Cuvée 011
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Series Out of Production|
Score
6.99
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Cuvee 11 is a blend of a RnD barrel-aged Dunkel Weisse and a small amount of Sonambic for complexity. Two strains of yeast were used for bottle conditioning with one being Brettanomyces.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
510mL bottled July 26, 2022, drunk September 10, 2026.
Would never guess dunkeweizen, which isn't surprising if the wild yeast and bacteria has covered up the weizen yeast. Extremely fruity, otherwise, to the point where I thought it had raspberries added. Quite oaky and there is a touch of acetic here, though it's far from problematic. Seemingly good malt base (white bread, honey, cookie) to balance.
Very watery with low carbonation, nearing still. But still a chewy, wheat-heavy texture that is neither over-attenuated or sweet. Very good mix of lacto, Brett, acetic with lactic and Brett being far more prominent. Excellent mix of acids and good balance, though not very funky, which is the one way this could be elevated. But a very competent and drinkable American wild ale that avoids the usual harsh/heavy acidity of the style.
Would never guess dunkeweizen, which isn't surprising if the wild yeast and bacteria has covered up the weizen yeast. Extremely fruity, otherwise, to the point where I thought it had raspberries added. Quite oaky and there is a touch of acetic here, though it's far from problematic. Seemingly good malt base (white bread, honey, cookie) to balance.
Very watery with low carbonation, nearing still. But still a chewy, wheat-heavy texture that is neither over-attenuated or sweet. Very good mix of lacto, Brett, acetic with lactic and Brett being far more prominent. Excellent mix of acids and good balance, though not very funky, which is the one way this could be elevated. But a very competent and drinkable American wild ale that avoids the usual harsh/heavy acidity of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2026
at 17:43