I am a bit nerdy in liking the economic side of #independent beer so when I saw this infographic regarding Pliny the Younger’s 2018 release, I had to dig in.
What caught my eye was that 40 states were represented and 17 countries. That is amazing in a day and age when hazy IPA can releases rule the day. I would have thought that the bloom is off the rose but the stats say otherwise.
More RR
What you are looking at is not some country-fied mall but the long-awaited and even more anticipated larger Russian River Brewing facility in Windsor, CA.
And big it will be with close to 15 acres of empty land to utilize in the town of Windsor. The new Russian River facility will include: the bigger production brewery with the capacity to brew up to 50,000 barrels, a tasting room, a brewpub that is bigger than the downtown Santa Rosa location plus a gift shop.
I assume a Disneyland style line for PtY will be part of the grounds too.
Windsor the Younger
Good News and Bad News from the Russian River Brewing Company. The Santa Rosa brewery has chosen nearby Windsor, California as the future home of its much anticipated second location.
A 16-acre plot in the city will house a new brewery that will contain a 175-seat restaurant, a tasting room and a gift shop. Plans for a hop yard and a garden to grow ingredients for the restaurant’s kitchen are also on the agenda.
Sounds great, but they also plan to swap out their Santa Rosa production facility for the Windsor one and brew up around the same amount of beer per year. So supply will still be thin on the ground and you can bet that the restaurant will be as packed as the downtown Santa Rosa spot before too long.
Maybe they will utilize their friendship with Firestone Walker more to keep supply flowing.
Fly to Russian River
Every week, if not every day, I learn something that I did not know (usually something painfully obvious). Being Los Angeles based, I have pined to visit Santa Rosa and Russian River brewery but I have yet to make the drive north.
Then while talking with the aspiring Pipe Dream brewers over the Row 2, Hill 56 Simcoe beer, I was told that you can fly non-stop from LAX straight into Santa Rosa with a beautiful view of vineyards greeting your descent. Via…
Oh and while at Russian River, get the sampler tray. It is a glorious and large overview of the Russian River beer world.
Row 2, Hill 56
It might be two late for this batch. But keep in mind when more is bottled at Russian River.
“Row 2, Hill 56 is our nod to the 3 Simcoe growing families in Yakima and a reference to the exact location in the experimental hop yard where it was first developed! 100% Simcoe hop pale ale, 5.8% alcohol, and being bottled for the very first time today! Will be released at the pub about 1m this afternoon. Sending a small amount out for local distribution and some to So. Cal, but that’s all we have for now! We only brewed one batch, so it will not be regularly bottled.”
Brux
Sierra Nevada is collaborating again and this one is with a fairly close by neighbor, Russian River!
They have partnered to create Brux Domesticated Wild Ale with an ABV of 8.3%. It got it’s intro to the beer world at craft beer event in Asheville earlier this month and might be on store shelves (limited release) as of now!
