Temptation - Russian River Brewing Company

sommersb

Tennessee

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Tasted On: 01-18-2013
Freshness: Batch 072712
Packaging: 375ml brown bottle, corked and caged
Glassware: Teku
Purchased: Mail order

Pours a brilliant golden, clear color, with a nice-sized white head. Lacing and head retention are both good. My second pour yields some yeast cloudiness.

Aromas are very wine- and champagne-like, with fruity, grape notes in the forefront. Other smells are sour lemons and some woodiness and mustiness.

It tastes much as expected from the nose, dry, fruity and sour. This coupled with the fruit and grape flavors really bring out the wine notes from aging in Chardonnay barrels.

Mouthfeel has a prickly carbonation on a medium body. It finishes quite dry and sour, but is tempered by the fruits so as to create a balance.

I'm not too experienced in tasting wild ales, but can say this one is really delightful. I'm looking forward to my next beer from Russian River!

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 03:55:10 | More by sommersb

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California

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

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Kansas

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

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California

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

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Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +6.3%

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Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +6.3%

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ShawnMH

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

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California

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

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Shumania

Virginia

4.15/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

375 ounce bottle, batch number 05X1E, poured into a snifter

a: hazy yellow/orange with minimal head, some carbonation

s: tart lemon, oak, funky yeast

t: similar to the smell. lemon, wine grapes, good tartness, oak, and more funk from the brett

m: extremely dry

Really nice play from the oak barrels. Good mix of fruit, tart, and oak!

Serving type: bottle

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Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

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Minnesota

5/5  rDev +11.9%

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GuzzLah

Illinois

4.65/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | 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

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California

5/5  rDev +11.9%

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4.75/5  rDev +6.3%

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Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

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California

4.75/5  rDev +6.3%

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California

4/5  rDev -10.5%

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4/5  rDev -10.5%

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4/5  rDev -10.5%

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4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

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4/5  rDev -10.5%

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4.5/5  rDev +0.7%

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Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

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Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev -4.9%

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