Damnation
(has 4 batches)
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Rotating|
Score
7.42
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In the great beer producing country of Belgium, some brewers have made it a tradition to give their beers an unusual name. Sometimes the name is curious, now and then it is diabolical and other times it is just plain silly. Damnation is our brewmaster’s interpretation of a Belgian style Strong Golden Ale. It has extraordinary aromas of banana and pear with mouth filling flavors of sweet malt and earthy hops. The lingering finish is dry and slightly bitter but very, very smooth.
Admin's Note: This entry is for non oak-chip aged batches of Damnation. Previously batches 23, 46 and 69 were aged on oak chips and should be rated under the separate entry.
Admin's Note: This entry is for non oak-chip aged batches of Damnation. Previously batches 23, 46 and 69 were aged on oak chips and should be rated under the separate entry.
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7/10
Tried
on 14 Mar 2019
at 21:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Honey, peach, bubblegum, synthetic banana, booze. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Nov 2018
at 22:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 12.7 oz. brown bottle corked and capped poured into a tulip. Hazy bright light orange with white head. Aroma is fruity, medium body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is fruity and light malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2018
at 23:06
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Jun 2006
This 750ml caged and corked bottle(Batch 008) poured a hazy medium gold with plenty of foam and lots of nice lacing.
The smell is really fruity with lots of yeasty notes as well...I could sniff this one for a long time. ;^)
The taste is wonderful! Lots of sweet malt offset by a yummy yeasty taste and fruity by way of plum and banana and a good clove presence and this sample from Batch 008 just impresses the heck out of me. I mean, if you poured this son of a gun in a glass without my seeing the bottle you poured it from, I'd swear it came directly from Belgium!
Bottom line: This is my 2nd review of a RR Damnation(first was from batch 007) and this one is even *more* impressive. It's an amazing beer from an amazing brewery!!
This 750ml caged and corked bottle(Batch 008) poured a hazy medium gold with plenty of foam and lots of nice lacing.
The smell is really fruity with lots of yeasty notes as well...I could sniff this one for a long time. ;^)
The taste is wonderful! Lots of sweet malt offset by a yummy yeasty taste and fruity by way of plum and banana and a good clove presence and this sample from Batch 008 just impresses the heck out of me. I mean, if you poured this son of a gun in a glass without my seeing the bottle you poured it from, I'd swear it came directly from Belgium!
Bottom line: This is my 2nd review of a RR Damnation(first was from batch 007) and this one is even *more* impressive. It's an amazing beer from an amazing brewery!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2017
at 10:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewpub. Aroma of soft yeast, malt and yellow fruit. Taste of yeast ester, yellow fruit, peach juice and malt. Belgian style, but these americand are better at it.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2017
at 00:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy tiny burnt deep yellow pour with a frothy white head. Crackers, red pears and subtle but complex brett nose. Hay, minerals, dew and barnyard. Spicy and tiny fruity taste. Dry slightly sparkling mouthfeel. Simple but very much to the point. Plenty of estery fruits with a clean brett profile. Nice beer!
Tried
on 13 Jan 2017
at 08:04
7/10
backlog
Tried
on 10 Jan 2017
at 12:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a golden carbonated white head. Aroma was fruity. Taste is a soapy ester.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2016
at 20:17
8/10
Slodkawe najpierw, owocowe, puchate cialo, banany, super ukryte alko, triche przypraw, posmaki kritkie, gorzko-wytrawne, klasa.
Tried
at
Chmielarnia Marszałkowska
on 29 Oct 2016
at 18:38
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
20.08.2016, 0,375l bottle (2016 vintage) @ Crowbar:
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet fruity, dried fruits, yeast, flowers, hay, minerals, grass, light malts. Taste is slightly dry mineraly, weeds, flowers, hay, yeast, bark, minerals, wet grass, paper, hints of medicine. Medium bitterness, slightly dry floral mouthfeel. Fair enough, not really my cup of tea.
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet fruity, dried fruits, yeast, flowers, hay, minerals, grass, light malts. Taste is slightly dry mineraly, weeds, flowers, hay, yeast, bark, minerals, wet grass, paper, hints of medicine. Medium bitterness, slightly dry floral mouthfeel. Fair enough, not really my cup of tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 17:22