LeninCat (7983) reviewed American Rye from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours a very hazy banana yellow appearance with a white head. Aroma has some mild potpourri / floral notes with some light citrus and a touch of soap. Light to medium bodied. Floral, grapefruity flavor. Mostly citrus in the mouth. Medium bitterness. Pretty quickly dissipating flavor. Refreshing. Fine.
LeninCat (7983) reviewed Roggenbier from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours a bit hazy, deep rust orange appearance with a thin tan head. Aroma is very spicy with lots of nutmeg and clove and pears. Spicy rye, caramel, black bread flavor. Very spicy. Heavy phenols and esters. Not my favorite.
LeninCat (7983) reviewed Zwickelbier from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours an uber milky light yellow appearance that looks like a banana Popsicle. Slight mineral notes in the nose with some lightly toasted grains and white fruits. Nice, soft mouth feel. The flavor has an herbaceous / floral taste. Slightly soapy. Mild fruits and quite a bit of dough. A bit spicy. Pretty refreshing. Looks really strange.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Marionberry Rye from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at the brewery
Cloudy amber color with pinkish hue, and pinkish head. The aroma is delicate and fruity, with light sweat. It’s a bit too much carbonated, the character of the American Rye is not evident, there is a fruity touch, but it gets dry in the final, with a minimal acidity.
Not fully convincing.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Altbier from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at the brewery
Hazy amber color with creamy head. It’s a bit dusty, weak, with some dark caramel, and low bitterness; dry overall.
Nothing like the beers in Dusseldorf.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Dry Stout from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at the brewery, on nitro
Black color with creamy beige head. Strong aroma of coffee and roasted malts. Very dry, as promised; the mouthfeel is also quite weak; roasted malts, some coffee; moderate bitterness.
Ordinary Stout, luckily the nitro didn’t kill all the flavor.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Imperial IPA from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 2 samples, co2 and nitro
Golden color, with compact head; the co2 version is clean, the nitro is cloudy. Strong aroma, hoppy, piney, animal. Good body strength; moderately sweet; malt flavor, then the strong hoping, which has a strong animal character, hop resins, piney, and just moderate fruits.
The nitro version has obviously less aroma, it’s smoother, a bit cloying, but still acceptable.
With such strong animal character, it’s a rather difficult beer to drink, I wouldn’t have too much of it.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Robust Porter from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewery
Black color with beige creamy head. Roasty malt aroma. Dry mouthfeel, with roasted malts, burnt feeling, and not enough chocolate.
More Stout than Porter.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Cream Ale from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at the brewery
Pale blond color. Dry mouthfeel; some cereal and grain character. The aroma has an interesting note of malt, but the flavor has much less interest; ordinary bitterness; the final is a bit papery and astringent. This is where Ale meets Lager, and the product is not interesting.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Imperial Rye IPA from Reuben's Brews 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the brewery
Hazy light amber color. Both aroma and flavor have a fairly animal character, very similar to the Imperial IPA; but this beer is drier, and with the rye it helps to make it more drinkable. The hops are resiny too.
Good beer, more character than the regular IIPA, but this one too is not too easy to drink.