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

SDDanC

California

4.45/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from bottle into duvel tulip. Easy pour yielded a sizable head, about 2.5 fingers thick. Not very stable, it settled quickly. Soft white with residual bubbles. Nose is complex. Yeasty esters take front, white pepper, sesame, evergreen trees and wood. Taste is noticeably deviant, pretty dry, yeasty, a lot more wood, as it warms its even a very very small bit tart in the back. Not my particular style preferred, but it is strangely alluring. I enjoyed it much. Lots of carbonation on this one early on, but mellows out nicely. No lacing to be found. Nice treat, glad I came across it (without having to go to the brewery at that).

Serving type: bottle

10-24-2011 05:24:40 | More by SDDanC

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