Russian River Brewing Company Temptation

Temptation

 

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

  Sour / Wild Beer Rotating
Score
8.02
ABV: 7.5% IBU: - Ticks: 147
Blonde Ale aged in used Chardonnay barrels from local Sonoma County wineries. It is aged for about 9 to 15 months (depending on the age of the barrel) with lots of brettanomyces, lactobacillus, and pediococcus added to each barrel. Medium bodied with hints of oak and Chardonnay, funky brett characteristics, with a nice, long sour finish.
 

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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
On tap at brewpub. Hazy pale gold pour. Excellent lacing. Yeasty, funky, oakey aroma. Plenty of farmhouse funk. Bready, tangy, citrusy and herbaceous flavor. Quite amazing. Tart, enduring finish.
Tried from Draft on 24 Aug 2021 at 02:08

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours murky gold into a tulip. Barnyard and aspirin aromas. Soft with sour grape, crushed aspirin funk and dry oak front to back. Tart grapefruit pith/peel and earthy sour funk finish. This one grows on you...
Tried on 16 Jul 2021 at 05:03

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2020 at 14:38

8/10
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Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2020 at 11:10

9/10
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2019 at 21:20

9/10
Nice funk, bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2019 at 21:18

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle: pours golden with a white head. Aroma is winy, woody, little funky. Light wine notes, barrel notes, not too acidic, doesn't hit you over the head. Sour. Slight sweetness. Pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2019 at 21:41

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle Liquor Locker 7-18-22 Prev 4.3 Highland 11-15-15
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2019 at 03:41

9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Maxi. Pours hazy bright orange with a small white head. Aromas of brett, pineapple, citrus, mango, estery. Taste is super oaky, grapey, bretty, crackers, peach, tart and light bitter finish. Very delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:54

8.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 9
Batch #3, from Solan. Thanks! Blonde, cloudy, foamy head. Lemon, grapefruit and leather in the aroma. Sour, oaky flavor with vinous notes, leather, lemon and flowery hops. Astonishing, complex and delicious beer!
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07