Reuben’s Brews loves a party. This year, the 10th year of the brewery’s existence, a series of events are scheduled as prefuncs to the official anniversary party–a block party scheduled for early August. “Festivals are a fun way for us beer lovers to explore beer and learn more about what we enjoy,” says Grace Robbings, one of the owners at Reuben’s Brews. “We love putting these festivals on at Reuben’s Brews because it’s core to our DNA to brew a wide variety of beers, and we love helping people find […]

Reuben’s Brews announces new distribution partnership and expansion into new territory. What started out nine years ago as a modest little brewery in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood has grown into one of the city’s most popular beer destinations and one of the Pacific Northwest’s most-recognized beer brands. Reuben’s Brews just announced the further expansion of its distribution footprint, adding Boise and Southern Idaho to its map. The Seattle brewery expanded its distribution beyond Western Washington in 2017, when it began sending beer to Spokane and Eastern Washington, as well as the Portland area. […]

Kickoff party at the Reuben’s Brews taproom on Thursday, December 9th. In addition to a dozen breweries, the Ballard neighbrohood now has a semi-professional soccer club, Ballard FC. Reuben’s Brews announced yesterday that it has signed on as the club’s title sponsor. (Pictured above, Ballard FC’s co-founders Sam Zisette, Chris Kaimmer, and Lamar Neagle.) To celebrate the arrival of Ballard FC and the partnership, Reuben’s Brews is hosting a launch party at its Taproom on December 9th at 6:00 PM. At the event, guest can learn more about the team, […]

For more than 15 months the alternate taproom sat dormant. While the main taproom on 14th Avenue stayed open as much as the rules and safety allowed, the Brewtap, aka “the other Reuben’s Brews taproom,” has remained shuttered since the pandemic began. Located at the company’s production facility, the taproom formerly known as The Brewtap will reopen on June 19th with a new name: The Canning Line. The initial plan is for The Canning Line to operate Thursday through Sunday from 3:00 – 9:00. This is the third Reuben’s Brews […]

Reuben’s Brews and Ravenna Brewing releasing Crispy Shifty this Friday To commemorate Seattle Beer Week, Reuben’s Brews teamed up with another local brewery for its Hometown Collaboration Series beer. This will be the second year for the series that the brewery plans to make an annual tradition. Although we are still waiting to learn more about this year’s plan for Seattle Beer Week, which happens in May each year, we know a couple of things. For instance, Reuben’s Brews and Ravenna Brewing teamed up for the Hometown Collaboration Series to […]

A year ago, Reuben’s Brews released You Are Not Alone, an 8.5 percent ABV Hazy IPA brewed to support workers in the hospitality industry impacted by the pandemic and the related shutdowns. Now they are re-releasing the beer, making the point that You Are (Still) Not Alone (the release date is March 16). But that ain’t all. Reuben’s Brews also announces the opening of its new, 3,000 square-foot outdoor seating area at its location on 14th Ave NW in Seattle’s Ballard Brewery District. Described as comfortable, safe, fully enclosed, and […]

It starts out as a bourbon barrel stout, then Reuben’s Brews transfers the beer to other barrels that previously contained orange liqueur. Finally, they add cocoa nibs and vanilla beans. The result is the first beer in this year’s Chocolate Box series of beers: Orange Liqueur Truffle. It is on sale now at the Reuben’s Brews online store. Pick it up starting this Friday, Feb. 12th at the brewery’s location in Ballard. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday a flower vendor will be onsite to help complete your Valentine’s shopping spree. […]

Enjoy experimental, one-off, taproom-only beers from the comfort of your own home Not long ago, I featured Adam Robbings of Reuben’s Brews as a guest on BEER:30, the series of live happy hour chats I’ve been sharing via Facebook Live. (You can also see them in perpetuity here.)  One of the topics we discussed was the way Reuben’s Brews has not skipped a beat during the pandemic shutdown. Amazingly, Reuben’s Brews produced 170 different beers last year. So far in 2020, despite the disruptions, the brewery has already released 90 beers, including 39 […]

It feels like the pandemic has shut down the world in so many ways, but it’s barely slowed things down at Reuben’s Brews. In fact, it’s time for Hyperdrive! A new bath of Hyperdrive IPA is releasing today. Throughout these strange times, the beloved Seattle brewery has continued to release new beers and otherwise engage their many fans. Here’s the latest from Reuben’s Brews. Four tasty morsels of news for you this week. May The Fourth Be With You Today (5/4/20) we’re releasing two limited edition t-shirts and a fresh batch […]

Ever since you-know-what turned our world on its head, we’ve lived in a sort of virtual reality. Happy hour with friends via Zoom is the best example. Well, Reuben’s Brews is inviting you to participate in the brewing of the next beer in the uber-popular Crush series, virtually. It all goes down tomorrow (Tues. April 28) when you will have an opportunity to help formulate the recipe. Visit Reuben’s Brews on Instagram tomorrow morning to find out about the six different hops available for the dry-hopping portion of the recipe. In this kind of beer, […]

Sometimes it seems like time is standing still. Sometimes it already seems like summer has been canceled this year. Neither of those observations is true, and there’s no better proof that the world is still spinning than Reuben’s Brews. Here’s the latest release news from Reuben’s Brews: THE RETURN OF SUMMER (IPA) AVAILABLE NOW AT THE TAPROOM It’s Summer IPA season at Reuben’s Brews! 6-packs and bottles are available now at the Taproom and in distribution in the coming weeks. Our Summer seasonal IPA is hop forward with citrus fruit aromas, […]

Reuben’s Brews announces the release of a limited-edition barrel-aged beer, as well as a new year-round IPA. They’ll celebrate the former at this Saturday’s Barrel-Aged beer fest at the taproom in Ballard this Saturday, March 7th. Facebook event page. Here’s the announcement from the brewery.