Beatification (Batch 001)
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Special Out of Production|
Score
7.81
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled, thanks cquiroga! Cloudy deep golden, brief head. Citric nose. Very dry with lively spritzy mouthfeel. Citric acidity mixes with wood and strawberry. Fairly light bodied with near Cantillon-like acidity. Fresh and flavourful. Really good, but yet not my favourite from this excellent brewer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Batch 1 bottle at PP 12 hour Belgian Fest on 3/24/07
A lovely amber-orange body shows fine-bubbled carbonation and high clarity, with a small white head that is moderately to poorly retained and produces moderate lacing.
Soft, lightly sweet base malts can be found easily in the nose, lending a delicate vanilla-cream note that deepens in to nectarines, curacao oranges and mildly tart brett notes giving it the distinct wild feel of Russian River. Aroma strength is high, very sniffable with no alcohol or any flaws (no diacetyl whatsoever). Doughy, but very clean and enjoyable yeast notes (saccharomyces) stick on the end with the malt softness filling in the edges to produce a very easygoing but enjoyable aroma.
A surprising amount of citrus-like flavors are present in this version. No doubt acidity from the barrel mixing with the pale malts to soften the strength of the bacterial influence and give it that lighter, tangerine/nectarine/cherry flavor. Along the way, dollops of honey are deposited on the tongue, belying the very well attenuated nature of the beer, though not disturbing the crisp, dry finish (though this version was noticeably less tart/crisp on the finish. It instead seemed to leave a honey, nectarine, mandarin orange flavor lingering on, with little bits of malic acid bracing it). Despite the fact that the PH1 had more of the "Flemish Sour" character and was overall more full of wild yeast acids, I still enjoyed how this version displayed a more apparent malt profile. Soft, pillowy yeast on the end provided a fun contrast to the usually starkly dry finish of these beers. Carbonation, in both versions, was moderate and very tight/engaging. No alcohol or flaws in either.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 37,5 cl) Courtesy of Sliffy. Very unclear amber golden with a small, off-white head. Distincly sour and somewhat rotten (in a positive sense!) aroma. Medium body with a distinct Brett-like sourness with noble rot. Not really any bitterness but acidic all the way through. Much closer to a Gueuze than to a Flemish Sour. Interesting indeed. 191206
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
An unclear orange beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet yet at the same time acidic with primary notes of wood. The flavor is acidic with notes of wood and grapefruit. Leading to a dry acidic end, where the notes of wood still lingers around.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
PH1: murky orange body, resembling peach pulp, with reddish tones anda quickly dissipating off-white head. Sharp sour aroma, oaky, with brie cheese rind and fruit skin (cherry). Essentially a lambic, puckeringly sour with brie cheese rind and fruit skin, kind of like a geueze trying to be a kriek.
9-4-8-4-17
001: body similar to PH1, but with a lasting off-white head. Sour, musty aroma, but not as sharp as PH1, lacking the fruit component. Body is much more typical of a Flemish Sour Ale, with sour funky notes immersed in a fuller, sweeter body. A bit less complex than PH1, and lacks the sharp bite that gives the former version its character.
8-4-8-4-15
Overall rating 9-4-8-4-16. Excellent per the norm for Russian River.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Batch 1. Golden amber beer with a low whitish head. Apple aroma with some oak. Apple/pear fruitiness with good tartness and some oak. Not overly sour. Lingering tartness. refreshing. Very dry.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Side by side on the Laid Back Brussels Tasting (Feb 9, 2008) of both Batch 1 and Batch 1 PH1. (Points for PH1)
Batch 001 PH1Clear, orange body with a fizzy white head. Sour aroma of citrus, wood, orange, bit vinegar, aspartame, ... Excellent aroma, very hanssens (geuze) like. Heavily sour, lightly bitter flavour. With the first sips, I noticed some camembert flavours, afterwards more fruit (apple), wood, ... Quite complex flavour. Very nice. 9/4/9/3/18 = 4.3
Batch 001 Clear, orange body. Fizzy, white head. Aroma of citrus, wood, little bit of vinegar. Not as intense as the PH1. Moderately sour, lightly bitter flavour, but not as fruity as the PH1. Very nice, good balance, but the PH1 is better. 8/4/8/3/16 = 3.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
LCRBM2. Thanks to Phil_l for bringing this back from the States. Gorgeous sourness on the aroma. Very sour, but rounded in mouth, some toffee, then great balanced lemon sourness on finish. Good beer. Would like a whole bottle to myself for a better description.