Russian River Brewing Company Damnation: Oak Chip Aged

Damnation: Oak Chip Aged

 

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

  Belgian Style - Tripel Special Out of Production
Score
7.47
ABV: 11.0% IBU: - Ticks: 54
OAK AGED version of Damnation that is bottled every 23 batches. We turned our regular Damnation recipe into a Tripel. It is bittered with Tomahawk and has Sterling and Cascade in the mid-boil and finish. The beer was then aged on new American oak chips for two to three weeks. Batch 23, Batch 46 and Batch 69 are the only releases.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. Poured a gorgeous gold with a large head. Winey fruity notes, lemon,lime, sour taste. Couldn’t really dtect the oak but who cares? Real dgood.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:11


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750mL batch 23 bottled 2007, drunk 3/21/23. Well, this one was pretty much completely gone at this point. Given the 16 years, you can't really fault it, though I was hoping the oak-aging may give it some extra shelf life. It wasn't disgusting or anything, just caramel and vanilla oxidation with some light fruity esters (citrus, clove, white pepper) and a touch of alcohol warmth. Will leave this as a placeholder and rerate when I get a bottle of batch 69.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2023 at 20:21


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle split at RB Best Encomium share, Santa Rosa, 30/01/16 - Many Thanks ! Hazed golden orange with a decent off white head. Nose is tarte fruits, caramel, spice, light funk, oak. Taste comprises fruit cake, tangy fruit rinds, light hop notes, funk, vinous note, fruit slice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Really solid for the style ... has obviosuly mellowed over time and masks the ABV well.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2018 at 10:08


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at Ratebeer awards show. 30/01/2016. Huge Thanks! A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is funky tangerine, raw grains, funk. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, some age, oxidisation, apricot, tangerine, funky jammy fruits. Palate is medium sweet, moderate carbonation, grainy. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2017 at 15:02


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Hazy amber liquid with small to medium white head. Aroma of dried fruit, lemons, jenka, wood, raw sugar and lime. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with notes raw sugar, toffee, oak and light grain. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2016 at 02:56


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

[4/25/15] Bottle sample at a tasting at omhper’s place in Tyresö. Thanks omhper, AndySnow and hackobock for sharing great beers! Batch #23. Cloudy golden. Aroma of oxidation and some fruitiness. Sweetish flavor with oxidation – cardboard, fruits and a bit of wood. Medium-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2015 at 07:42


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

How: Bottle.
Where: From hackobock, thanks!
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, mango, pineapple, some alcohol and spices.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, mango, sweet malt, pineapple, vanilla.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2015 at 11:06


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled, thanks hackobock! Cloudy deep golden, mid sized. Oaky fruity nose. Sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Pineapple, cinnamon, sugar, oak and ripe fruit. Mildly warming finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2015 at 12:43


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at Anchorage Sept ’14 Tasting: Poured a golden to copper with white head. Aroma was oak, strong fruit, and light bready. Taste was very boozy with strong fermented fruit, malts, and oak.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2014 at 11:39