Supplication
(has 14 batches)
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating|
Score
8.20
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Brown Ale aged in used Pinot Noir barrels from local Sonoma County wineries. It is aged for about 12 months with sour cherries, brettanomyces, lactobacillus, and pediococcus added to each barrel. Flavors from the cherries, Pinot Noir and oak balance each other nicely with a little funk from the brett.
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9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle (10/21/13 batch) poured into a snifter. Pours a dark copper/amber color with a finger off-white head. Aromas of grapes, cherries, dark fruit, red wine, tart and sour fruits, vinegar. On the taste, big acidity and vinegar with grapes, cherries, red wine, Brett, funk, a bit of oak. Dry finish, medium body. Did a vertical with the 12/17/12 batch. Less head on the 12, a bit under a finger off-white head, and seemed to fade quicker. Faded aroma, a bit of an off-smell I can’t quite determine. Taste is still pretty acidic and vinegary, maybe a bit more tart and oaky with bigger cherries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2014
at 23:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Sample at First Sunday. Hazy orange pour, with a thin, beige head and lots of particulates. Intense aromas of mandarin oranges and caramel, with some notes of cinnamon, black cherries, and lemon zest. Very balanced sour and sweet flavors, with just a little spiciness. Medium body, acidic, and fairly effervescent. This is a wonderful sour ale. Very balanced, complex but consistent, sour but easy to drink, and generally just delicious.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2014
at 06:48
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
On tap @ Bailey’s Taproom, Portland, Sixth Anniversary Barrel Aged Fest. Lightly hazy brown with a finger thick head. Nothing too unusual, it seems. Oh my, how wrong. Astonishing aroma with oak barrels and balsamic vinegar, as well as a full fruitiness with nice whiffs of sour cherries. Medium body with soft carbonation. Flavour is sour with oak and tart fruits, and nice notes of green apples and wild cherries leaving a nice fruity tartness in the finish. Superb sour!
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Nov 2013
at 12:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Hops and Pie. Denver. Poured a murky dark amber with a thin white head. The aroma is citrus acid sour and that pretty much describes the flavour too. The palate has a nice zesty almost sherbet like finish that excites the roof of your mouth and makes this beer a little different and special.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Oct 2013
at 16:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Batch 005x1. Aroma is fairly fruity with a nice tart cherry character, some medium light oak notes, light acidic character as well. Hint of malt character with some light plum and prune notes. Pours a fairly murky copper brown with some amber notes. Thin tan head recedes fairly quickly but hints of it linger on the edges. Medium tart character with a nice lactic character and a hint of acetic acid. Medium cherry fruit note with some plum, prune and hints of raisin. Medium light oak notes. Medium light barnyard character adds some nice complexity. Light bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low acidic astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a fairly enjoyable sour cherry beer but I think I like it more when fresh. The fruit is in an odd stage where it is fading but still somewhat assertive; it is in a transition period.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2013
at 21:38
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
37.5 cl. Thanks Rian for sharing! Das Bier ist fruchtig-frisch im Geruch, Holz, Kirschen und leichte Säure. Sehr Aromareich. Der Antrunk ist toll vollmundig, leichte Holztöne zusammen mit Kirschsäure, die zum Hauptteil deutlicher wird. Auch im Hauptteil vollmundig, angenehm säuerlich, die 7% Alkohol fast nicht zu schmecken. Intensive Sauerkirschen zusammen mit tollen Holztönen. Dazu ein milder Malzkörper. Hat etwas von einem Flemish Red Ale. --> sehr tolles Bier! 13/12/14/14
Tried
on 08 Aug 2013
at 10:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught @ Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, CA
Pours clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, brett, funk, red wine and wood. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium sour with a long sour, dry and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, brett, funk, red wine and wood. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium sour with a long sour, dry and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2013
at 19:48