Toronado 30th Anniversary
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Special Out of Production|
Score
7.23
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7 percent ABV Belgian-style pale ale brewed with regular yeast and finished with brettanomyces.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Towering, whipped eggwhite head over pale yellow-golden beer. Chamomille, spicy nose, bit peppery, lemonrind, wild yeast. Peppery, spicy flavour, again something vaguely lemony. Good carbonation, spritzy, well-bodied, slight hopoil slickness, despite the acids. Good wild ale, but not really exceptional.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2018
at 08:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - pours gold white head - nose and taste of funk, oak, lemon and tartness with touch of wine - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2018
at 00:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle, love the label. Pours a golden color with a large white head. A funky bready nose. Funky citrus, lemon zest, soft bready brett. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2017
at 12:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at Doug's Christmas party, thanks Toby
Cloudy straw yellow with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Straw, herbal and perfume. Floral and perfume
Cloudy straw yellow with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Straw, herbal and perfume. Floral and perfume
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 02:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml bottle thanks to Toby. Pours out a hazy golden topped with a small white head. Nose is Brett funk spice a nice barrel note. Taste is more of the Brett funk spice and a nice barrel hint.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 02:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Toby. Bright golden, with small foamy head. Aroma is grainy, and then some hops. Taste brings a small amount of pucker, pretty manageable. Well balanced, and extremely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 22:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample @ GABF 2017. Pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart citrus funky aroma. Fruity sour funky citrus yeasty flavor. Has a fruity sour funky citrus finish.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2017
at 05:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is driven by the Brett and dry hopping. Some pear, stone fruit, pineapple and guava with citrus and a light dank, grassy note. Medium light earthy phenolics with moderate peppery notes. Pours a hazy, yet bright, golden color with a large, pillowy, frothy, white head that exhibits good retention as it recedes to a thin film that lingers. Moderately high lacing and faint legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with a dry, Bretty finish. Light grain notes upfront. Some musty, earthy phenolic notes. Light citrus, stone fruit, pineapple and tropical fruit notes. A bit of a grassy, dank note. Faint acidity. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer but not an amazing one. It definitely has that Russian River Brett note to it in full form. Dry hopping is a bit light. I like the Brett notes, but wish they were fruitier and I wish the dry hopping was stronger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2017
at 01:15