Russian River Brewing Company Rejection

Rejection

 

Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style Rotating
Score
7.06
ABV: 5.3% IBU: - Ticks: 31
This is our special Valentine’s Day beer! It is brewed once a year and available a little before and after Valentine’s Day. It’s fruity and spicy from the Belgian yeast, and a nice, lingering and flavorful finish.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

10oz bottle at the brewpub pours a watery, deep mahogany brown, almost black with some creamy, cloudy white head. Nose is lightly smokey, malty, dark German rye bread, toast, a little grass, some waxiness, chocolate, wet soil. Flavor is malty, cocoa pods, a little grass, some noble hop bitterness, dried leaves, toasted bread. Very dry, chalky finish. An interesting take for Russian River.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2012 at 16:00


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at the brewpub. Pours with a very deep brown body and a tan head. Aromas are hoppy with fruit, pepper, jasmine, currant and buckwheat. Flavors are peppery, grainy and fruity (hoppy and estery). Poached pear with a distinct earthy and citrus note. Lively and dry. Excellent as always.

Tried from Draft on 27 Jan 2011 at 21:29


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sample at the brewpub. Pours dark brown with amber around the edges, and a medium fluffy khaki head that recedes steadily. Rigns of lacing on the glass. Aroma of grainy malt and tart fruit. Medium body with flavors of dark fruit, sweet malt and yeast. The finish is sweet with fruity esters lingering. Good brew overall.

Tried on 08 Jan 2011 at 10:32


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

@Toronado–on tap-pours a tan head and dark brown color. Aroma is earthy, dark malt-roasty. Taste is earthy, dark malt-roasty/molasses/cocoa.

Tried from Draft on 08 Mar 2010 at 18:43


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From tap at Rose and Crown. Pours dark brown with a small tan head, nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is dry malty and vegetable like. Flat malty and light vegetable like flavoured. Slight breadish note. Dry malty finish. Boring.

Tried from Draft on 14 Feb 2010 at 05:55


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Draft, Russian River. Pliny the Younger 2010 release. Another semi-disappointment from this day. Rejection isn’t bad, but my standard for RR is unbelievably high and this beer is fairly forgettable and outshone by almost all of the rest of the menu. It pours coffee black with a thin off-white head. There’s a fair bit more candi sugar presence than expected. The flavor is mostly coffee/cocoa with some background malt fruitiness and a touch of Belgian yeast. I found the mouthfeel to be a bit grainy leading to a somewhat thin, watery finish. This wasn’t great, but I certainly wouldn’t turn down a glass, either. It’s hard to tell how much the riches of SF Beer Week are effecting my relative rating scale.

Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2010 at 17:06


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap @ the brewpub. Pours deep clear brown with amber edges and dark tan head to go along with some nice lacing. The mild aroma has notes of dark fruit and a sense of roasted malts. The taste has nice dark Belgian candi sugar note mingling with ripe sugar drenched plums and prunes. I get highly roasted malts in the background helping to create a dry finish. Very nice. Leaves a very dry sensation with only a memory of the rich dark fruity goodness.

Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2009 at 23:07


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft. Dark beer with a nice off-white head. Light roasty/caramel/malty aroma. Plum fruits, caramel, and lots of malt in the flavor with light sourness. Easy ending.

Tried from Draft on 12 Apr 2006 at 15:04


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Dark opaque brown with no head. Sweet caramel taste with a mocha aroma. On tap at the pub.

Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2006 at 16:01


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draught at the brewpub. Opaque black. Dry with clean mouthfeel. Vague notes of cardamom. Salty and pleasantly hoppy with a little bit of chocolate. Surprisingly light flavoured.

Tried on 16 Feb 2006 at 03:11