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Russian River Temptation

Score
10099
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 833   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.07   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 218   ABV: 7.25%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Is it beer, or is it wine? "Aged in French oak wine barrels for twelve months with distinct characteristics of fruit and subtle oak" sounds more like a description of wine than beer. But, of course, Temptation is indeed beer. Actually, Temptation is a Blonde Ale Fermented with a special strain of yeast, then aged in French oak chardonnay barrels. Flavors of wine and oak absorb into the brew throughout twelve months of aging. During this aging process, a secondary fermentation occurs using a yeast strain disliked by most brewers and winemakers called Brettanomyces. The "Bret" gives Temptation intriguing characteristics and a pleasant sourness. Temptation is re-fermented in the bottle to create its carbonation--a process commonly used to make fine champagne and sparkling wine. Spent yeast forms a thin layer of sediment to remain in the bottle.


3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
oRos (94) - sacramento, California, USA - FEB 3, 2012
Taste like drinking some tequilla. Has a slight sour taste. No bitterness. Its a good sour.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
lordeche (467) - Quincy, Massachusetts, USA - JAN 27, 2012
Pours golden with frothy white head. Beautiful peach and pear notes throughout, with oak and vanilla really putting it over the top. Unreal

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
BeerBoxer (184) - Sacramento, USA - JAN 23, 2012
pours very light yellow with a small white fizz. Aroma is sweet and sour. Flavor is kinda light finishes off more sour than it starts. Very good sour.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Allen (2389) - SWITZERLAND - JAN 23, 2012
Bottled 375ml. Courtesy of magdalar. Complex, tart with a lot of brett and vanilla. Mindblowingly delicious. Huge thanks magdalar!

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
jeff789 (1204) - West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 16, 2012
Clear pale yellow with a smaller white head nice lacing ... Lemony funky tart lightly sour nice aroma lots of oak wood vanilla... Lighter than Expected, nice flavor fairly lively some notes of peach/mango vanilla wood oak... Lots of flavor, dryer finish... Nice beer, not my favorite RR tho

3.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
watson1977 (932) - The dub c, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 16, 2012
Pours a clear pale yellow/gold with a medium white head...lively. aroma is light and refreshing mango and peach with nice bretty sour notes. Flavor is more soury and oaky...dry white wine like notes. Mouthfeel is a bit watery up front...very light...and the finish is dry and oaky/winey.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
RobertDale (827) - Lansing, Kansas, USA - JAN 12, 2012
375 ml. bottle. Batch 05 X 1E. Pours light gold with a thin white head. Aroma of tart citrus and grapes. Taste is dry wine, malt, apple, and grapes. Nice balance of sour and sweet.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
alcaponejunior (84) - Missouri, USA - JAN 12, 2012
Poured a slightly cloudy yellow to tan color, bubbly with a so-so head but very nice lacing. Smells as funky as any beer I’ve had. Tart lemon and white cake icing are the two things that first come to mind. Really funky with plenty of sawdust and freshly sawed wood (that’s a good thing, I like the smell of sawed wood although I realize it’s a strange descriptor). Taste... WOW. No shortage of that. Powerfully sour lemons almost like someone was making beer lemonade and forgot the sugar. Somewhat like a tart and dry white wine. Some crab apple notes. Woody like sawdust, like being in a large wood shop. Some metallic notes. Strongly carbonated and medium bodied. Fairly dry. Leaves a lingering tart aftertaste.


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