Sonoma Pride Dauenhauer
Russian River Brewing Company
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- From:
- Russian River Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 10.26%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 28, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 22, 2014
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 26
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Notes:
Brewed and bottled to a moderate strength of 6% ABV, Dauenhauer is a copper colored well hopped domesticated wild ale (but not an IPA). Compared to its more delicate sister beer Amasa, Dauenhauer is darker and exhibits more hop character in both the aroma and flavor. It can be consumed now, or aged. The use of Brettanomyces yeast in the bottle conditioning process lends a rustic characteristic to the beer. If aged, many of the unique yeast qualities in the beer will become even more evident.
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Rated by NolaHopHead from Louisiana
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle. 2013 version, held up very well.
Feb 05, 2017
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a thick head; a few shards of lacing are produced
Smell: Bready and slightly funky, with a hint of the biscuit and perhaps a touch of pear
Taste: Funky at the outset, with pear and bready flavors underpinning; some musty bitterness, after the swallow, and a dry finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate to high carbonaiton
Overall: Bottled on 10/15/13, this beer has held together reasonably well, and the Brett has done its job
Thanks, pagesofphotographs, for the opportunity
Jan 30, 2017Smell: Bready and slightly funky, with a hint of the biscuit and perhaps a touch of pear
Taste: Funky at the outset, with pear and bready flavors underpinning; some musty bitterness, after the swallow, and a dry finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate to high carbonaiton
Overall: Bottled on 10/15/13, this beer has held together reasonably well, and the Brett has done its job
Thanks, pagesofphotographs, for the opportunity
Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
4.25/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy, maize color. 1/4 inch head of a white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of alcohol, bacterial funk, yeast, slight grass, herbs, hops, sweet malt, and a hint of oatmeal. Fits the style of an American Wild Ale. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of alcohol, bacterial funk, yeast, slight grass, herbs, hops, and sweet malt. Overall, a little too sweet, but good appearance, aroma, blend, and complexity.
Jul 09, 2016
Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee
3.61/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
03/12/2016
Mar 13, 2016
Reviewed by Hop_God from California
3.96/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.96/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A: golden to strW yellow. Thick loose white bubbles
S:funk. Cider. Bread. Brett. Subtle hops
T: flowers. Bread. Bitter hops some sour funk. Some tart apples
F: creamy but a crisp bite. Medium body
O: tasty and original. Interesting. Worth a go
Jan 03, 2016S:funk. Cider. Bread. Brett. Subtle hops
T: flowers. Bread. Bitter hops some sour funk. Some tart apples
F: creamy but a crisp bite. Medium body
O: tasty and original. Interesting. Worth a go
Reviewed by smanson56 from New Hampshire
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This pour from a bottle dated 6/3/15 and was well chilled. It poured a hazy light yellow orange color. The nose does contain some of the funk from the yeast in this beer but the hops are also present. The taste is also from the type of yeast used in this blend but a nice smooth beer has come from this blend. It took most of the bottle to grow on me but in all this is a really good beer.
Dec 25, 2015
Sonoma Pride Dauenhauer from Russian River Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
146 ratings
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