Lap Dance
Russian River Brewing Company
- From:
- Russian River Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 13.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 30, 2016
- Added:
- Apr 02, 2006
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MiScusi from California
4.67/5 rDev +28.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.67/5 rDev +28.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the Russian River pub. Pours the color I love in a Pale Ale or IPA- a nice deep amber/light brown. The smell is clean piney hops. You would think this is an IPA by the smell. The IBU's of this current batch was 30, much less than I thought from the taste. You get lots of piney hops that finish pretty dry, but also pretty bitter. It's very drinkable because the taste is so clean. The mouthfeel really stands out because it's carbonated enough to keep that pine lively and doesn't get dull at all.
Aug 10, 2007
Reviewed by watermelonman from California
3.47/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This arrived as a light amber with minimal head. There's almost no lace.
The smell has lots of malt flavor with some hop content poking through. The taste is similar. Hops linger through the taste and get more assertive in the finish. The mouthfeel is fairly light. Drinkability is good, but the flavors here are not that enticing.
Aug 09, 2006The smell has lots of malt flavor with some hop content poking through. The taste is similar. Hops linger through the taste and get more assertive in the finish. The mouthfeel is fairly light. Drinkability is good, but the flavors here are not that enticing.
Reviewed by GClarkage from California
3.47/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
06/03/06- Had on tap at the Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa, CA.
Presentation- From the tap into a pint glass.
Appearance- Deeper golden in color. Smaller 1/4 white head if that. Leaves very light lace tracks.
Smell- A bit nutty, a bit grainy and a bit hoppy. Nothing that really jumps out and grabs onto your nose hairs though.
Taste- Pils like grainy flavor mixed with a light toasted malt. A bit light bready and nutty. Really really light on the hops. I was expecting something like a SNPA, but got something missing the hops...they are there, but really light in the "punch" dept.
Mouthfeel- Average carbonation, maybe a bit higher than normal.
Drinkability- Not really impressed with this output from RR. Drinkable, but not really a bunch or flavor.
Jun 05, 2006Presentation- From the tap into a pint glass.
Appearance- Deeper golden in color. Smaller 1/4 white head if that. Leaves very light lace tracks.
Smell- A bit nutty, a bit grainy and a bit hoppy. Nothing that really jumps out and grabs onto your nose hairs though.
Taste- Pils like grainy flavor mixed with a light toasted malt. A bit light bready and nutty. Really really light on the hops. I was expecting something like a SNPA, but got something missing the hops...they are there, but really light in the "punch" dept.
Mouthfeel- Average carbonation, maybe a bit higher than normal.
Drinkability- Not really impressed with this output from RR. Drinkable, but not really a bunch or flavor.
Reviewed by RedwoodGeorge from California
3.26/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.26/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
When I saw this on the board at the pub I figured it was some sort of joke (considering today is April 1st) but no, if you order a "Lap Dance" the bartender brings you a nice glass of beer.
The beer is a medium golden brown with a clean white head. The head dies off after a bit but leaves a bit of lacing on the glass.
The nose is surprisingly light even by APA standards (by RRBC standards it's practically non-existent!) There's a mild roasted grain note and a surprisingly subdued nose of dry hops.
The flavor is even more surprising as the grain is more present than the hops. There's a clear toasted grain flavor and while there's a good amount of bitterness there's surprisingly little hop flavor. This was my first beer of the day so I know I haven't been "Lupulin Threshold Shifted" but the hop flavors are so dialed back they're practically nonexistent.
Mouthfeel is good - right out of the APA playbook with a light body, enough carbonation to clear the palate and a pleasantly bitter finish. No oily or sweet components to this beer - it's as dry as a bone.
All in all an okay beer but it's hard to consider this in relation to all the hop-tastic brews at Russian River. Frankly if you're looking for a lower ABV session beer the Aud Blonde has a lot more character (and at 4.5% even less alcohol) I'll have to come back and revisit this beer in the hopes that it's a work in progress (and not some cruel April Fool's Joke)
Apr 02, 2006The beer is a medium golden brown with a clean white head. The head dies off after a bit but leaves a bit of lacing on the glass.
The nose is surprisingly light even by APA standards (by RRBC standards it's practically non-existent!) There's a mild roasted grain note and a surprisingly subdued nose of dry hops.
The flavor is even more surprising as the grain is more present than the hops. There's a clear toasted grain flavor and while there's a good amount of bitterness there's surprisingly little hop flavor. This was my first beer of the day so I know I haven't been "Lupulin Threshold Shifted" but the hop flavors are so dialed back they're practically nonexistent.
Mouthfeel is good - right out of the APA playbook with a light body, enough carbonation to clear the palate and a pleasantly bitter finish. No oily or sweet components to this beer - it's as dry as a bone.
All in all an okay beer but it's hard to consider this in relation to all the hop-tastic brews at Russian River. Frankly if you're looking for a lower ABV session beer the Aud Blonde has a lot more character (and at 4.5% even less alcohol) I'll have to come back and revisit this beer in the hopes that it's a work in progress (and not some cruel April Fool's Joke)
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