Salvation
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Rotating|
Score
7.50
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This beer has nice fruity and spicy notes from the Belgian yeast used in fermentation. The chocolate and raisin flavors are well-balanced with a lingering dry finish. Excellent on a cold winter night and paired with heartier dishes like stews and roasts. Also excellent with chocolate desserts.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A good-looking dark ale. The foam sits on the brown ale pleasantly. The smell and the taste are both sweet and somewhat spicy, but the spice favors the tongue while the sweet favors the nose. The beer has nice carbonation but gets a bit sticky. I would like to try an aged bottle, but this new one lacks a bit in complexity and finish. Edit: I tried this beer on tap at RR (10/19/08) and liked it even more, so I’ve raised the scores somewhat. This is an absolutely delicious beer with some of the best coloring that I’ve ever seen. It’s brown with golden highlights at the edges. The flavor is complex, and it succeeds marvelously.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2010
at 18:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Corked bottle from NickD717, thanks! Dark brown color. malt, plums, dried figs and licorice in the aroma. Malty flavor, fruity with some roast, blackberries, tannines, chocolate and dried fruit. Some earthy hops. A good balance in this abbey-like beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2010
at 00:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A burgundy copper red ale with a thin moka head. In aroma, interesting oily cloves, caramel, fusel alcohol, and woody notes. In mouth, an oily candy suagr with orange peels, intense and lovely aniseed and licorice, alcohol warmth, very pleasing. On tap at brewpub, August 17, 2009.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2009
at 22:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of Immy on 07/18/2009. Batch 4. Clear brown body with a medium creamy tan head with some light floaty chunks. Sweet malty aroma with some floral notes. Sweet malty flavor, some caramel. Medium body with moderately low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2009
at 11:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy orange with a small off-white head. Roasted malty aroma, light spiced and estery. Sweet malt flavoured, solid estery and roasted malt in a slight astringent mix. Ends phenolic and dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2009
at 03:01
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Batch 4 bottle shared by Immy at his Backyard Throwdown. Thanks! Pours a clear auburn color with a small head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of toffee and raisin. Taste is very similar with notes of toffee, raisin and bitter chocolate. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2009
at 23:47
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
My 100th Belgian Strong Ale rating.- - -On tap @ the brewpub. Pours deep dark clear amber with tan head and spotty lacing. The aroma is full of dark fruit and smooth tartness. The taste begins with bold rich dark fruit from prunes, raisins, plums and green apples. It then moves into apricot and pear skin before the mild tartness and sourness dries it out. It becomes very well balanced and demands additional samplings. Say YES to Salvation.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2009
at 23:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep ruby coloured body with a thin off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, cherries and some wheat. Medium-bodied; Nice tastes of light sweetness intertwined with maltiness along with some nutty flavours. Afterstaste shows more of the same, and a good yeastie flavour at the tail-end. Overall, a good beer - definitely worth trying if you can find it. I sampled this 375 mL (split) bottle purchased at Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 22 December 2006.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2009
at 23:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Re-rate 6/09: Bottle sample. Thanks Yafit! Deep ruby color. Aroma of caramel, licorice, raisins and prunes. Sweet flavor of dark fruits, licorice, yeast, spices, demerara sugar and a bit of alcohol. Medium to full body. 7/4/7/4/14=3.6
(10/28/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Santa Rosa. Nice deep amber color. Aroma of malt, caramel, smoky wood notes and lots of dark fruits. Sweet malty flavor with dark fruits (plums, raising, figs notes), caramel and light roasty chocolate hints. Rather full-bodied. Very drinkable for a 9% beer. 7/4/7/4/15=3.7
(10/28/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Santa Rosa. Nice deep amber color. Aroma of malt, caramel, smoky wood notes and lots of dark fruits. Sweet malty flavor with dark fruits (plums, raising, figs notes), caramel and light roasty chocolate hints. Rather full-bodied. Very drinkable for a 9% beer. 7/4/7/4/15=3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2009
at 12:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ RR. Clear light brown color, short head. Aroma is quite hoppy, slight caramel, bit spicy. SLight alcoholic taste, bitter. Has some whisky/bourbon notes. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2008
at 04:23