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.
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Ferris (26019) reviewed
Summer IPA from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft - Light caramel and citrus. Clear gold with a decent white head. Lots of perfume, light bitterness and more perfume hops. Very perfumy and balanced bitterness.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2015 at 23:39
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Black Imperial IPA from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft - Lots of hops and some dark roast. Jet black with a beige head. Dark roast notes, tons of hops and a bitter Roasty finish. As it warms, hints of liquorice.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2015 at 23:31
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Hop Tropic from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft - Tropical fruit and caramel malts. Hazy gold with a decent white head. Sweet tropical fruit. Light bitterness and a long finish.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2015 at 23:17
Douglas88 (7980) reviewed
Crikey IPA from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Chris. Pours a clear dark orange color with a large white head. A big citrus bouquet in the nose. Floral hops, rose, spicy oranges, a bomb of late boil goodness, very smooth and light at times despite tons of flavor. This bottle is five days old and it shows as an amazingly fresh hoppy brew. Wow. Just massive flavor. The body hints at a less than imperial depth, but man, the flavor is all there. Lovely. Give me 20 more.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2015 at 01:04
Biruski (5480) reviewed
Robust Porter from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Black with a creamy tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, cocoa, espresso, vanilla, and melted caramel. Roasted malt, chocolate, and earth notes dominate the flavor. Medium bodied with a healthy dose of carbonation. Roasted, bitter finish. A very nice Porter.
Tried on 19 Apr 2015 at 23:30
andrewje41 (7956) reviewed
Hop Tropic from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft pour pint at the brewery. Listed as Hop Tropic. Pours a light copper color with a frothy head. Mild sweet fruit and malt aroma. Tropical fruit flavor as expected. Juicy mango like flavor, with a slightly bitter finish. Tasty stuff.
Tried from Draft on 18 Apr 2015 at 15:16
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Gobsmacked from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Brouwer's Cafe, pours a cloudy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out resinous hops and a big caramel malt backbone. Flavour is similar, with a huge palate of caramel malt and resinous hops. Hugely malty without much residual sweetness. Really well-balanced with a thick palate. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 30 Mar 2015 at 11:56
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Imperial IPA - Tea Time from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Reuben's, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out a mix of piney hops and earthy tea notes. Flavour is along the same lines, with robust floral and piney hops, followed by intense earthy tea notes. Not my favourite combination but it works very well. Solid, though I much prefer the base beer.
Tried from Draft on 30 Mar 2015 at 11:39
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Yirgacheffe Rye from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
On tap at Reuben's, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out earthy bready notes but not any of the coffee. Flavour is dry, with earthy notes and a touch of coffee that isn't very prominent. Kind of meh, but inoffensive. Okay.
Tried from Draft on 30 Mar 2015 at 11:37
bhensonb (23077) reviewed
Black Imperial IPA from Reuben's Brews
11 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bomber from Total Wine in Lynnwood, WA. Pours dark brn/blk with a tan head. Aromas of chocolate, fruit and resin. Med + body. Flavor is smooth chocolaty dark malt with some definite resin. Fruit? It seems a bit on the sweetish side, but there’s certainly hop and bitter, so maybe it’s balanced. What a thought. Finishes hoppy and a resin chocolate.
Tried on 21 Mar 2015 at 18:59