Deviation - Bottleworks 9th Anniversary
Russian River Brewing Company

Deviation - Bottleworks 9th AnniversaryDeviation - Bottleworks 9th Anniversary
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From:
Russian River Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6.83%
Score:
100
Avg:
4.59 | pDev: 6.97%
Reviews:
136
Ratings:
286
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 12, 2020
Added:
Apr 02, 2008
Wants:
  608
Gots:
  26
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Ratings by doughanson78:
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Rated by doughanson78 from Washington

5/5  rDev +8.9%

Jan 19, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut

4.71/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Surprisingly light amber-colored ale. Good head production and retention for the style. Body is ever so slightly hazy, but near transparent.

Quite sour, funky, and oaky on the nose. Peach, apricot, white grape, French oak, funky Brett.

Sharply sour and funky on the palate, growing in both aspects through the sip. Honey, light pale malt and dough, lemon, but this thing is sour, oaky, and funky through and through. Tannins, tea-like notes, vinegar. Musty.

Surprisingly full-bodied for the ABV, coming in on the higher side of medium. Very lively, with a strong pucker.

If you're a fan of straight forward, non-fruited sours, this is absolutely sublime. Deep and complex, rewarding in a way similar to a Flanders Red.
Apr 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Apr 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.12 by rab53 from Washington

Jun 19, 2017
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Rated by emerge077 from Illinois

4.43/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2019 still going strong. Thanks Joe, and RIP Matt.
Jun 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.16 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Jul 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.4 by Gotti311 from Wisconsin

Jun 20, 2016
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4.47/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
750ml cork and caged bottle, served in a stemmed glass.

Pours a slightly hazy darker orange-copper body, one finger white head, good staying power, fine retention for a 8 year old bottle; thin wispy lacing. Smells a lot like a souped up version of Consecration. Moderate lactic acidity, red wine grape must, tart cherry skin, oak, musty damp wood funk, minerality. Plenty of heft to the nose still. Flavour is a well-integrated cornucopia of red grape must, tannin, tart cherries, oaky funk, touch of leather, light lemon, plenty of lactic acid. This seems to carry a big hefty depth to it, even more so than the regularly bottled Russian River wild ales. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, effervescent with good carbonation, crisp and complex. A fine example of a Russian River wild ale which seems to have aged extremely gracefully in the Bottleworks cellar (where the bottle was obtained from).
Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by CSO from Illinois

May 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.44 by enelson from Illinois

Apr 30, 2016
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Reviewed by kemoarps from New York

4.17/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Copper body beautiful. Murky muddy deliciousness. Fine film of mystery to top it.

Nose is smoothe sour. Muted with strains of earthiness, wood and lemon sour.

Initially the liminal layer is smoothe raw lemon, but the back of the throat starts puckering immediately. Smoothe balance goes out the window quick and it just slides into a world of piercing bitterness.

So glad Dr. Durf graduated to convince me to buy it, and that Team Debauch could get together and enjoy it!!
Apr 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4.87 by tshanahan from California

Feb 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.66 by halo3one from Georgia

Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.67 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.59 by cyrushire from Florida

Oct 10, 2015
 
Rated: 5 by Beer_Line from California

Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.68 by blisscent from Rhode Island

Aug 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.3 by cdJensen from California

Aug 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.12 by BDeibs from Colorado

Jul 30, 2015
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.93/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Thanks to GRG1313 for sharing this one at his tasting.

Pours a clear honey orange with a foamy bone head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour with malt, grain, fruit, funk, acidic, and wood aromas. Taste is much the same with sour grain, fruit, funk, and wood flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and easy to drink, but you can tell this one definitely has some age on it.

Serving type: bottle.
Jul 28, 2015
Deviation - Bottleworks 9th Anniversary from Russian River Brewing Company
Beer rating: 100 out of 100 with 286 ratings