Beatification - Russian River Brewing Company

EricCioe

Montana

4.25/5  rDev -6.4%

11-11-2012 16:04:43 | More by EricCioe

JasonFromLA

California

5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-19-2013 07:06:45 | More by JasonFromLA

stogirelli

Florida

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

06-16-2013 01:09:37 | More by stogirelli

jaxon53

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

06-15-2013 19:08:30 | More by jaxon53

Adamostella

Washington

5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-15-2013 15:55:36 | More by Adamostella

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I don't really know why I never sought this one out until now, but oh well. I drank this alongside a Temptation and Supplication, as well as various ratio'd blends of the three with a pluot muddle to christen my vintage Temptation/Supplication/Beatification/Compunction glass.

Batch 5.

Slightly hazy golden-yellow pour, with a finger or so of white head that retained nicely and streaked the glass with thin lacing. Aroma was pretty intense: lactic, acetic, sour, green apple, citrus. More intense sourness/tartness in the taste...I was told this batch gets "sour in a bad way" with age. I didn't really think it was "in a bad way," but it wasn't exactly smooth. Flavors of green apple, crabapple, lemon, oak, brett, hay, vinegar, white grapes; lactic and tannic notes came out more as it warmed. Medium body, moderate carbonation, heartburn-inducing. Overall good, but probably one of the lower beers on the "-ation" totem poll for me.

Cutting this with Temptation and Supplication really took the edge off. And that's kind of scary.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 01:19:59 | More by Rifugium

beerinNV

Nevada

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

06-12-2013 14:19:34 | More by beerinNV

brewdog444

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

06-12-2013 02:27:29 | More by brewdog444

heavenlyStash

California

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

06-11-2013 01:27:44 | More by heavenlyStash

biggied

California

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

06-10-2013 22:43:42 | More by biggied

atoulouk

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -6.4%

06-10-2013 14:35:34 | More by atoulouk

tinypyramids

Illinois

5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-10-2013 02:27:34 | More by tinypyramids

Boilerfood

Indiana

5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-09-2013 19:37:31 | More by Boilerfood

soldat329x

Illinois

5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-09-2013 18:13:14 | More by soldat329x

chase2634

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -6.4%

06-09-2013 14:08:50 | More by chase2634

HoppyLuckyGoGo

California

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

06-06-2013 18:19:42 | More by HoppyLuckyGoGo

BMart

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-05-2013 20:44:06 | More by BMart

WillCarrera

Illinois

4.64/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

375 ml bottle, bottled 01/10/12 from batch 5, poured into a snifter. Major thanks to Eli for opening this.

A- Pours a clear golden color, topped with a thin white head, nice retention and some spotty lacing.

S- Some fruitiness, mostly lemon and maybe some apple and white grape, huge, huge lactic and acetic tartness, some funkiness and a lot of oak.

T- Massive, massive acidity. Really insanely, over-the-top sourness. This has gotta be one of the sourest beers I've ever had, but its acidity is nicely balanced, so it totally avoids that pure vinegar flavor that a lot of very sour beers fall into. There are also some nice fruity flavors of lemon, white grape and apple, along with some oak and funk.

M- Medium-bodied, nice carbonation, has a very dry, puckering feel.

O- One of my new favorite sours, the tartness dominates everything but is soooo good. Absolutely great beer and amongst the best I've had from Russian River.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 01:03:28 | More by WillCarrera

Bildo

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-03-2013 12:37:00 | More by Bildo

Dirtinabottle

New York

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

06-03-2013 07:26:01 | More by Dirtinabottle

bird22

California

5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-03-2013 05:07:26 | More by bird22

Reggae4203

California

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

06-02-2013 21:20:09 | More by Reggae4203

tgeorgf

Maryland

5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-02-2013 15:51:41 | More by tgeorgf

jeonseh

Indiana

4.06/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle of batch 5

A - Slightly hazy golden yellow with a slight glow to it. Slight carbonation trailing upwards 4

S - Lemon, lactic acid, and white vinegar

T - Lemon and slight vinegar that reminds me of a warhead slightly. Light, slightly bitter lemon zest as well. Rather clean actually as only slight lemon remains in the finish

M - Lots of carbonation and a definite tartness to it that makes you almost pucker your lips. Dry finish

O - A really tart sour that closely resembles a Belgian gueuze. This one definitely goes to the sour side as it has minimal funk to it

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 04:44:40 | More by jeonseh

DanimalFL

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-29-2013 16:53:56 | More by DanimalFL