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Russian River Brewing Company

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for a full range of styles
Known for a full range of styles

Founded by Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. Home of Pliny the Elder — consistently rated one of the greatest beers in the world — and Pliny the Younger, the legendary annual Triple IPA that draws pilgrims from across the globe. Vinnie Cilurzo pioneered the Double IPA style. Also renowned for world-class Belgian-style and sour ales under the Perdition and Sanctification labels.

6Beers
2Styles
6.3%Avg ABV
2004Founded
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
0%
catalogue avg 43%

Beers by Russian River Brewing Company

6 beers
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Blind Pig IPA
American IPA · 6.1%
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Happy Hops IPA
American IPA · 6.5%
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Mind Circus
Hazy IPA · 7%
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Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder
Double IPA · 8%
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STS Pils
German Pilsner · 5.35%
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Velvet Glow
Helles Lager · 4.75%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 6 beers in the catalogue.

Brewery signature · based on 6 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
6 of 6 beers
citrusy
3 of 6 beers
smooth
3 of 6 beers
crisp
4 of 6 beers

Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied6 beers · 2 style families
IPA 4Lager 2

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with the wider catalogue across breweries making similar styles.
typical for similar stylesRussian River Brewing Company
in no beersin every beer
light
in 1 of 6 · typical similar styles brewery: 3 in 5
Notably less light than typical.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 76%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 6
beers above the median
#1892
best ranked beer
Happy Hops IPA

Their beers place in the Top 76% of the catalogue on average, across 6 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Russian River Brewing Company

Founded by Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. Home of Pliny the Elder — consistently rated one of the greatest beers in the world — and Pliny the Younger, the legendary annual Triple IPA that draws pilgrims from across the globe. Vinnie Cilurzo pioneered the Double IPA style. Also renowned for world-class Belgian-style and sour ales under the Perdition and Sanctification labels.

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