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Rubicon Brewing
(Closed)
Notes
Visited: November 28, 1994
Opened: 1987
Closed: 2017
Annual Production: 4,320 bbl
Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Arash Shahzadi
Pretty good beers, especially their Winter Wheat Wine. Wear tight socks, or they'll get knocked off.
Directions: Easy to find, at 20th and Capitol Avenue.
Updated: August 8, 2017
News
- 2017-08-07: Iconic Rubicon Brewery set to close after 30 years (Celebrator Beer News)
- 2011-06-12: Small business owner is brewing a success story (Central Valley Business Times)
Beer List
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Date: April 25, 1995 (#881)Package: draughtPlace: The HopYard, Pleasanton CAScore: 14½ pointsOverall Impression (3)
Red-amber, hazy. Good head. Looks like a lot of carbonation. Caramel nose, slightly fruity. Good body. Very fruity...berries. Not a lot of carbonation at all. -
Date: November 28, 1994 (#630)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 9 pointsOverall Impression (2)
Positively red. OK head. Aroma oddly off. Malty, caramel flavors...but unremarkable.
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Date: October 2, 1993 (#2525)Package: draughtPlace: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CAOverall Impression
Bright yellow. Neat spicy aroma. Ooooo...spicy sweet bitter. Sweet alcohol!
6.50% abv.
8.20% abv.
Awards:
- Second Place, 2010 Bistro Double IPA Festival
Awards:
- Gold Medal, 1990 Great American Beer Festival
- Gold Medal, 1989 Great American Beer Festival
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Date: March 30, 1995 (#835)Package: draughtPlace: The HopYard, Pleasanton CAScore: 15½ pointsOverall Impression (3)
Golden-amber. Very fresh and fruity aroma. Great body, and pretty good balance. Extremely fruity with a long sweet-fruity finish. -
Date: November 28, 1994 (#629)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 14½ pointsOverall Impression (3)
Very pale amber, good head. Spicy aroma, not assertive. Chinook flavor for sure. Light body...should be bigger. -
Date: November 26, 1994 (#613)Package: draughtPlace: The HopYard, Pleasanton CAScore: 13½ pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Very pale amber. Lots of big bubbles. Herbal nose. Flowery, grassy flavors...but reasonably clean and not all that bitter. Not a very big beer...but I like it.