About
Adam and Grace Robbings opened Reuben’s Brews in 2012, after Adam’s award-winning homebrewing career, naming the brewery after their first child, Reuben.
The original brewery and tasting room in Ballard closed to the public in 2015 when our Taproom opened, but we still brew pilot batches here every week on our 5bbl system. Our Taproom features a brewery right in the middle of the tasting room, where we brew batches of beer that you’ll taste in both here, at The Brewtap, and in distribution. Our system here is 15bbl. In 2019 a new production brewery opened. This is where we brew the majority of the beers you see in cans and bottles on our 30bbl brewhouse, it is also home to The Brewtap, our second tasting room.
At our family brewery we brew from the glass backwards: designing each beer with intention, unbound by constraints. We know making that extra effort is worth it. From your everyday favorites beers to our innovative new releases, we help you grow your love of beer.
The original brewery and tasting room in Ballard closed to the public in 2015 when our Taproom opened, but we still brew pilot batches here every week on our 5bbl system. Our Taproom features a brewery right in the middle of the tasting room, where we brew batches of beer that you’ll taste in both here, at The Brewtap, and in distribution. Our system here is 15bbl. In 2019 a new production brewery opened. This is where we brew the majority of the beers you see in cans and bottles on our 30bbl brewhouse, it is also home to The Brewtap, our second tasting room.
At our family brewery we brew from the glass backwards: designing each beer with intention, unbound by constraints. We know making that extra effort is worth it. From your everyday favorites beers to our innovative new releases, we help you grow your love of beer.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at GABF 09/26/2015, thanks to my sis for assistance with note-taking. Slightly hazy dark amber color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes steadily. Small patches of lace. Malt, fruit and hops in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, fruit and earthy hops. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2015
at 13:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Pozarevac tasting in Serbia 10242015. Thank you luttonm, very fresh bottle. Nice of you. Pours cloudy orange color, amazing white foam. Nose: amarillo, resin and grapefruit, some ham but overall fresh nose. Mouth: bodied, easy anyway (fresh), sweet citric, sweet-bitter character. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2015
at 01:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
22 Oz bottle poured. Pours a bright cloudy yellow color with a big fizz head. Very light aroma of hops. I kinda expected this to be a fresh hop explosion but it is pretty mild overall. No real bitterness. Smooth, semi sweet grassy hops. Very refreshing. Solid pale here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 22:16
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Rather translucent for a brown ale. Beige head. Not a lot going on with this one. Some light roasted malts, chocolate, light sweetness, strong bitter hops. It’s an odd take on a brown- like a citrus filled hoppy brown ale. I love brown ales. I do not love this.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2015
at 22:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Reuben's, pours a clear yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of piney hops, some resin and dry biscuity malt. Flavour brings out lots of pine, with just enough biscuity malt. Potent and hoppy, but well-balanced. Really good.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2015
at 00:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Reuben's, pours a clear amber with a tiny white head. Aroma brings out fruity bready malt and toasted malt. Flavour is very clean, with red fruits, bready malts, and toasted nuts. Really fruity, with no bitterness. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2015
at 00:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Reuben's, pours a hazy dark golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of tropical fruits, piney hops and crackery malt. Flavour is very fruity, with tropical fruits and piney hops. Really flavourful and piney. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2015
at 00:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Reuben's, pours a clear golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out Belgian yeast, farmhouse yeast, and some fruity esters. Flavour is very fruity, with rustic farmhouse yeast and fruity esters. Fruity and yeasty, with a well-balanced body. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2015
at 00:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Reuben's, pours a deep dark brown / black with an amber tinge and a small white head. Aroma brings out dark fruits and bready malt. Flavour brings out fruity bready malt and some caramel. Not hops at all. Well-balanced with loads of fruitiness. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2015
at 00:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Reuben's, pours a hazy amber orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out bready malt and toasted nuts. Flavour is nice and bright, with red fruits, bready malt and toasted nuts. Well-balanced and fruity. Not authentic but very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2015
at 00:11