Stillwater

Client Brewer in Grand Mound, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Of Love & Regret - Pub and Provisions

Established in 2010

Contact
19770 Sargent Rd SW, Grand Mound, WA, 98579, United States
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stillwaterales@gmail.com
Description
Founded in 2010, Stillwater is an original nomadic beer project that utilizes the traditional brewery as if it were a studio - a place where beer becomes a canvas for creation, collaboration, and experimentation. For it’s founder Brian Strumke, nomadic brewing isn’t simply a job title. It’s a way to tell stories, engage with the world at large, and move through it on his terms.

In 2011, Strumke woke one morning to find himself anointed as one of the top new brewers in the world by Ratebeer.com - a proclamation that would change the trajectory of his life forever. Over the last 10 years, he built and scaled Stillwater® into an international business, capturing broad attention with it’s multidisciplinary approach and award-winning products crafted worldwide.

Formerly known as Stillwater Artisanal. Brian is from Baltimore, MD but has relocated to Seattle. Stillwater was tied to the Brooklyn, NY scene and importer / brewery Twelve Percent. Beers have been brewed at various breweries, but with many coming out of Twelve Percent's North Haven, CT brewery. Now Brian has brought Stillwater to the state of Washington and set down roots. Stillwater beers are brewed at Talking Cedar as of late 2023/early 2024.

A dozen years after pioneering the “nomadic brewing” model, Stillwater® has planted roots in the Pacific Northwest. For the first time, all production of its inventive and style-bending beers is concentrated at one location under founder Brian Strumke’s oversight and control: Grand Mound, Washington’s Talking Cedar. Opened by the Chehalis Tribal Enterprises in 2020, Talking Cedar is a 35,000-square-foot complex that houses a state-of-the-art brewery with a 60-barrel brew house, rows of 120-barrel fermenters, and multiple oak foedres.
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BeerPlace

8
BeerPlace (10899) ticked Starcleaners from Stillwater 1 year ago

American oak, leather, moderately sweet, sherry. Taste is along the same lines, moderately sweet, some berries, a lot of American oak. Nice one.
8-5-8-5-16=42

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 23:17

tnkw01

7.1
tnkw01 (4059) reviewed Flat Earth from Stillwater 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Thick and black. Not much head. Aroma is roasted grains and caramel mocha. Taste is extremely rich. Caramel chocolate. Whew.

Tried from Can on 21 Jan 2025 at 05:38

jerseyislandbeer

6.4
jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Sesh from Stillwater 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Brewed in the UK @ North. 440ml can from Love Wine in St Helier, Jersey. Pours a clear golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, straw, cereal & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Can on 19 Jan 2025 at 18:07

pictoman

6.9
pictoman (9684) reviewed Shoegaze from Stillwater 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[notes] Poured @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Hazy blonde with huge white head. Floral and citrus hops, feint hint of soap, okay.

Tried on 16 Jan 2025 at 08:38

pictoman

7.4
pictoman (9684) reviewed Tale of Two Fish from Stillwater 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Hazy gold with small white head. Mild hops, funky foeder, okay.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 07:39

pictoman

7.9
pictoman (9684) reviewed Oude Northwest Classic from Stillwater 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

[notes] Poured from can @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Hazed gold with small white head. Simple, nice foeder funk, enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2025 at 07:38

pictoman

7.1
pictoman (9684) reviewed Oude Northwest Phantastic Foudre from Stillwater 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Clear gold wtih small white head. Feint white grape, slightly mild hopping.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 07:37

pictoman

7.1
pictoman (9684) reviewed Pacific North Wild from Stillwater 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Hazy gold with small white head. Oak, nice hops, rustic yeast note, decent.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 05:41

jerseyislandbeer

7.3
jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Critical Thinking from Stillwater 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

1 pint can from JB's Brewhouse in Jersey. Pours jet black with a beige foamy head. Aromas & tastes of dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, prunes and vanilla. Moderate to medium body. Dry slightly sweet finish. Quite enjoyable

Tried from Can on 13 Jan 2025 at 08:04

SaltyGrog

8.4
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Extra Dry from Stillwater 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

13oz tulip at Sovereign. Mostly clear, dark orange gold, sticky pour. Perfume, tropical, lemon, inviting sweet & acidy nose. Strong, wheatwine-esque, not bone dry as the description boasts. Solid acid in between a medium light roast, strong Citra & herbal, white grape, lemon, hinting pineapple with an earthy finish. Good+.

Tried on 13 Jan 2025 at 00:58

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