Gruff Brewing Company (US)

Microbrewery in Bellingham, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Gruff Brewing Company (US)

Established in 2014

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104 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft pour, enjoyed at Gruff. First visit! A nice tart front, and it lingers throughout. Pear, white grape sour fruit. Wheat background. Smooth taste overall. Straw and wheat, is up front, but the white grape tart will linger forever. Good sour brew here.
Tried from Draft on 04 Nov 2018 at 03:53

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft pour, enjoyed at Gruff. A mostly clean golden orange pour. Interesting IPA, full of citrus and orange fruit. A bit sharp with the bitterness. Lingering grain, orange peel hops. Pretty good.
Tried from Draft on 04 Nov 2018 at 03:46

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draft pour, enjoyed away Gruff. First visit! Mostly clean, bright golden pour. Patchy head, sticky lacing. Some cool melon, slight grain aroma. Taste is a bit floral, cool and sweet. Herbal too. Strange taste, but not bad. Lingering herbal hoppy finish. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 04 Nov 2018 at 03:42

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
On tap at Gruff, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of floral hops upfront, with earthy and cereal malt notes. Flavour is fairly floral, with light earthy notes and biscuity malt. Floral and perfumey. No good.
Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2018 at 17:19

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at Gruff, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma brings out cereal malts and straw. Flavour is very subdued, with straw, cereal malts and barely detectable hops. Dull and lacking character. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2018 at 17:12

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Gruff, pours an opaque cloudy peachy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out pithy stone fruits upfront, with lots of yeast. Flavour is very yeasty and dank, with stone pithy fruits, yeast and biscuity malt. Yeasty and messy, but it works.
Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2018 at 17:11

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Gruff, pours a hazy dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out earthy, spicy notes upfront, with bready malt. Flavour is fairly earthy, with caramel, spiciness and earthy notes. Fairly sweet and lacking complexity. Nice stuff.
Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2018 at 17:11

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Second rating: July 5, 2025: On tap at Gruff, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has some tropical notes, citrusy hops, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour has bitter citrus peel, pine, and some light allium. Well-hopped but not that well-balanced or structured in general. Decent. 6.3/10

Original rating: March 12, 2018: On tap at Gruff, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with diacetyl, with nothing much else detectable. Flavour is just nasty, with diacetyl, bitter unpleasantness and biscuity malt. Butter bomb - totally undrinkable. Awful. 3/10
Tried from Draft at Gruff Brewing Company (US) on 12 Mar 2018 at 17:11

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
On tap at Gruff, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lacto upfront, with light floral hops and biscuity malt. Flavour is quite tart, with citrus notes, rotting garbage and floral notes. Lacto on the palate, with rotting tartness. No good.
Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2018 at 17:10

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at McKay's Taphouse, pours a deep dark amber brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted malt, light piney hops and some caramel. Flavour is along the same lines, with roasted malt, light toasted caramel, and resinous hops. Decently balanced but nothing special.
Tried from Draft on 10 Feb 2018 at 17:43