IPA
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Rotating|
Score
7.33
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Gold Medal, 2000 World Beer Cup (India Pale Ale Category)
Available year round.
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Dogbrick (24152) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a hazy golden-orange color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. Pine and malt aroma. Medium body with flavors of cinnamon, pine and malt. The finish is sweetly spiced with a malty aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Travlr (30181) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at the source. Slightly lighter, less bitter than the Blind Pig, but still a pretty decent IPA.
Sledutah (12196) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at EJ Phair
Appearance: Clear golden with a nice white head and good lacing
Aroma: Floral and fruity
Taste: Citrus, with a sharp pine resin flavor in the finish
A nice IPA, clean and crisp. Very drinkable.
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Clear golden with a large off white and creamy head. Aroma was hoppy with pine, grapefruit and lemons. Hoppy flavour with plenty of pine, grapefruits, lemon and pale malt. Finished dry and bitter.
popery (1999) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
The IPA was a pleasant surprise to kickoff my visit to the Russian River brewery. It’s a flavorful IPA with a lot of citrus and pine hop notes. The beer pours a handsome light amber with a big white head. The smell is a bit weaker than I’d like but it’s well-balanced with pine and flowers hops pairing with clearer malt than some big IPA’s. The taste is more hops than malt. certainly in line with Russian River’s style. There’s more citrus than BP and Pliny, and it packs quite a punch even with those beers as my main point of comparison. The mouthfeel is fairly superb. It’s enjoyable but after a few of them I can imagine my mouth begging for mercy.
Lubiere (24390) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Another golden amber IPA with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, cleaner C-hops, more citrussy, less funk, quite classic. In mouth, a nice classy hoppy IPA, resinous and floral, quite good. On tap at brewpub, August 17 2009.
CloakedDagger (37038) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap. Clear golden with a dense off-white head. Citrusy, piney hop aroma. Medium body, fruity without much of a malt feel and a fairly dry and hoppy finish. 110709
nimbleprop (16618) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brew pub. Sort of a toned down cross between Pliny and Blind Pig. Orange amber color, transparent, lacing white head. Aroma of pine, grapefruits, lemon but also sneaky sweet. Flavor was nice and bitter, citrus fruits, pine, not super resinous, crackers and some caramel candy. Finish is medium bodied and bitter. Nice and sessionable as well but not as good as the other IPAs on the menu.
Ungstrup (52101) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft. An amber beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma has notes of sweet malts and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, grapefruit, and grass, leading to a very bitter grassy finish.
bhensonb (22552) reviewed IPA from Russian River Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at the brewpub. Brilliant amber copper color with a decent white head. Aromas of citrus/pine. Near medium body with light carbonation. Flavor is all pine. Quite the sturdy hoppy, bitter one.