Row 2, Hill 56

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

Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating

Score

7.66

ABV: 5.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 73

100% Simcoe hops make up this beer from start to finish! It is named for the location in the experimental hop yard in Yakima, WA, where it was first created. Simcoe is grown by 3 families in the Yakima area, from all of whom we buy this particular hop (and other hops) — Carpenter, Perrault, and Smith. This is one of several beers we plan to make in our NEW “Hop Grower’s Series” highlighting certain hops from our growers! It has that trademark Simcoe nose with citrus and pine, nice bitterness and tasty hop flavors round it out.

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8.9

poisoneddwarf (5469) reviewed Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 9 months ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Aroma has notes of cantaloupe, peach, pine, cannabis, tangerine, orange creamsicle. Taste is moderately bitter with a crisp, fruity, piney hop flavor profile. All the hop character of an IPA while being much more crisp and quaffable.

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2025 at 02:24

7.4

Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap. Pours a dull pale amber with moderate head. Aromas of bright piney hops, citrus, grass and dry toasted malts. Flavors follow same. Dry and grassy. Clean but nothing really special. Overrated.

Tried from Draft on 15 Nov 2024 at 03:18

7.1

Mansquito (19100) reviewed Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Draught at Monk's: pours gold with white head. Pine and some citrus. Crisp and refreshing. Medium bitterness. Not too sweet.

Tried on 22 Sep 2024 at 21:07

7.6

Iznogud (14627) reviewed Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at APEX. Cloudy golden with medim white head. Hoppy, grassy, citrus, some pine. Soft texture. Medium bodied.

Tried from Draft at APEX on 17 Dec 2023 at 21:33

DerPhilynck (3851) ticked Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 2 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2023 at 23:01

6.9

Sledutah (12313) reviewed Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Brass Tap in Vacaville. Pours clear light golden with a small off-white head, good lacing. Grapefruit, pine, citrus zest. Good

Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2023 at 03:42

rhoihessegold (9407) ticked Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 3 years ago

Tried from Draft on 19 Jan 2023 at 15:06

Mrf33n3y (6651) ticked Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 3 years ago

I get a lot of the lychee, love it.

Tried on 06 Nov 2022 at 16:00

iphonephan (11575) reviewed Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On draft at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aromas of orange and peach. Flavors are moderately bitter citrus. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 02 Jul 2022 at 21:54

6.9

Marko (22181) reviewed Row 2, Hill 56 from Russian River Brewing Company 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Canned, enormous thanks Mowbeer! Hazy pale yellow-golden body. Citrus notes and candyish maltiness. Lean taste, light citric, light rubber touches. Sadly, not in 100% shape - wish I could've tried it fresh, but Ryan did his best to get it here, and didn't pick it without reason, so huge respect for that! Maybe it's the canning?

Tried from Can on 19 Sep 2021 at 17:41