Russian River Consecration Batch 1 (4 Years Later)
From Russian River – Dark Ale aged in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels from local wineries. It is aged for 4 to 8 months with black currants, brettanomyces, lactobacillus, and pediococcus added to each barrel. Rich flavors of chocolate truffle, spice, tobacco, currants, and a bit of Cabernet. Very full-bodied, sip slowly!
Russian River Brewing – Russian River Consecration Batch 001×2 Enjoyed 4 Years Later – 750. ml bottle poured into a goblet. 10% abv.
Appearance: Pours dark cloudy amber with no head and just a few white swirls.
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Aroma: Fresh raspberry, raspberry lemonade, red wine, brown sugar and funk.
Taste: Red wine, mildly bitter tannins, raspberry, grapes, toasted dark malt, red wine vinegar sourness that lingers.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied lively carbonation.
Overall: I went in to this with no expectations. I started a small discussion with some friends as to whether to trade this or drink it. After mixed feedback, I decided it should be drank. I’m glad I did. The bottle suggests not going past 3 years in the cellar, and I’m happy to report this was very tasty, but significantly different from the beer when it’s fresh.
February 23, 2013 @ 6:23 am
How did the Supplication taste fresh as opposed to cellared?
April 25, 2012 @ 8:56 am
oh, believe me bro. i agree that’s it fun and sometimes you get weird tastes/smells but i’ve poured one too many drinks for people and read too much foolishness to believe it every time. i suppose i shouldn’t be quick to judge my bad
April 25, 2012 @ 6:56 am
Caleb,
I appreciate where you are coming from, but my nose knows what it knows. If I smell pickles, I write it down, if I smell raspberry lemonade, I write that down. Thats what makes this fun.
Cheers,
Danny Fullpint
April 24, 2012 @ 11:03 pm
for real raspberry lemonade? don’t be like that, i can not stand it when people add flavors to something that is not there. i had a guy try and tell me this bottle shelf wine had a stewed tomato taste….it’s bs. be real don’t add flavors and aromas that do not exist to gather recognition cause in reality it’s a fallacy. just be honest and real not smug.