Russian River Beatification Batch 007

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  1. tokimedo

    tokimedo Savant (1,038) Feb 28, 2015 California
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    had it at WFB. a bit young, but still amazing.

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    #21 tokimedo, May 13, 2015
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  2. Original_Fake

    Original_Fake Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2013 North Carolina

    I hope it goes another couple of months. Pretty much no chance I'll be able to get up there before July.
     
    #22 Original_Fake, May 13, 2015
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  3. grze

    grze Maven (1,460) Apr 17, 2012 Virginia
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    Yup. Wouldn't mind a September release.
     
    #23 grze, May 13, 2015
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  4. Hesscabob

    Hesscabob Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2014 Illinois

    Any updates on availability?? My mouth has been drooling ever since I saw that pic ^^
     
    #24 Hesscabob, Jun 22, 2015
  5. ESCO138

    ESCO138 Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2013 California

    At the Firestone Invitational last month during a guest panel on sour beer making, Vinnie mentioned it's bottled but not yet ready. I believe he stated "3-4 months" at least.
     
    #25 ESCO138, Jun 22, 2015
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  6. Earlycsquid

    Earlycsquid Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2013 California

    yeah, it def. needs those 3-4 months from the way it was tasting.
     
    #26 Earlycsquid, Jun 22, 2015
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  7. grze

    grze Maven (1,460) Apr 17, 2012 Virginia
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    Yeah, I didn't feel it was not as good as B6 and definitely not as good as the Temptation at that event :wink:
     
    #27 grze, Jun 22, 2015
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  8. Hesscabob

    Hesscabob Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2014 Illinois

    As much as I hate that you guys got to taste it already, I appreciate the responses... I'll try to pick my jaw up off the floor - Cheers!
     
    #28 Hesscabob, Jun 23, 2015
  9. GolfingGq

    GolfingGq Zealot (676) Apr 6, 2013 California
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    When does Temptation normally hit?
     
    #29 GolfingGq, Jun 23, 2015
  10. porkinator

    porkinator Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2009 California

    Temptation, just like Beat, is ready when it's ready. Sucks...

    Beat wasn't as sour as previous years, I'm wondering if they are really trying to copy the "fresh lambic" flavor with their Sonambic instead of just making a sour, like TONS of breweries are doing now.
     
    #30 porkinator, Jun 23, 2015
  11. clayfu

    clayfu Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2010 California

    hook a brother up if you dooo
     
    #31 clayfu, Jun 23, 2015
  12. Original_Fake

    Original_Fake Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2013 North Carolina

    I would imagine the "wasn't as sour" is part of the reason it's not ready. But I could be wrong.
     
    #32 Original_Fake, Jun 23, 2015
  13. kaz4121

    kaz4121 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    I've heard Vinnie mention on various podcasts (most recently The Sour Hour) that he has worked hard to soften the acidity of Sonambic to put it more in line with lambic.

    So that could be why you don't perceived it as being as sour, since his goal is to obtain a more "restrained softness" :grinning:
     
    #33 kaz4121, Jun 25, 2015
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  14. kaz4121

    kaz4121 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    From what Vinnie mentioned it had too much Brett character which he claims will fade with some time. It was bottled "early" because of Wild Friendship Celebration
     
    #34 kaz4121, Jun 25, 2015
  15. Original_Fake

    Original_Fake Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2013 North Carolina

    Thanks for the info.
     
    #35 Original_Fake, Jun 25, 2015
  16. atpca

    atpca Pooh-Bah (1,652) Jun 10, 2013 California
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    Usually goes on sale late summer.
    Bottle dates:
    7/27/2012
    5/30/2013
    6/18/2014
     
    #36 atpca, Jun 25, 2015
  17. Keananmichael5

    Keananmichael5 Pooh-Bah (1,694) Mar 6, 2014 California
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  18. WestCoastBeerDude

    WestCoastBeerDude Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2014 California
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    Any news here? I plan to be up there next month, was hoping they will release it then.
     
    #38 WestCoastBeerDude, Jul 16, 2015
  19. Curb71

    Curb71 Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2012 California

    Still nothing. Maybe you'll get lucky though...
     
    #39 Curb71, Jul 16, 2015
  20. Keyser

    Keyser Crusader (457) Jan 27, 2015 California
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    Don't think anything has changed. As they say, it's ready when it's ready. IIRC, in the past they have announced the release date about a month in advance on Facebook.
     
    #40 Keyser, Jul 16, 2015
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