FiftyFifty Brewing Company

Brewpub in Truckee, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: FiftyFifty Brewing Company

Established in 2007

Contact
11197 Brockway Rd # 1, Truckee, CA, 96161, United States
Description
Founded by Andy and Alicia Barr, FiftyFifty is located in Truckee at 11197 Brockway Road, between Hwy 267 and downtown Truckee. Open seven days a week at 11:30am, FiftyFifty serves both lunch and dinner to complement their variety of beers brewed on the premise. FiftyFifty also features a full bar, seasonal outdoor seating.

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8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, coffee, meaty, roasted, vanilla, coconut, taste is similar, chewy. 8/9/9/9/8
Tried on 11 Aug 2026 at 08:07

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, toffee, meaty, black pepper, vanilla, taste is similar, roasty. 8/9/8/8/8
Tried on 07 Aug 2026 at 13:43

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at home, 2023 variant. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, honey, coffee, vanilla, coconut, taste is sweet, vanilla, meaty, chocolate, coffee. 8
Tried on 07 Aug 2026 at 13:25

8.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Bottle.

2025 Gold Wax Version

A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, no head.

A- Brownie batter, vanilla, mild bourbon.

F- Dark chocolate, mild bourbon, vanilla, faint espresso.

T- Full body, slightly oily texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.

O- Lots of brownie batter on the nose and palate with the bourbon barrel helping to cut the sweetness but really not standing out. This was good and blended well but I wanted a touch more complexity to it. Not too hot or sweet or anything. Really good but felt just short of expectations for me but maybe I overhyped it.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2026 at 18:41

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Dark brown, thin head, oaty, cinnamon, rich, good body and balance. Horchata-ish.
Tried on 05 Jul 2026 at 15:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Dark brown color, red glare when held into the light, small beige head. Aroma is malts, brown malts, lightly sticky caramelized sugars. Flavor is similar: pleasantly sweet with brown candy sugars. Softly some sweetish spices in the background, I'm rubbish at distinguishing between them but it tastes to me like a winter-ish-spice. Quite nice this one. I like it.
Tried on 27 Jun 2026 at 15:56

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottled cellared since the release. Black with deep brown head that fades quickly. Chocolate and smoke aroma. Flavor is roast and slight tequila. Sweetness is pronounced on the back half. Chocolate powder in the back end of the flavor as it warmed.
Tried on 20 Jun 2026 at 06:13

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
12oz can from Kura’s Krafts, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a crystal clear yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and lots of champagne bubbles. The aroma is yeasty, cardboard. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, yeasty, light herbal, grassy, aromatic floral, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried from Can at Kura's Krafts on 16 Jun 2026 at 11:42

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pint can at Kura’s Krafts, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, tropical citrus, orange tangerine. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a fresh, crisp, light toffee, juicy orange citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can at Kura's Krafts on 16 Jun 2026 at 10:33

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at Kura’s Krafts, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is yeasty, light sugary sweet. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a somewhat light, crisp, dry, yeasty, hay, buttery, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft at Kura's Krafts on 10 Jun 2026 at 09:53