), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/54/20
Oct 30, 2006  
Cold 750ml corked bottle: Pours a cloudy dark golden color with a small, fluffy ivory head that dissolves. Aroma is of sweet malt, grass and fruitstuffs. Taste is sweet at first, then bitter and dry with an acidic and sour ending.


 Volgon (2487), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 30, 2006  
750ml bottle: Pours a hazy yellow with orange highlights, rich spicy aroma with light fruits (like lemon and banana) and hay and flowers, starts and ends lightly sweet with some acidity at the end, medium bodied with nice carbonation, ends dry and malty.


 bluevegie (2169), Perth, Australia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Oct 30, 2006  
Thanks to Kook. Golden yellow body with a medium size head. Fruity citrus taste, better balaced than the previous beer on the night, nice dry finish.


 ChristianScheffel (4431), Odense, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 27, 2006  
Yellow with a small white head. Some hay aromas, banana and a hint of alcohol. Slightly acid flavour.


 dwyerpg (2519), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/105/516/20
Oct 26, 2006    Updated: Jul 19, 2007
Well, this is certainly a nice golden strong ale. Spicy aroma but pretty tasty and would certainly have again.


 Svesse (2597), Hässelby, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 21, 2006  
(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 6 Oct) Golden yellow colour with white head. Fruity nose, slightly acidic, with notes of tropical fruit and Anjou pears. Fruity, spicy taste with notes of pears and banana. Slightly fiery (goes with the name I suppose). Nice beer (and can I really resist a beer with the same name as an Opeth record? Probably not).


 rickgordon (3285), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 17, 2006  
[Bottled. SBWF, Stockholm] Golden colour. Estery, spicy aroma. Good body with a fair amount of caramel. Balanced, yet with a super long bitterness. Almond paste. Herbs. Thick body.



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