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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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at the source. Clear pale gold, white head. Aroma of citrus, pine, dank, grapefruit. Taste follows nose. Refreshing, light-bodied. Much bigger flavor than ABV would indicate. Great beer!
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Feb 2017
at 22:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the brewpub. Pours clear golden. Aroma is grassy hops. Body is surprisingly sweet, medium, with a lively carbonation. Rather sweet palate. How do they do that at this ABV? Madness, I say! Tasty madness, though.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2017
at 00:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft 10 oz pour at Russian River. Getting all the hoppy beers while I’m here. Never had the chance to try them before! Pours a cloudy golden color with a smooth foam head. Nice, inviting citrus hop aroma. Flavor is a juicy citrus, with an odd hop bitter to follow. Very refreshing as an overall though. Citrus peel like lingering finish. Good session.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2016
at 18:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and pine aroma. Pine and earth flavor with grapefruit. Medium bodied. Pine and earth linger with light grapefruit and light tropical fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2016
at 08:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa, CA-USA. Pours hazy semi clear gold, white foam. Nose: orange, grainy. Mouth: grains, decent chicory bitterness, thin-easy body. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2016
at 23:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Russian River. Clear golden liquid with medium off-white head. Aroma of citrus, tangerine, diesel, mango, light grain and lychee. Taste is dry and medium bitter with notes of tangerine, citrus, grain and lemon peel. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Nice!
Tried
on 03 Feb 2016
at 21:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the brewpub. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. The nose has lots of minerals, pithy citrus, lemon rind. Light sweet flavor with harsh minerality, lots of drying citrus peel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Dry finish, more pith, minerals, peel, bitter grass. Pretty one-dimensional.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2016
at 21:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub
Clear golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of citrus and grassy. Taste is fruity, grassy and citrus
Nice
Clear golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of citrus and grassy. Taste is fruity, grassy and citrus
Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2016
at 12:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at RR: poured a golden with white lacing head. Aroma is nice citrus hops. Taste is a nice light citrus hops but easy drinking session.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jan 2016
at 13:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Orange-golden with a low head. Crisp, hoppy nose, lemon and grapefruit, light malts. Peppery hop flavor, nice lemony hops. Crisp and light.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2016
at 10:15