Ruse Brewing

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Ruse Brewing Crust Collective

Established in 2016

Contact
4784 SE 17th Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Description
Focused on the Craft

Ruse Brewing is an artisanal brewery inspired by Portland's creative community & culture. These attributes are what inspire us to create our art: craft beer.

We brew small batch, flavorful, and thoughtfully-crafted beers. We work with local artists and musicians to design beers paired with their art for concept events and beer releases. Our community is a major inspiration for our company vision, we will do what it takes to be involved and support other businesses and organizations.

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Ridgewood, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma has gentle melon, some piney hops, and almost tart citrus. Flavour reveals lots of vibrant melon, citrusy hops, pine, and a crisp biscuity malt to back. Slightly mineraly palate. Great hop expression. Very good.

Tried from Draft at RidgeWood Bottle & Tap on 04 Jan 2026 at 07:01


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

Gold body with thin white head. Lasting hop aroma. Hoppy taste over half the mouth. Hoppiness in finish with fullish body.

Tried from Draft at Saraveza on 03 Dec 2025 at 23:18


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

On tap at Ridgewood, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has piney hops, light woodiness, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour has a nice bitter, woody, piney hop character, crisp biscuity malt, and light citrus. Finishes piney and crisp. Good stuff.

Tried from Draft at RidgeWood Bottle & Tap on 05 Oct 2025 at 06:12


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

On tap at Ridgewood. Pours clear gold with a white head. Dank and piney nose. Flavour has dank and piney hops, long resinous finish. Great WC.

Tried from Draft at RidgeWood Bottle & Tap on 03 Oct 2025 at 23:55


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap @MBCC 2025, Red Session. Clear golden white head. Floral, fruity and pineapple aroma. Malty, fruity flavour, some sweet citrus, dry bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 08 Sep 2025 at 19:40


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap @MBCC 2025, Red Session. Hazy pale yellow white head. Herbal tropical fruit aroma. Sweet fruity aroma, some fruit peel, juicy with mild herbal bite.

Tried from Draft on 08 Sep 2025 at 19:39


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap @MBCC 2025, Blue Session. Clear golden white head. Malty, floral hoppy aroma. Sweet, malty and mild hoppy bitter flavour. Long bitter and dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 02 Sep 2025 at 18:11


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

Tap @MBCC 2025, Yellow Session. Hazy pale yellow, white head. Mild sweet fruity aroma, pineapple, light vanilla. Sweet fruity flavour, herbal hops, light vanilla, some fruity peel dryness.

Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2025 at 07:12


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap @MBCC 2025, Yellow Session. Clear golden white head. Floral, fruity hops aroma. Bitter flavour, floral and grassy hops.

Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2025 at 07:10


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Thin head, with clear body. Full aroma and taste high in hop. Great all over the mouth feel.

Tried from Can at Saraveza on 27 Jul 2025 at 22:40