Dribble Belt

Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸

IPA - Session Rotating

Score

7.33

ABV: 4.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 31

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!

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fombe89 (10863) ticked Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 2 years ago

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

Buckeyeboy (18951) reviewed Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 6 years ago

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

EinsSechsEins (4052) ticked Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 6 years ago

Tried on 14 Mar 2019 at 19:59

7.8

Bytemesis (16171) reviewed Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 6 years ago

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

BeerPlace (10850) reviewed Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 6 years ago

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

Camons (21568) reviewed Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 7 years ago

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

Oakes (33097) reviewed Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 8 years ago

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

Garrold (11335) reviewed Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 8 years ago

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

MarcoDL (7859) reviewed Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 8 years ago

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

rouhlas (5049) reviewed Dribble Belt from Russian River Brewing Company 8 years ago

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