Bitsier & Bobsier
Reuben's Brews

1 PINT can
Served in a stemless wine glass

This beer pours a golden hue and is topped with an inch of beige head that leaves spotty lacing.

The smell is really dank. I get citrus and pine.

The taste is dank. I get citrus followed by a piney finish.

Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel

This is a real nice west coast IPA. I enjoyed it very much.

 

 

 

Poured from a mason jar picked up from Saraveza.

The beer pours a golden amber color with good head retention and lacing. On the nose, I pick up tropical fruit, some light dank earth, light onion and a hint of alcohol. This beer smells exactly what it is... A big, slightly boozy, well crafted West Coast style dipa. Mouthfeel replicates the nose pretty closely, with the initial sweetness well balanced by the considerable bitterness on the finish. It dries the dipa out very nicely on the finish, with just a hint of heat from the alcohol. That being said, you can tell the alcohol is up there a bit in this one. Mouthfeel is fairly full with a long, refreshingly bitter finish. Alcohol is pretty well integrated into the flavor profile, though again, you can tell this is a pretty high octane beer.

Nice dipa from Reuben's, but for my money, I'd rather drink the less boozier bits and bobs regular WC style ipa.

2020-05-02
32oz growler served in a little Georgetown sample glass. Filled at the brewery today.

Pours clear bright yellow with a slight brassy hint, nice head, nice carbonation. Smell is citrus and grapefruit, fresh and nice.

Taste is slightly boozy, slightly doughy, moderately sweet, lots of the citrus profile and a little piney resin.

Mouthfeel is soft and thick. Overall, nice beer.

22oz bottle served in a nonic glass. Bottle dated 02/28/20.

Look- Clear golden amber color. Modest off-white head that recedes very slowly to a thin cap of foam, solid lacing. Light carbonation streams visible.

Smell- Citrus (orange/tangerine, grapefruit and lemon), tropical fruit (pineapple and mango), peach, light berries, caramel malt, faint pine and floral/grassy hop notes.

Taste- Similar to the aroma, tropical fruit, citrus, caramel, peach and a bit of raspberry, moderate bitter pine and grassy/herbal hops on the back end. Well balanced.

Feel- Medium bodied, dry and rather crisp, slight alcohol heat. Moderate carbonation on the tongue.

O- Another solid offering from Reuben's. Worth checking out if you see it.

Reuben's unbound series Bitsier & Bobsier, 22oz bottle with serial number 022820. Served in a pint glass. Clear and pale coppery color, medium white head. Very pale in color for such a strong IPA, actually. Pineapple and citrus tropical aroma, but the nose suggests a harsh IIPA, not a juice bomb. Flavor has pineapple, orange pith, and layers upon layers of Mosaic hop lemon/pine goodness. Reuben's website says 50 IBU but I would have guessed more. This beer is seriously low on residual sugar, malt flavor, and mouthfeel. There's some wheat and probably hardly any Crystal. Actually regular Bits & Bobs is also listed at 50 IBU so I bet this one is a misprint. Pretty good, pretty strong, real hoppy. Would be happy to try it again next year.