Russian River Row 2 / Hill 56
100% Simcoe pale ale
3.9
328 reviews
Santa Rosa, United States
Community reviews
On tap at the brewery. Clear yellow pour with a white head. Hmm, interesting. Mild pine bitterness with maybe some muted tropical hop backbeats. Good body and mouthfeel.
On tap at Tustin Brewing. Pours golden. Fruity, piney, melon aroma. Taste is sappy, malty, strong bitter hops on a manageable pale ale. Finish is big lasting hops. It's a trip that it's not a heavy beer but the flavor is really full and long lasting. Fantastic pale ale.
July 27th, 2015 - I'm losing track of where we are in the tasters now, but Row2Hill distinguishes itself with an umami rich aroma of mushrooms. Earthy yet hoppy, it also has the smell of raw banana peppers, making it slightly herbaceous at the same time that it features some soil scent. The mouthfeel is fuzzy and filling, letting a clean hoppy flavor come through. The aftertaste echoes long after the sip, with a lemony zest and low-key hop bitterness. Biscuit and light, the balance here is superb. I'm not to the Pliny yet, but this seems worthy of setting at its left or right hand.
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Pine, orange, grapefruit, caramel, biscuit. Medium body. Good.
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Golden with a white head - Fruity hop aroma - Malt body to support a hop flavour that is fruity with some grassy herbal flavours with bitterness - The hop flavours with good bitterness goes into the finish - This was good
Tap at Russian River. A beer I remember really enjoying and one I have long wanted to have again.
A: Clearish gold, thin white head, and lacing.
N: Big pineapple, pine, saltine cracker, and grass. Peppercorn, coriander, lavender, rosemary, and thyme. Grapefruit and lemon peel.
T: Quite dry and bitter with a light sweetness to follow. Lots of Simcoe hops here. Peppery and citrusy.
M: Medium-light body, resins, no alcohol, crisp carbonation.
O: Not quite as sterling as my memory, but it's still a pretty nice IPA and definitely an easy drinker.
Draught @ Russian River Brewpub, Santa Rosa. Pours light golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, fruity hops, citrus, light grapefruit. Flavor is light bitter, malt, fruity hops, citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, light bitter finish. 200718
Had this at GABF years ago. Perfect little pale ale with a hop-centric profile. As with most of their beers, extremely well balanced.
Tap at fathom. Pours clear gold. Aroma and flavor are grainy malts, grassy and floral hops, faint citrus, and a dry finish with some bitterness lingering. Medium body.
Draft at Fathom. Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. Tastes like grassy hops, earthy malt, some grapefruit, and some resin. Light body and low/medium carbonation. Smells like faint grassy hops and earthy malt.
Half pour at RR. Finishing the evening with a smooth pale. Bright golden small creamy head. Aroma is lively, fruity and sweet. Taste brings in more creamy smoothness, grainy, sweet and dry. Gentle and tasty. Full and rich. nice!
Draught at Toronado San Francisco. Pours clear orange with a medium, frothy white head, medium retention with light lacing. Medium cracker malt, moderate orange pith, peach and pine hops and bitterness with a dry finish. Medium-light body and moderate carbonation.
Pint in the Public House, Temecula on 20th Dec 2017. Amber pour, decent white head. Tropical fruits in the nose with pine forest behind it. Taste as the aroma, tropical fruits to the fore with those trees in the background. Simple, easy drinking Pale Ale.
Draught at RRBC. Amber color, white head. Bitter taste with citrus, hops, mango, a bit of resin, pine, toast and grass. Bitter finish with citrus, hops, mango, resin and pine. Excellent APA.
Tap at Neighbourhood, San Diego, 22nd November 17. Clear, slight head. Aroma is floral, perfume, light citrus. Taste is light floral, citrus, pith and bitter. Reminds me of a lower ABV Pliny.
Light blond, touch of cheesiness in the orchard fruit hop nose. Bitter, fruity, with just a touch of malt chewyiness.
Aroma is clove, honey, lavender and soap candy. Taste is honey, caramel and light tart. A nice dress light grain finish comes through with the light hops.
On tap at RR brewing pours out amber topped with a sand head. Nose is nice light tropical fruits pineapple and some mango. Taste is more of the nice light tropical fruit notes and a light malt.
Draught at Toronado North Park, 22.4.16. Clear gold with a white head. Hoppy, tropical fruit aroma - papaya. Dry taste, bitter, some nettle. Medium body, refreshing pine-like finish. Quite amazing.
Tap at RR. My favorite APA. Guava, tangerine flavors, superb malt backbone, deliciously hoppy without overwhelming the palate, exactly what an APA should do.
Draught @ Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, California (20.04.2016)
Single Hop Brew 100% Simcoe
5,8% alk. 13,75 BLG
W aromacie świeży ananas, mango, papaja, mandarynka. Intensywny aromat. W smaku słodkie z mocnym akcentem chmielu. Głównie owoce tropikalne, żywica, las sosnowy. Średniej siły goryczka z żywiczno-owocowym finiszem. Bardzo soczyste, rześkie, silnie aromatyczne i mocne w smaku. Perfekcyjny balans poszczególnych składowych. Ogromna pijalność. Wyciśnięto z chmielu Simcoe 100% jego najlepszych właściwości. Jedno z najlepszych piw RR. Fantastyczne!
On tap at Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa, CA-USA. Clear bright gold color, white foamy head. Nose: resin, onions, some pineapple too. Mouth: sweet tangerine, sweet red orange, pink grapefruit. Nice. Really nice.
Tap to glass @ Russian River Brewing tap room@ Santa Rosa,CA
A: Deep Amber, clear, small white foam that last long
A: hoppy mildly fruity
T: Medium bitterness, sweet aftertaste lingers
MF: carbonation does not last
OA: Very good pale ale ok to repeat, not look for
Drank: April 14, 2016
@ Russian River 16-3-7: En enkel men välhumlad öl med toner av gräs och hö. Ok
On tap at RR. Poured darker gold with white head. Aroma malty pine. Light carb med bod. Taste cery pine resin hop.
Pint on tap at the brewpub Clear gold pour with thin white head. Aroma is hoppy, very grassy, light malty character. Taste is bitter, hoppy, very grassy, dried hay, very light caramel notes. Palate is light med bodied with good carbonation. Tasty.
Draft sample at the brewpub, Santa Rosa. Clear golden light orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is light pine, hint of caramel, little citrus. Nice layered hops on the aroma. Flavour is composed of semi sweet grains, little biscuit. Pine needle. Wood. Palate is semi sweet, highish carbonation , slight sticky hop resin. A very well rounded APA.
Tap at russian river, santa rosa. Deep golden color, white head. Balanced nose has malts and hops. Nice malty base with fruity hops, citrus notes, some pine and caramel notes.
Pours a slightly hazy golden orange on tap with fluffy off-white head that leaves moderate lace. Aroma and taste are huge on the piney citrus of the hops, with just the right amount of malty base. Beautiful pale.