Bottle, Batch 010. Pours a cloudy brown with medium frothy tan head that lasts, lots of carb. The aroma is a strong yeast, raisins and spice Medium mouthfeel figs, sweet malt with nice spice with lingering dry finish. Good.

On tap at the Brewpub in February 2014. Clear amber with a small head. On the sweet side with light roasted malt, fruit, some licorice and some nuts. Well hidden alcohol and with a thick mouthfeel. Quite tasty.

From the sampler tray at the brewery. Nutty, roasty, toasted marshmallow in flavor and aroma.

Batch 001 bottle shared by Hopicide, thanks for the opportunity Todd. Dark color with a smallish head dark sugars, light fruit and hint of funk. Mouthfeel a hint thin, Nice aged beer.

Draught @ Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, CA
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits and alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long caramel and dried fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Batch 11 at fridge temp in a stemmed wine glass.

A - Looks like Plum juice witha 1 finger oaky head.

S - Candied sugar, figs and banana runts on the nose.

T - Nice sweetness. reminds me of a Belgian Dubbel. spicy finish, fruity and bready.

M - big mouth feel, easy to drink and slick

O - very drinkable. surprised i haven’t rated this one yet.

On tap at the brewpub. It pours a clear amber body under a minimal sized off-white head. Dried fruits, some roasted malts and nuts in the aroma. Lightly sweet on the palate, still quite bitter, with a mellow blend of lightly roasted malts, nuts and dried fruits. Full body and a soft carbonation. A tasteful one indeed, could very easily have a few of these. 130806

Batch 010 Aroma is balanced between light malt notes, moderate fruit esters and some medium light phenolics. Sweet raisin, toffee and treacle with fig, plum, carmelized sugar, clove and faint pepper. Pours brown to dark brown with some faint ruby highlights. Very big moderately thick tan head that slowly but steadily recedes until its about a quarter inch thick then it recedes very slowly. Moderately high lacing. Flavor is a bit more malt forward with some dark caramel, toffee, chocolate and light roast. Some raisin, cherry and plum esters in moderate amounts. Medium to medium light bitterness. Light clove note with some coriander as well. Some sweetness mid palate but the finish dries out a bit in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderately high carbonation. Low astringency and medium high alcohol heat. Belgian yeast tends to feel hot to me. Overall a fairly good beer, but definitely not the best from Russian River. It feel a bit too carbonated for me and the finish lacks some depth. Good ester complexity, but the rest seems a bit one dimensional. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone