Temptation - Russian River Brewing Company

lordofstarside

Nevada

4.43/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12oz to a cordial glass

Pours a pale gold with a finger of foam with some pretty good retention for a wild. Little transparency with the yeast floating around. Medium carbonation coats the glass with some decent lacing. Smell of white wine, sour apple, cherry, and citrus. Some funk blends with a sweet malt and a touch of alcohol. Taste follows the nose well, sour apple and cherry with some chardonnay. A mild malt base mixes with some alcohol and citrus. Pretty solid feel, crisp with medium sourness, not much face twisting as the rest of the Russian River sour line. Good sticky finish. Over all another quality sour from Russian River, however probably my least favorite of the line so far. Can't wait to see how this ages

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 06:55:28 | More by lordofstarside

ALifeWellWasted

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +11.9%

05-18-2013 03:11:22 | More by ALifeWellWasted

GuzzLah

Illinois

4.53/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A - pours an opaque gold with an ephemeral head. A touch of lace. No bubbles.

S - pink bubblegum, oak, lacto/pedio sourness, leathery Brett, mild white grape, faint coconut.

T - is like the aroma minus the bubblegum with a pleasant peppery finish. Really nice balance of flavors. Certainly a sour, but not an extreme sour. Elegant without being wimpy. Not overly acidic for the style.

M - my first 5 rating for mouthfeel. Light-medium body. Slightly oily. Creamy. Effervescent. Dry. Tart. Absolutely delicious with a long aftertaste that does exceptionally naughty things to my tongue.

O - God damn. This beer is absolutely Fexcellent. (That's effing excellent for the phonetically challenged). I rarely get this excited over a beer, but this one is outstanding for the style from the perspective of a person who is a big fan of the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 00:19:45 | More by GuzzLah

creez

California

5/5  rDev +11.9%

05-17-2013 20:08:00 | More by creez

chossboss

Oregon

4.75/5  rDev +6.3%

05-17-2013 04:29:55 | More by chossboss

BigbROB

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

05-16-2013 17:40:08 | More by BigbROB

eulerthegrape

California

4.75/5  rDev +6.3%

05-16-2013 17:39:26 | More by eulerthegrape

deekyn

California

4/5  rDev -10.5%

05-16-2013 04:00:35 | More by deekyn

cnbrown313

Illinois

4/5  rDev -10.5%

05-15-2013 18:58:39 | More by cnbrown313

Zbeetleman

California

4.75/5  rDev +6.3%

05-15-2013 03:34:18 | More by Zbeetleman

salvy31

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -10.5%

05-14-2013 05:05:25 | More by salvy31

Absolut

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

05-13-2013 18:49:04 | More by Absolut

Nolen12

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -10.5%

05-13-2013 15:33:52 | More by Nolen12

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

05-13-2013 06:15:21 | More by Bonko_the_sane

BarrytheBear

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

05-13-2013 01:05:05 | More by BarrytheBear

jkball01

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

05-12-2013 19:55:50 | More by jkball01

akukucka

New York

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

05-12-2013 18:29:01 | More by akukucka

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

05-12-2013 17:02:52 | More by mikeburd1128

Hopbully

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +6.3%

05-12-2013 16:33:23 | More by Hopbully

ipas-for-life

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

05-12-2013 15:35:20 | More by ipas-for-life

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

05-11-2013 21:00:09 | More by MinorThreat

FranzBC

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

05-10-2013 20:37:08 | More by FranzBC

cgentzkow

California

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

05-10-2013 17:01:30 | More by cgentzkow

rboinski

California

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

05-10-2013 14:08:38 | More by rboinski

BRoss242

Louisiana

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

05-10-2013 09:40:40 | More by BRoss242