Russian River

I had the opportunity to visit Russian River Brewing last week. I was in the Santa Rosa area on business and made a brief stop with the person I was working with, and since it was still during business hours we could only have two small tasters. I had Russian River IPA and Damnation, a Belgian golden ale. It was a tease for sure, but two small tasters of any Russian River beer are better than 99% of other beers.

The bartender was great, he knew we were working, but along with himself, had us try a taster of Beatification before we left. This is a sour beer, and he told us how to drink and enjoy sour beers. The key is not to sip but swallow quickly, as the sour taste will overwhelm the taste buds on the front of the tongue. Sour beers are better enjoyed if the beer hits the back of the tongue. As noted in this post my first experience with sour beers did not go well. Sure enough, drinking the sour properly made this a different, more enjoyable experience.

To top if off the bartender did not charge us for the tasters. Russian River not only has great beer, it also has great beer Karma.