Damnation - Oak Chip Aged
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Special Out of Production|
Score
7.47
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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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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the 8th Richmond Industry Gathering, 12/1/13. Batch 23. Pours a hazy yellow color with a thin white head. Aroma of pale malt, yeast, citrus, mild wood. The taste is pale bready malts, citrus, pith, yeast, mild wood notes. Medium bodied, slight sweetness, mild lingering tartness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2014
at 17:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
375 ml bottle of Batch 69. Aroma is fairly rich and malty with a lot of honey and light caramel. Light graininess and toasted bread notes also present. Medium light pear esters with a hint of a floral character. Light tropical fruit and new oak notes as well. Light alcohol in the aroma that becomes more perceptible as it warms. Pours a cloudy dull golden orange with a small, moderately thick, white head that recedes fairly quickly to the she’s where it lingers for a bit. Faint lacing and small to medium legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with Moderate light caramel and honey melt notes with a touch of lightly toasted bread. Moderately strong fruit esters of post and banana along with some floral notes. Medium light oak character. Medium low bitterness with some alcohol spice in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium to medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall an alright beer but this really isn’t my preferred style and I am not sure that age has really helped this one, but I don’t think age has really hurt it either. I’m not quite sure how I wish this beer to be different but I know I wish it was changed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2013
at 20:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
375mL bottle at Toronado San Diego, pours a cloudy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out loads of Belgian yeast, light apples / pears, and dry fuzzy fruit skins. Flavour brings out loads fruity notes, Belgian yeast and fuzzy fruit skins. A lot fruitier than the base beer. I prefer the base beer, but this is a nice rendition.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2013
at 17:13
10/10
Tried
on 21 May 2013
at 21:14
6/10
Tried
on 06 May 2013
at 12:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Cloudy gold, white head. Strong, basement, fruit aroma...wood. Flavour is heavy fruit and bold oak notes. Very nicely done.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2013
at 16:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Musty berry and oak aroma. Cloudy yellow with small head. Musty over-ripe orange and lemon malt flavor. Oak finish. Spectacular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2013
at 16:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle share at DLD. Oaky, sweet fruity, and light Belgian yeast aroma. Cloudy straw gold with a huge white head. Sweet musty lemon-orange, strong oak, yeast, and coriander flavor. Medium creamy body. I liked this one just a tad bit more than the regular version, but that’s probably because I really like oak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2013
at 07:53
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle - batch 69. Pours cloudy amber with a large off-white head that slowly dissipates with great lacing. Aroma is fruity, peach, lime, a bit of wood. Flavor is very fruity, yeast, lemon zest, oak. Lightly sweet, zesty bitterness and some woody astringence. Medium body, champagnelike mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2013
at 17:54