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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 
7413.75/5.03.74/5.07.75%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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 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 1, 2006  
(Stockholm Beer Festival 2006) Orange/golden, white head. Hoppy, citric aroma with banana notes. Hops and banana mixed in flavor, sweeter fruits and a bit earthy. Stronger bitter notes in the finish.


 hophead75 (1945), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 29, 2006  
GABF 06. Hazy light golden. Lively carbonation. Aroma of fruits, apples, pears as well as earthy yeast. Taste is the same with a dry and tart finish. very good.


 ante (2904), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 28, 2006  
Bottle at Stockholm Beer Festival. pours out in a hazy golden colour with a medium-sized white head. Concentrades and harmounius aroma of fruity esters of åears, Seville oranges, mild flowers and spices- Full and well-balanced flavour of pears, mild banana esters, fresh oranges, lime and earth with a harmounius aftertaste of yellow plums, candied pears, earth and spices. Great!


 patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Sep 21, 2006  
tap at the brewpub - Things started looking up at RR when I got to this ale. Pours up golden with a nice head. The aroma is fairly light with some malt and flowery notes. The flavor is actually not as sweet as I expected, but has the malt and candi sugar, along with some mild citrus and spice notes. There’s a touch of alcohol in the finish.


 kmweaver (2398), Sebastopol, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 14, 2006  
Pours an enticing golden-yellow in the glass; short white head with good lacing. Shows a slight amount of lemon and banana in the nose; some spice. Pleasant up-front carbonation, Champagne-like bubbles, pepper, plenty of spice, honey and some banana - but spices are most prominent, approaching the profile of a tripel. Medium finish, ending peppery.


ccoalier (13), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/104/516/20
Sep 13, 2006  
A fantastic replica of a strong belgium amber ale. i love this beer. its only drawback is its light body and its abrupt end. a great but subtle taste of citrus


black95tt (82), Doylestown, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 12, 2006  
Bottle. Thanks to realale420. Pours a heady golden color. Lots of lingering frothy goodness. Aroma is sweet, earthy, flowery and spicy. Flavor is very much the same with notes of banana clove and some spice followed by bready malts. A real nice balance to this beer. Not my favorite style, but a damn good example.


 bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Sep 10, 2006  
On tap. Dark golden coloured with a medium sized head. Very sweet and malty. Notes of lemon, peach and slightly bready. Also a bit alcoholic.



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