Russian River (2020)

Bottled PtY and nothing else.

 

I am still stunned that PtE sits on the shelves for as long as it does. Goes to show how great the beer is that sits next to it.

Nonetheless, picked up 4 bottles of PtE a couple days ago and all I can say is that this beer just does not change and enjoy drinking it just as much now as i did many years ago when I had my first bottle. There is alot to be said for consistency and unwavering commitment to quality.

 

Glad we've got a source locally to me waaaay up north now. Pliny on tap is a lovely option and the bottles of blind pig are somewhere in the middle of my happy place.
Now I start praying that we get a PtY keg up here since there's no way I'll be able to get down there again this year

 

Travelled to RR to try PtY two years ago and it was extraordinary (still my only 5/5 in over 500 beers scored). The decision to allow purchase of bottles to take away is great - I would have loved to take a couple back to Australia to share with good friends. I live in hope we may see RR beers in Australia at some point, but recognize the issues with great IPA's being sent by container when they are best enjoyed fresh. Still, I live in hope!

 

This is a bit of a negative review but over the holidays I was in Nor Cal and visited the new Windsor location. It was too late in the evening to go on the tour but I will say in general I was underwhelmed. The place feels like a beer tourist trap. The design and decor is all very uninspired. And the place is huge. Their gift shop alone is bigger than many local breweries. It just didn't feel very "craft" to me any more. The food was just OK too. The beer, of course, remains excellent. On future trips, I'm going to stick to the original location for my visits....

On PTY, I haven't had it in a few years, but it's always been my favorite beer. Hopefully they continue to be able to brew it successfully at a larger scale. While making it more available may hurt the beer's mystique, I also would have loved to take some bottles home with me. Having said that, I can only imagine what a disaster lining up to buy these bottles might become...

 

My only complaint is how loud it is in there. Did you notice that? Seems like a design flaw in the building. The echo effect gets so out of control you can’t even hear the person you’re talking to who’s right in front of you haha.

 

Have to say I pretty much agree. And I thought the food was less than mediocre at a very above mediocre price. Not my thing at all.

 

This is a problem in most of the tasting rooms I’ve been in.

 

Yeah but this is on a whole other level.

 

Many tasting rooms are built with an industrial vibe, with a lot of concrete and metal that is probably terrible for acoustics. I can handle that if the vibe is cool. But RR left me cold generally, which pains me to write.

 

Windsor is very sterile. You can feel how it was planned and built - no warmth or organic feeling.

 

Yeah, change the environment: a) look for different locations, b) drink more beers at home.

 

Im still waiting for Procrastination to drop...

 

Should be stopping by presidents day weekend, hopefully the bottles last a week after the tapping.

 

I’m thinking of flying up for this years release.

 

I bet that's going to be a killer beer. They've been working on that one for a looooooooong time.

 

These are the beer equivalent to "See you next year!"

That too.

 

"Free beer tomorrow."