Russian River Brewing Company
Korbel Champagne Cellars created Russian River in 1997 and hired Vinnie Cilurzo as brewmaster. He began ageing beer with Brettanomyces in local wine barrels in 1999, and when Korbel left brewing in 2002 he and his wife Natalie bought the brewery and moved it to a brewpub in downtown Santa Rosa. Cilurzo is credited with inventing the double IPA at an earlier brewery, and Pliny the Elder is the BJCP’s example of the style. Blind Pig is its American IPA, Damnation its Belgian golden strong ale, and Supplication, Temptation and Sanctification its barrel-aged wild ales. A second brewery opened in Windsor in 2018, partly to handle the crowds for Pliny the Younger, released once a year.
Styles brewed by Russian River Brewing Company
American IPA
AleAmerican IPA: a strong, bitter pale ale built around American hops, from citrus and pine to tropical fruit. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Belgian Golden Strong Ale
AleBelgian golden strong ale: a pale, dry, sparkling Belgian ale of 7.5–10.5% with pear-like fruit and peppery alcohol, the style Duvel created. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Double IPA
AleDouble IPA: a strong, very hoppy, dry pale ale of 7.5–10%, the American IPA pushed further, made famous by Pliny the Elder. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- USA
- Brews in
- Santa Rosa and Windsor, California
- Founded
- 1997
- Owner
- Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo
- Best-known beers
- Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Blind Pig IPA
- Address
- 700 Mitchell Lane, Windsor, CA 95492
- Website
- russianriverbrewing.com
Sources
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- Russian River Brewing Company - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Beer in the United States - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- A Year of Correction for Craft Beer, With Early Signals of Recovery - Brewers Association — Brewers Association