Dribble Belt
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Rotating|
Score
7.33
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HOPPY SESSION ALE
What the heck is a Dribble Belt? Aside from being a hoppy, tasty low-gravity session beer, a dribble belt is a very important component of a hop picking machine. The dribble belts separate the hop cones from the rest of the plant material- the vines, stems, and leaves. Multiple conveyors beneath the dribble belts collect the lightweight hop cones and carry them along through the machine to the kiln where they are dried. The vines, stems, and leaves are then transported to become compost. Interestingly, the hop picking machine was invented right here in Santa Rosa, California, by Florian Dauenhauer in the early 1940’s. This invention changed the hop farming industry forever. The dribble belt is the machine component that literally separated the hops used to make this beer!
Hops: Citra, Mosaic, El Dorado, Nectaron
What the heck is a Dribble Belt? Aside from being a hoppy, tasty low-gravity session beer, a dribble belt is a very important component of a hop picking machine. The dribble belts separate the hop cones from the rest of the plant material- the vines, stems, and leaves. Multiple conveyors beneath the dribble belts collect the lightweight hop cones and carry them along through the machine to the kiln where they are dried. The vines, stems, and leaves are then transported to become compost. Interestingly, the hop picking machine was invented right here in Santa Rosa, California, by Florian Dauenhauer in the early 1940’s. This invention changed the hop farming industry forever. The dribble belt is the machine component that literally separated the hops used to make this beer!
Hops: Citra, Mosaic, El Dorado, Nectaron
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8/10
Botella de @Holiday Wine Cellar, Escondido. 20/10/2023. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores frutales, pino, malta cuerpo medio.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2023
at 20:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle pours out golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice pine citrus hops and a crisp malt. Taste is more of the nice crisp hop malt combo a touch of bitterness on the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2019
at 03:24
8/10
Tried
on 14 Mar 2019
at 19:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear golden, small white head, great lacing. Aroma is pine, grapefruit, hints of pot, pommelo. Flavor is very light sweet, light bitter. Light body. Quite sessionable.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2019
at 19:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle during Kump's smashed week. Pours a bit hazy pale golden with a white head. Aroma is resiny hops. Similar taste. Good old school stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2018
at 03:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Russian River Brewpub, Santa Rosa. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, grass, fruity hops, light citrus. Flavor is light bitter, malt, grassy, fruit, citrus, light grapefruit. Medium body, average carbonation, dry and light bitter finish. 200718
Tried
on 20 Jul 2018
at 21:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Light amber, thin head, earthy w some orchard fruits, bitter and spicy...really nice.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2017
at 09:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, via TVT. Cheers Tim. Pale gold. Light haze. Some floaters bobbing about. Thick, creamy, off white head eventually recedes to a thin film. Nose has crisp lemon and lime zest. Some peachy notes. Some fresh pine needle. Background of dry, clean, pilsner-ish malts. Taste is crisp, light, pithy bitter. Some grainy dryness. Light body. Very clean. Soft carbonation. Pithy and zesty finish. Could drink this all day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2017
at 13:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewpub. Aroma of fresh hop, citrus, peach and mango. Taste has citrus, fresh hop, tropical fruit and peach. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2017
at 22:58
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
From tap at the brewery. Clear yellow golden color with white head. Heavy hoppy and light malty aroma, floral, grass, pine, citrusy fruity. Light sweet and moderate bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2017
at 13:20