Russian River Defenestration

Russian River Defenestration

Brett IPA fermented with a Norwegian Kveik style yeast conditioned with Saccharomyces and Brettanomyces with the hops displaying a refreshing bitterness.
3.6
185 reviews
Santa Rosa, United States

Community reviews

3.7 Bottle, many thanks amazinwrldfood. Hazy yellow color with nice white head. Aroma is fresh spicy yeasts, feels very Belgian, bananas. Taste is fruity and spicy yeasts, some bananas and other estery fruits, quite hoppy as well. Rather high, but fine-bubbled foamy carbonation. A classic take on the Belgian Blond style - high carbonation, estery fruits, and spicy yeasts. Probably comparable to Duvel, just a bit lighter and more easy-going.
3.7 Bottle. Cloudy yellow, white head. Nice lemongrass citric aroma. Medium light sparkly body. Dry spice, ginger, grass, lychee, very nice. BelgIPA
4.0 Slightly hazy straw color with white head. Aroma has really nice stonefruit yeast esters. Taste starts with grass, a bit of lime, melon, really estery but somehow clean and fresh. Light body with high effervescence but also feels quite soft on the palate. This is a great, easy drinking belgian style ale.
3.3 Hazy yellow with little white head. Aroma is green stuff, grapes, some fruits. Taste is grape, citric sourness, with some hoppy bitterness, some juice as well. Full body, pleasant mouthfeel, still easy to drink. Ok.
3.7 (bottle) hazy pale golden colour with a frothy white head. aroma of herbal hops and black pepper, with a light touch of bubble gum, some blackberries, yeast and dandelions. flavour is mostly wheat and dandelions, with a light hint of chlorine, some more black pepper and a light-bitter floral-hoppy finish. heavy-bodied with lively carbonation.
3.6 Draught at Russian River, Santa Rosa. Slightly hazy pale yellow beer with a nice offwhite head. Hoppy yeasty aroma, peach, grapes, pine notes, floral, some caramel. Hoppy floral flavor, yeasty, citrus, grapes, hay notes. Quite nice.
2.8 Poured from a bottle. Slight hazy golden color, small white head. Sour clove aroma. Medium body with a light sour clove, hops and apricot flavor with a light finish.
3.9 Draft pour on tap at the brewery (Santa Rosa, CA). Fun to finally have a chance at this one. Pours a pale hazy straw cereal hue, a dulled lemonade glow with frothy, creamy bright white head atop. Decent film, thicker ringer laces solid. Aromas are a bit yeasty, dry, bitter with lemon flecks, grass, subtle herbal appeal hitting the nose. Some bread, gentle deadened ester is lemon, a bit of pear, subtle sweetness lingers behind. Initial is lighter end of medium bodied, stone fruit and eatery elements meet lemon, bitter florals, that suntan lotion dry, bitter appeal. A firmer bitterness, clean and dry with bigger lemony pith and bitter rind. Gentle Belgian yeast is a bit deadened as this one ends up clean, bitter, just a touch spicy. A bit of straw, dust, bitter earthy floral appeal sustains. This one preaches a firm, potent hop bitterness. Cleaner body, fresh nose, solid pour. Tasty stuff even for someone who definitely shies away from a Belgian yeast. That said, the hops rue the day here. This one can sneak up on you as it’s pretty drinkable stuff for a 7%+ ABV beer.
3.9 A complex aroma of floral hops, citrus and spice, a pale gold slightly hazy color. A taste of Belgian spice, floral hops, with a lighter body and a slightly dry mineral feel with a floral hops and citrus finish.
3.9 Na pewno najlepszy Blonde jaki piłem, wytrawny, bardzo pijalny i rześki. Znakomity profil goryczki.
4.0 Bottle shared at Chmielarnia. Classical Belgian aroma, spicy, herbal, some fruits. Taste is nicely balanced, refreshing. Great session beer.
3.9 A complex aroma of floral hops, citrus and spice, a pale gold slightly hazy color. A taste of Belgian spice, floral hops, with a lighter body and a slightly dry mineral feel with a floral hops and citrus finish.
3.8 Panel RR Rami Rami is drinking a Defenestration by Russian River Brewing Company at Chmielarnia MarszałkowskaCiut bretow, ziola, jakies jasne owoce,,, w uscie duzo bialego pieprzu... Mega wchodliwe, na wiadra do picia, i fajna etka, mega w stylu Ocena potraktowana skryptem do przeliczania ocen (uzgodnienie UT/RB).
3.8 Grassy and earthy aroma, pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a full white head. Slightly fruity note to start with, which then fades to crisp malt flavor, and spicy hops. There’s just a touch of tartness in the finish here, and the beer is very dry. Light bodied and very refreshing. Another great Belgian from Russian River.
3.9 Bottle pour at home, thanks Andrew for the bottle. Soft golden pour thin lacy head, Belgium yest aroma, flavor is balanced banana, little sweet lemon, not a lot of tartness very nice beer.
3.8 Light pale yellow pour, clear with a slight white head. Clean, crisp nose and taste. Slightly hoppy, really nice balance between a bit of malt, classic hops and an estery Belgian.
3.8 Pours gold into a tulip. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes leaving trailing sheets to coat surface. Caramel and resin aromas. Sharp with hay and sourdough upfront turning to citrus and resin before the lasting pith finish.
3.8 Draft pour pint during my first ever visit to Russian River. Already quite a memorable beer with the setting alone. Hazy golden yellow pour. Has a Belgian yeast and spicy grain aroma that you have to dive into the glass a but to get. A tropical fruity hop profile that leads to a desert dry finish. Full of flavor though. Has a lemon flavor without much tart to pair. Overall a solid Belgian.
2.6 Pours a faintly murky light golden with a white head. Soft mouthfeel. Lightly spicy.
3.8 Draught at Russian River. Hazy golden color, white head. Bitter taste with citrus, yeast, ripe fruits, mango, earthy notes, spices, hops and grass. Bitter finish with citrus, ripe fruits, mango, hops, grass, spices and yeast. Exquisite blond ale.
3.7 August 3, 2016 - on tap at RRBC. Clear golden pour with some head. Aroma and taste of malt, hops and alcohol.
3.2 Pours a pale yellow color with a pine aroma. Taste is sweetalt mixed with some alcohol soaked citrus fruits. A minor hoppy aftertaste that finished dry.
3.4 Draught @ Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, California (20.04.2016) Hoppy Blonde Ale 7,25% alk. 16 BLG Złoty, lekko zamglony. Piana kremowo-biała, średnja. W aromacie ponownie belgijski charakter lecz tym razem w słodszym wydaniu. Słodko również w smaku. Wyczuwalny przede wszystkim cukier trzcinowy. Poza tym zboża, lekkie przyprawy (goździk), belgijskie drożdże. Na drugim planie owoce cytrusowe (głównie pomarańcze), a także brzoskwinie i morele. Lekka guma balonowa. Jest rześkie w smaku, mocno nachmielone, ale z belgijskimi akcentami, pełne w smaku z wysoką goryczką. Słabe...
3.8 On tap at Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa, CA-USA. Semi clear pale yellow color, white foam. Nose: hops, pineapple , a bit tropical fruit. Mouth: pulp, herbs, bitter end and sweet after taste. Complex.
3.8 Tap to glass @ Russian River Brewing tap room@ Santa Rosa,CA A: Amber, hazy, cloudy, medium off white head goes away slowly A: hint of hops T: lightly bitter, with sweet long lasting taste MF: soft carbonation, cereal aftertaste OA: Very good beer for the style, ok to repeat, look for Drank April 14, 2016
2.6 @ Russian River 16-3-7: Ännu en belgisk ale som blir för tvålig med de sedvanliga kryddorna och den belgiska jästen.
3.7 Draft at the brewpub, served in one of those tall footed glasses, exactly as pictured here. I nursed one while waiting for our table and talking to my wife on the phone in the back of the place by the bathrooms. It’s a good beer for that exact situation, if you should ever find yourself in RR on day 6 of a 10-day trip. It pours a mostly clear gold with a small white head that settles into a bubbly ring and thin film. Notes of grape must, bready and caramel malts, tea, grass, light summery esters, and florals. Medium-bodied, with modest carbonation and a smooth, sweet, just barely funky mouthfeel. Nice Belgian blond.
3.3 On tap at RR. Poured gold yellow with white head. Aroma sweet yeast malts. Light carb med bod. Taste balanced sweet quite malty drying.
3.5 Draft at the brewpub. Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. The nose has some simple dry pale bread, grass, biscuit, hay. Light to medium sweet flavor with notes of sourdough bread, mellow bitter grass and hay, citrus peel. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Light grassy bitterness on the finish, hints of chamomile, straw, dry dough. Not bad.
3.6 On tap at the brewpub Clear gold pour with thin white head. Aroma is really hoppy nice fruity, grassy notes, light tea like aromas. Taste is grainy, bready, lemony. Palate is med bodied with good carbonation. Good.