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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
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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 Ungstrup (14724), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
May 23, 2006  
[Enjoyed in the train from open brewing day to Københavnske Øldage - huge thanks to MadsBerg for sharing] An unclear orange beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of alcohol, yeast, and peaches. The flavor is very sweet with notes of alcohol, yeast, peaches, and fresh grapes, with the big complexity the strong sweetness is leveled out. I like it.


 Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 6, 2007  
(On tap - Toronado) Hazy golden with a small, creamy, off-white head. Distinct aroma of yeast. Medium body, surprisingly light in body with some tartness. Distinct accents of yeast. The finish is dry and bitter. Very Belgian albeit very dry. 250307


 omhper (12147), Stockholm, Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/510/104/516/20
Feb 24, 2006  
Bottled. Clear golden. Complex aroma including grassy hops, deep malt and almonds. Sweet and very soft. The velvetty softness gives the aromatic flavours a lot of room. Low bitterness. Very Belgian in style, not pumped up with direct flavours, but more laid back, and with a wonderful malt character.


 yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 23, 2009  
From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy orange with a dense and white head. Aroma is light wheaty and estery. Fruity and wheaty flavoured. Mild citrusy hoppy and fruity. Ends slight citric and bitter.


 oh6gdx (8795), Vasa, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 3, 2006  
Bottled. Hazy orange colour, foamy white head. Aroma is hops, caramel and sweet malts. Flavour is fruitish hoppy with slight hints of caramel and grass. Pleasant palate, even though it’s quite carbonated.


 joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
May 25, 2006  
Bottle. Batch # 7. Cloudy yellow coloured with a white head. Sweet aroma of fruits, spices and honey. Sweet flavour of yeast, spices, fruits and hops. Dry yesty and hoppy finish.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2009

Date: June 18, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog I
Appearance: foggy yellow
Aroma: spicy lemon aroma, lots of spices
Body: decent malt body
Flavor: flavor has just the right amount of sweetness and spices

Date: November 30, 2005
Mode: draft
Source: naja
Appearance: clear yellow, thin fine white head
Aroma: light tart citrus aroma with some nice yeasty spiceness that eventually shows up
Flavor: light sweet malt flavor, light spices

Date: March 09, 2006
Mode: bottle
Appearance: hazy golden yellow, nice lace
Aroma: sweet spicy aroma
Body: big body
Flavor: lots of bready yeast character in the flavor

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
May 26, 2005  
Cloudy, effervescent golden with a billowy head. The richness of the gold colour cannot be understated here. Champagne-toasty aroma with pear esters. The body is full, the malts sweet as honey and well-rounded. Delightful spiciness backs them up with faint esters and peppery alcohol. A precision brew. I’d always suspected somebody could do this style as well as Moortgat...



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