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.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(can 12 fl. oz from americanbeer.cz online shop)
* Good zesty NEIPA. *
Hazy yellow. Lasting white head. Tropical fruits, citrusy, lime, zest, light sweet. Medium body. Citrus-zest-bitter finish.
* Good zesty NEIPA. *
Hazy yellow. Lasting white head. Tropical fruits, citrusy, lime, zest, light sweet. Medium body. Citrus-zest-bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
from American Beer
on 14 Apr 2026
at 18:49
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: woody, whiskey, vanilla, caramel
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: woody, whiskey, vanilla, caramel
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 11 Apr 2026
at 22:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Reuben’s, pours a cloudy dark red-tinged brown with a small beige head. Aroma is massive, with huge bourbon barrel character, maple syrup, a touch of spicy rye, and big caramel malt. Flavour is complex and bestial, with intense bourbon barrels, spicy rye, caramel, alcohol, and a touch of maple. Really great blend, with the rye adding a perfect amount of spiciness. Can’t say it’s world-class or elegant, but it’s a very nice blend.
Tried
from Draft
at
Reuben's Brews - Ballard Taproom
on 06 Apr 2026
at 06:49
5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
On tap at Reuben’s, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma has dull earthy hops, a touch of the orange, and bready malt to back. Flavour barely has any orange character, with dull earthy hops, and dry bready malt. Poor hop expression, with balance that’s not much better. Lame.
Tried
from Draft
at
Reuben's Brews - Ballard Taproom
on 06 Apr 2026
at 06:47
5.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
On tap at Reuben’s, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma is fairly clumsy, with bready malt, some earthy hops, and a touch of dankness—doesn’t smell as advertised. Flavour is no better, with a dull hop expression (earthiness, some cardboard) and a dry bready malt base. Pretty crappy hop expression. Not good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Reuben's Brews - Ballard Taproom
on 06 Apr 2026
at 06:45
5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
On tap at Reuben’s, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma has some unfermented wort, doughy notes, and old hop character—ugh. Flavour is not much better, with gentle bittering hops and muddled bready malt. Did they really think this was worth releasing? Poor.
Tried
from Draft
at
Reuben's Brews - Ballard Taproom
on 06 Apr 2026
at 06:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Medium brown, thin head. Light bourbon, pretty good toffeeish malt, light fruitiness, but not a bad doppelbock.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2026
at 03:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown, nice head. Rich smokey nose with chocolate. Some sweetness up front then the smoke leans in and the beer finishes with a dry, smokey roll.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2026
at 03:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Murky. Amber, lots of apple and cinnamon, barrel and sugar and power.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2026
at 03:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle.
A- Dark brown color, dark hazy liquid, beige head.
A- Rye, caramel, malt, subtle oak barrel.
F- Toffee, rye, malt, faint whisky, light fudge.
T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- I definitely don't get the prescribed "liquid rolos" here. This had loads of toffee with as expected a lot of rye spice. The barrel influence is there but honestly quite light all things considered. My first Reuben beer and I was happy with it but certainly not wowed. Missing some complexity for me.
A- Dark brown color, dark hazy liquid, beige head.
A- Rye, caramel, malt, subtle oak barrel.
F- Toffee, rye, malt, faint whisky, light fudge.
T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- I definitely don't get the prescribed "liquid rolos" here. This had loads of toffee with as expected a lot of rye spice. The barrel influence is there but honestly quite light all things considered. My first Reuben beer and I was happy with it but certainly not wowed. Missing some complexity for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2026
at 01:55