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.
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 5
Pale, gold, effervescent. Thin head, the nose is appley so not to style. It’s okay, medium body, some gloppy malt like they really are far from nailing this.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2025
at 18:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dull opaque, thin head. Soft and sweet. Low bitterness, touch of salmonberry, ok, decent.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2025
at 18:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Amber, hazy, thin head, looks not good. Oh this is a cardamom bomb, and I am not okay with that, it’s harsh. I was expecting a classic Scandinavian winter bock, did not receive that.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2025
at 18:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dull, hazy, medium head. Soft malt, slice of alcohol and a bit of orange. It's okay.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2025
at 18:16
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Opaque and pale, thick head. Sweet, kiwi and underripe piña, malt is meh. Overall, doesn't do much for me.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2025
at 18:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Reuben’s, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has intense cognac barrels, followed by cocoa, and some roast. Flavour is spirit-forward, with intense cognac, light roast, and gentle cocoa. Intense, complex and pretty nicely refined. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Reuben's Brews - Ballard Taproom
on 19 Feb 2025
at 08:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at Reuben’s, pours an opaque dark orange with a small white head. Aroma has strawberry, white chocolate and cocoa, but kind of dirty. Flavour is reasonably cohesive, with strawberry, white chocolate and cocoa, with a somewhat dirty palate. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Reuben's Brews - Ballard Taproom
on 19 Feb 2025
at 08:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Reuben’s, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has gentle citrusy hops, a bit of a stale taste, and biscuity malt backbone. Flavour is better, with vibrant citrusy hops, some pine, wood, and biscuity malt. Nicely hopped, well-constructed. Solid WCIPA.
Tried
from Draft
at
Reuben's Brews - Ballard Taproom
on 19 Feb 2025
at 08:14
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 blonde with a small white head. Aroma has a floral hop character, with soft biscuity malt backing. Flavour is somewhat seltzery, with straw, floral hops, and biscuity malt. Clean, carbonated aggressively and drinkable. Good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Reuben's Brews - Ballard Taproom
on 19 Feb 2025
at 08:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Reuben’s, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has gentle tangy hops and crisp crackery malt. Flavour definitely brings out tangy white wine-like hops, some grass, and crisp biscuity malt. Tangy, hoppy and bitter. Real good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Reuben's Brews - Ballard Taproom
on 19 Feb 2025
at 08:09