Gruff Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Bellingham,
Washington,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: Gruff Brewing Company (US)
Established in 2014
Contact
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On Tap at the Bellingham Brewery/Taprom Slightly hazy redish brown. Ratehr green unfermented maltiness. Woody with some brown sugar. Under hopped perhaps.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2017
at 23:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On Tap at the Bellingham Brewery/Taproom Cloudy orange light beige. Lots of pungent pithy hop flavors. Unfiltered palate. Long lingering IBU bite. --- Beer merged from original tick of 007 on 06 Apr 2025 at 23:41 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: On tap at the Bellingham brewery/taproom slightly foggy pale light orange with a thin off white head and lacing. Smooth piney hop character.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2017
at 23:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On Tap at the Bellingham Brewery/Taprom Very pale light yellow. Slightly hazy Thin dense creamy off-white head. Light fresh floral and solightly grassy hop flavors and aromas. Light bodied and clean.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2017
at 22:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On Tap at the Bellingham Brewery/Taproom Clear deep brown. Thin beige coarse head. Moderate roast and chocolate malts. Belgian yeast character. Some unfiltered papery flavors.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2017
at 22:45
2.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
On tap at Gruff, pours a cloudy dark amber orange with a small white head. Aroma is nastily phenolic, with bandaids, plastic and resinous hops. Flavour is even more nasty, with tons of phenolic notes, alcohol and brutal hops. Nothing right about this. How can you serve this?
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2017
at 00:01
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
On tap at Gruff, pours a cloudy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is phenolic, with harsh piney hops, herbal notes and biscuity malt. Flavour is very phenolic, with bandaids, piney hops, biscuity malt and a brutal astringency on the finish. Something went very wrong here. Harsh and difficult to drink. Not good.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2017
at 00:00
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at Gruff, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out strange herbal notes, vegetal and a little floral notes. Flavour is quite vegetal, with a weird herbal crunchiness and floral notes. Inauthentic saison and there are some strange notes, probably due to the use of the yeast. Not a big fan.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2017
at 23:58
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Gruff, pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out notes of melon, some floral hopping and biscuity malt. Flavour is rather messed up, with a strange earthy yeasty profile and biscuity malt character. Yeasty and messy - something went wrong here. Not good.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2017
at 23:58
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Gruff, pours a cloudy pinkish golden with a small white head. Aroma is all sage, with no real trace of the blackberries. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of sage upfront, with some faint blackberries in back. Nothing spectacular, but it's clean enough. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2017
at 23:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Gruff, pours a hazy blonde with a medium white head. Aroma brings out saison yeast and light cereal malts. Flavour brings out floral esters, saison yeast and some fruitiness. Dry and fruity, but inauthentic. It's okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2017
at 23:55