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Rubicon Brewing
Sacramento, California, United States
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2004 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento CA 95814
Telephone: +1 916-448-7032
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-11:30pm, Friday 11:00am-12:30am, Saturday 8:30am-12:30am, Sunday 8:30am-10:00pm.
Brewer: Scott Cramlet, Brian Schroeder
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Notes

Updated: July 12, 2007

Visited: November 28, 1994

Opened: 1987

Annual Production: 4,320 bbl

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.

Beer List

  • Amber Ale
    • Date: April 25, 1995 (#881)
      Package: draught
      Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
      Score: 14½ points
      Overall Impression
      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: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 9 points
      Overall Impression
      Positively red. OK head. Aroma oddly off. Malty, caramel flavors...but unremarkable.
  • Blond Barleywine
    • Date: October 2, 1993 (#2525)
      Package: draught
      Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA
      Overall Impression
      Bright yellow. Neat spicy aroma. Ooooo...spicy sweet bitter. Sweet alcohol!
  • Czech Pilsner
    Bohemian-Style Pilsener
  • India Pale Ale
    American-Style India Pale Ale
    Awards:
    • Date: March 30, 1995 (#835)
      Package: draught
      Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
      Score: 15½ points
      Overall Impression
      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: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 14½ points
      Overall Impression
      Very pale amber, good head. Spicy aroma, not assertive. Chinook flavor for sure. Light body...should be bigger.
    • Date: November 26, 1994 (#613)
      Package: draught
      Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
      Score: 13½ points
      Overall Impression
      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.
  • Irish Red
    American-Style Amber/Red Ale
    7.00% abv.
    • Date: November 28, 1994 (#632)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 14½ points
      Overall Impression
      As red as the Amber. More Chinooks and no malt in the aroma. Chinook flavor. Malt character OK...could be bigger. No hint of highly-touted alcohol character.
  • Monkey Knife Fight Pale Ale
    American-Style Pale Ale
  • Stout
    Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
  • Wheat
    Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast
  • Winter Wheat Wine
    Other Strong Ale or Lager
    10.50% abv.
    Awards: