Toronado 25th Anniversary Ale
Russian River Brewing Company

Toronado 25th Anniversary AleToronado 25th Anniversary Ale
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From:
Russian River Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
8.75%
Score:
98
Avg:
4.42 | pDev: 6.79%
Reviews:
67
Ratings:
388
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 26, 2018
Added:
Aug 06, 2012
Wants:
  345
Gots:
  86
Toronado 25th Anniversary Ale started out as six individual brews, each with their own personality, and all incorporating Brettanomyces and or micro-organisms. Once the barrel aging was complete, Russian River’s Vinnie Cilurzo and Toronado’s David Keene got together to create the final blend. To create its fine carbonation, we re fermented the Toronado 25th Anniversary Ale in this bottle. Spent yeast cells from a thin layer of sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Pour slowly, allowing the natural yeast sediment to remain in the bottle.

Blend:
4% Sonambic (barrel aged for 15 months)
16% Blonde Ale (barrel aged for 8 months)
36% Strong Pale Ale (barrel aged 12 months)
28% Ale Aged with Currants (barrel aged for 8 months)
12% Strong Dark Ale (barrel aged for 12 months)
4% Baltic Porter (barrel aged for 10 months)
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Ratings by DarthKostrizer:
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Rated by DarthKostrizer from California

4/5  rDev -9.5%

Aug 12, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4.33/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
So for Christmas today, one of my gifts was like a 12 pack of my favorite bottles that my Moms cut into drinking glasses for me, and this beer was one of them. When we drank it at March Madness a year or two ago, it reminded me a lot of Supplication, and to this day, I think whatever the blend was, its highest percentage of any beer was Supplication. And a great beer to pick, so its easy to see why this was good. And of course, there is nothing about Supplication listed in the 6 beer blend that went into this, so what do I know?

Pours a ruddy light brown and dark red color (like Supplication). Small off white head on it. Aroma like supplication, had that earthy dark cherry sour thing going for it.

Taste brought out more of the dark fruit beyond cherry, plum, raisin and currant got all up in there too, but it never presented much of anything approaching a bitter or acidic aspect of dark fruit. That little 4% baltic porter thing might have worked well here. Normally something with this much dark fruit contingent and especially the baltic porter and currant thing would make me bArF (cool dude, handsome too) but it works splendidly here. Ashame I will never have this again in all likelihood. Like an awesome Supplication variant.
Dec 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.29 by rab53 from Washington

Aug 04, 2018
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4.01/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bottle at share. Medium to dark amber, small ring of head. Aroma is fruity, grapes, some fo the tartness comes through in the nose. Taste too has mellowed nicely, smooth and pleasurable. Really nice.
Feb 20, 2018
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Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts

4.54/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Thanks Sonny! Been wanting to try this for ages.

A- Cloudy deep amber body from the hype 750ml to my snifter. A foamy off white head ascends to a half finger before slowly dying to a small ring. Spotty lacing.

S- DAMN. An experience at this point with a smattering of fruits and acids. Dark rich fruits like cherry and currants open up with plenty of sour flora and lactic bacteria depth.

T- Again.... DAMN. The Russian River flora and the currants seem simple but they provide so much depth. A plethora of yeast and bacterial ferments with tart currant, tart cherry pie, lemony raisin dark fruits, intense sours, vinous tart grapes, cellar funk, underripe stone fruit, sour applely grapes and melted dark fruit popsicles.

MF- Fluffy and foamy medium body with a slick and huge sour finish. Moderate level of carbonation.

The base sour and the currants are just phenomenal together. The Russian River bugs are once again legendary and really provide a good sourness and complexity.
Feb 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.43 by Rifugium from North Dakota

Dec 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by frasergrove from California

Sep 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.75 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Jun 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Coorsy from Massachusetts

May 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.54 by tigerbeer90 from South Carolina

Feb 18, 2017
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Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California

4.61/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Bottle.

A: Dark fruits, cherries and light currants with a moderate sourness that has a light vinous presence.

A: copper color with some deeper highlights, clear, with with a moderate white head that leaves light lacing.

T: Dark fruits, cherries and light currants, coupled with a complex moderately sharp and lingering sourness that has a bit of vinous character, and a dry finish.

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. The beer has a moderately light, but pleasing acidity.

O: Delicious; when this beer was fresh the currants really popped, but with time the fruit aroma and flavor has mellowed and the funky vinous flavors have become a bit more prominent. Surprisingly, there's still a lot of carbonation.
Sep 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.4 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jul 24, 2016
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Rated by toronadotornado from California

4.63/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Toronado - San Francisco, CA - draft, SF Beer Week 2014
Jul 03, 2016
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Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured out as an orange color with a thin white head on top. The smell of the beer is pretty potent, very sour aroma on the nose. The taste is pretty strong with acidic funkiness too. Subtle sweetness but not much else. The feel of the beer is thin to medium bodied. Overall this was pretty awesome.
Jun 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.53 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Jun 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.33 by M_chav from New Mexico

Jun 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by DeadeyeOTDO from Arizona

May 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by t2grogan from Arizona

May 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.34 by halo3one from Georgia

Apr 13, 2016
Toronado 25th Anniversary Ale from Russian River Brewing Company
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 388 ratings