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Russian River Brewing and hops go together like peanut butter and jelly. You may have seen their posts on social media from the hop fields and timed to that are two hoppy options that others may have seen but are brand new to me. Mosaic Stack and the metronomed Tempo Change.
Time to check in with Research & Development at Russian River Brewing…
#4 pours a really light yellow but has a huge floral and grape aroma that fills the glass. Along with the Concord grape aroma, I also get a touch of cattiness as well. There is a sharp biting hop hit at first that leads to the woody and fruity mashup. It tastes stronger than the color and 7% ABV would leas you to think.
Russian River Brewing has done up a one-off – new version of Defenestration.
It “is a “West meets East Coast-style IPA” with tons of juicy hop aroma and bitterness. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to humanitarian efforts to help Ukrainian refugees. Defenestration and Putin Huylo will be released in cans only at both pubs and Gift Shops around the 1st of April. A very small amount of each beer will be available online as well! Stay tuned for more updates. Thank you for joining us in supporting and helping the people of Ukraine!”
Russian River keeps on with the hops and one of these days, I will be a Johnny on the spot and order before they are sold out. And Mosaic Stack will be first on my shopping list. The only issue is that you have to buy a case.
Not too many Valentine’s Day beers out there in comparison to Christmas or 4th of July, but it is up there but this is a special one from Russian River that may not get Pliny press but maybe should…
One of these days, I want to ride along with wort as it is passed from one brewery to another to see what that journey is like. I assume Refraction went via land or rail and not air.
That wish aside, I hope a few bottles of this collaboration between Russian River and Brooklyn Brewery makes its way to SoCal bottle shoppes
I usually don’t post about the Pliny the Younger madness that grips the souls of beer lovers each February. The beer doesn’t need me to talk about it to sell out. What got my attention this year, other than the bottling of it, which is huge in and of itself is that, (3) batches were brewed at the newer Windsor facility and (1) batch was brewed on the OG gear in Santa Rosa.
Now I do not know if this is the same as last year but if I were a betting man, I think there are people out there in beer snob world that will trade, barter or steal for both and will deem one inferior.
It is an excellent beer if you can gain access. The sale starts on January 28th and will make refresh buttons tremble.
Part of my CCBA (California Craft Brewers Association) package, is the sought after Pliny for President. I am Riding With Biden & Harris. But Russian River would be my next choice.
Now, this is a damn fine beer and the fact that the dry hopping is done in a way that I think is pretty uncommon makes it a must try beer but I think I let my expectations get away from me. It was really dank to me and any other bitterness flavor notes got lost under it. I do like that for a higher ABV it straddles the line of letting you know that and being too harsh. Overall, it seemed a little too one note to me.
I may be slow to hear about the Citra Mob. Fast or not. But if SoCal gets another Russian River drop, and this is in it. Well, I will have to pick up one. I am liking this trend to pales.
After my excellent experience with Russian River Brewing and their Atypical Dominance, now I have another untasted by me beer from the Windsor brewery. Dribble Belt is s hoppy session ale that is available at their taproom to-go and via order.