bb (18428) reviewed Golden Wheat Ale from Russian River Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Draft. Amber golden color with a big white head. Not much aroma - some citus and grain. Citrus and an earthy flavor. Slightly dusty aftertaste.
bb (18428) reviewed Dr. Zeus from Russian River Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Drak amber with a very small off-white head. Hop aroma, but you can also get the malt. Pine resin bitterness - balanced but has a nice lingering bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft. Golden ale. Smooth hops and malts aroma. Hops, hops, and more hops, malts and alcohol. Harsh bitterness, almost bilous. Scotch notes and woodiness. Very pleasant. (June 2004).
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Redemption from Russian River Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Blonde with slight haze, pleasnt sweet aroma with spices and bananas. Hybrid between pale ale and belgian ale. Lots of hops and spices. Rather bitter notes, but good bodied. (June 2004).
bb (18428) reviewed Perdition from Russian River Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft. Rich amber color and a nice off-white head. Malty aroma with some banana and clove esters. Malt and spice flavor with some stone fruit. Smooth and easy to drink. Very well put together for drinkability - nothing harsh or off at all, just very smooth. Could just use a bit of complexity to move it up.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Rating #2 (eight years later): Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a super large off-white head. Aroma of ridiculously pungent piney and resiny hops with a deep citrus note. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong hoppy notes with a deep pine and herbal flavour and some resin on top. Aftertaste is a bit more muted, but the complexity remains and the hops are still strong. Overall, a nice beer - but not amazing and still pungently hoppy. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased from Hollingshead’s Deli in Orange, California on 06-December-2011 for US$7.99, bottled on 17-November-2011 sampled at home in Washington on 21-January-2012. Rating for this sample: 8,3,7,3,13 - the same as before, on draught, eight years ago!!! Clear copper coloured body with a thinnish white head. Aroma of pure cascade/citrus hops with a strong malt backbone. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong hoppiness with almost a candy sweetness. Aftertaste bittered by the flagrant hoppiness-a decent showing altogether! Overall, a decent Imperial IPA-worth a try for the last beer at Toronado & San Francisco! I sampled this pint from draught at Toronado in San Francisco, California on the second day of 10-June-2004...our first was spent in Sydney, Australia. Rating for this sample: 8,3,7,3,13
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled draught at O’Briens, San Diego.
Bronze colour, small creamy head. Grapefruty hop aroma. Rich, boldly malty and salty with fairly soft mouthfeel. Rude, salty, very bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Ommegang fest. Blonde with a nice wheat and banana aroma. Funky yeast and banana taste with clove notes. Medium bodied.
bb (18428) reviewed Pliny the Elder from Russian River Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Draft. Amber beer with a thin white head. Big grapefruit aroma with a bit of caramel. It’s almost an apricot and citrus flavor to go with the sweet malt. This is a great medium bodied Double IPA - not too thick. Much fruitier flavor than most as well. Didn’t seem over the top although the hop aroma and flavor are there. Alcohol well hidden.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Batch 1. Gusher. Golden ber with a huge whitish head. Tart, lemony aroma. LIght malt, light spice, light yeast, light oak flavor that again has a bit of pleasantly lingering tartness. Nice subtle beer that is great to drink.