Compunction
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating|
Score
7.87
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Golden Ale aged in used wine barrels for 8 to 12 months with Brett and bacteria. After the barrel aging we transfer the beer onto approximately one pound of pluots per gallon of beer, this takes about 3 to 4 months. From here the beer is transferred off the fruit and eventually kegged. A pluot is a cross between a plum and an apricot, pluots are derived from plumcots, a fruit bred by Luther Burbank.
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djd07 (28882) reviewed Compunction from Russian River Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
On tap at Toronado. Pours a hazy orange gold with small frothy white head that lasts leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is strong apricot, stone fruit, oak. Medium, tart, oak, plum skin, stone fruit, very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Draught at Toronado SF. Almost clear golden liquid with small to medium white head. Aroma of lemon, apple, apple skin, mineral, white wine, wood and light Brett. Taste is dry and medium sour with notes of lemons, apple skin and wood. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap @ Russian River. Pint down the gullet with Joe Ungström. Somewhat cloudy golden orange appearance with a tan head. The aroma has a bit of funk, plums, stone fruits, vanilla, and white wine. Good acidity. Moderately sour. Juicy plums. Light grape. Dry. Tame.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap @Russian River with two cool cates. Pours cloudy peach, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is oak, peach, lemon, bit of funk. Light sweet, light funk, light tart, stone fruit, skins, lots of oak, vinous. Medium body, some acidity. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Draft at Russian River into a goblet. Hazy golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of vinegar, stone and tropical fruit, wine. Tastes of vinegar, wine, stone and tropical fruit. Medium-light body and very dry. Low carbonation. Very nice.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
1 oz pour at RR
A - hazy and light orange
S - Horse and ropey scent. Very tart on the nose
T - Lots of orange on the taste. Hints of lemon juice. Wheat is dominating and this tart continues to prevail through the finish. Very sour. Finish is fruity like peaches.
M - Decent carbonation
O - This is a solid wild ale. It’s one I wish was very easy to get on the shelf. It’s pretty damn good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
From growler. Poured with little carbonation, with a slightly golden-reddish color with virtually no head at all. Aroma was nice sweet and sour fuzzy fruit noes. Flavor was sour and tart - plenty of fruit notes to it. Sour notes hit really hard in the jaw - just how I like ’em. Pretty enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the brewpub. Finally. Pours with a hazed golden body and a white head. Aroma is huge with acetobacter, and acid, fruity, nectarine, stone fruit, wine. Very funky. Flavors are sour and fruit with rich fruit skin tannins and lingering fruity sweetness. Some lingering musty and honeysuckle notes as it warms. Very fruity. Lively, dry, tart and amazing. Not Fou Foune, but still brilliant!
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Compunction from Russian River Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Pours very hazy dark orange gold with a creamy white head. Nice fruit sour aroma. Puckers the mouth. Sour enough that the fruit taste is uncertain. Could be citrus/apricot. Long, long, sour and super tasty finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Thanks to cloudskipper for the tip. Draft, Russian River. Very excited to try this beer and it did not disappoint. On the more sour/acetic end of things for a RR sour right out of the gate. Good fruit flavor. You can definitely taste the pluots, but they don’t come through as strong as the fruit in some RR’s sours. Sort of tasted like it had spent awhile in the barrel. Good oak flavor. Sour lemons, mild cheesy funk, mild bitterness. Good lactic character. Lots of wild character in the finish. Very refreshing. Mouthfeel was a bit lighter and less bracing than RR’s bigger sours. This was more in line with Deification/Framboise for a Cure/Beatification. Just a wonderful beer to drink - had about four glasses. As much as I liked it, it wasn’t necessarily better than RR’s normal sours, which are all similarly awesome beers. Just nice to try one more variation.