Reuben's Brews
Microbrewery
in
Seattle,
Washington,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2012
Contact
Description
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
Sampler. Black body. A little coffee and a lot of bitter malt. But clean and dry. Flavor has faint prune but again very bitter black patent malt. Long bitter finish. Too much black patent.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2014
at 14:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours an orangish brown appearance with a brown head. Definitely get the oats in the nose. Seems a bit sweet and chocolate-y. Flavor is a little twangy. Some plum and red grape notes. Dark chocolate. Pretty fruity. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. One of my last favorites here.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 13:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours a dark reddish brown appearance with a creamy brown head. Slightly burnt, a touch smoky / gunpowder, chocolate aroma. Dull carbonation. Burnt sugar. Roasty malty. Somewhat earthy. Dull bitterness. Light sweetness. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 13:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours a dark brown appearance with a dark brown head. Earthy, light coffee, mild chocolate aroma. Light roast. Slight cola flavor with a bit of dark fruits. Coffee and moderate roast. Pretty low bitterness and sweetness. I enjoyed the chocolate dry stout so much more that I wonder of this wouldn’t have been better on nitro.
Earlier Rating: 7/5/2014 Total Score: 4
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours a deep reddish brown appearance with a creamy dark brown head. Aroma smells like Hershey’s cocoa powder with a bit of roast. The flavor is clean, dry, and full of milk chocolate. Nicely done. Served on nitro.
Earlier Rating: 7/5/2014 Total Score: 4
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours a deep reddish brown appearance with a creamy dark brown head. Aroma smells like Hershey’s cocoa powder with a bit of roast. The flavor is clean, dry, and full of milk chocolate. Nicely done. Served on nitro.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 13:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Called Blimey Triple IPA during my visit. 10.5%. Pours a bit hazy golden orange appearance with a white head. Dank hops, spicy, resiny aroma with lots of grapefruit. Full bodied. High bitterness. Very piney, juicy citrusy fruity flavor. Nice brew.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 12:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours a bit hazy copper appearance with an off white head. Aroma is quite spicy from both the rye and the hops. Some resiny hops. Lots of citrus. Pretty full bodied. The flavor has a lot of spicy rye, sap, and piney hops. High bitterness but balanced pretty well. A bit strong but still pretty tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 12:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours a clear golden yellow appearance with a white head. The aroma is somewhat spicy, lightly dank, and lots of grapefruit / citrus fruits. Medium plus body. Medium plus bitterness. A bit on the malty side but not overly sweet. Well balanced. A lot of grapefruit, orange, and tangerine in the flavor. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 12:47
6.9/10
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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.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 12:39
6/10
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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.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 12:34
6.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 12:30