Damnation Batch 23 (Oak Aged) - Russian River Brewing Company

JimmyTango

California

4.28/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: Bright yellow, kinda cloudy with a gigantic head.

S: Orange juice, sweet, and spicy like black pepper. Smells exactly as I expected from a barrel aged trippel.

T: Tastes like orange cake... orange pound cake with orange butter-cream frosting. Enough bittering hops to clean up your palate but they don't sit around. I really like the level of bitterness. The oak is there, but so subtly I might not have picked it up if I hadn't read the label. I'm gonna say the butter in the butter-cream frosting impression stated earlier is thanks to the oak. Otherwise lots of tasty orange zest and a well balanced sweetness.

M: Bright, acidic, chewey, and clean.

O: Verrry nice, but how can you go wrong with this style from RR? Really good, maybe even great, but not mind-blowing.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2011 18:20:27 | More by JimmyTango

moonknight31

California

3.5/5  rDev -18.2%

05-10-2013 02:46:45 | More by moonknight31

cgentzkow

California

5/5  rDev +16.8%

05-02-2013 17:14:50 | More by cgentzkow

Misfit2209

Indiana

5/5  rDev +16.8%

05-01-2013 13:32:57 | More by Misfit2209

e30todamax

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

04-28-2013 21:22:24 | More by e30todamax

Bluecane

North Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -41.6%

04-21-2013 06:58:37 | More by Bluecane

dwagner003

California

5/5  rDev +16.8%

04-20-2013 06:00:04 | More by dwagner003

SocalKicks

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

04-16-2013 04:38:42 | More by SocalKicks

starrdogg

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

04-15-2013 16:38:11 | More by starrdogg

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

04-15-2013 06:00:43 | More by Kelp

Dreadnaught33

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

04-13-2013 02:34:41 | More by Dreadnaught33

BAsbill

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

03-30-2013 04:32:34 | More by BAsbill

nrs207

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

03-30-2013 01:59:32 | More by nrs207

DiscLizard

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

03-27-2013 08:22:01 | More by DiscLizard

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

03-18-2013 10:29:20 | More by RedneckBeerz

imperiallibations

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

03-17-2013 05:13:45 | More by imperiallibations

guezarka

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

03-15-2013 22:45:47 | More by guezarka

Amerikon

California

4.75/5  rDev +11%

03-01-2013 06:09:13 | More by Amerikon

randylangford

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +11%

02-20-2013 02:02:09 | More by randylangford

phingdong

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -6.5%

02-19-2013 22:34:16 | More by phingdong

oline73

Maryland

4.18/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured from the bottle into a goblet.

The beer pours a clear amber color with just a layer of off white head. I'm getting lots of Belgian yeast spice in the nose along with a sweetness. The taste is a bit more interesting. I'm still getting the Belgian spice along with a malt sweetness, but there is also an oaky note and a fruity note. I would say this is a well balanced beer. The head sticks around all the way through the pour.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 03:12:05 | More by oline73

Danielr26

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -18.2%

02-18-2013 17:21:36 | More by Danielr26

chippo33

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

02-14-2013 22:35:44 | More by chippo33

emilylee

California

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

02-08-2013 23:03:39 | More by emilylee

Azrael

4/5  rDev -6.5%

02-08-2013 04:25:17 | More by Azrael