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Snake River Brewing

🌍 United States · Regional · ★ Award winning · Known for Vienna Lager · American IPA
Award winningKnown for Vienna Lager · American IPA

Snake River Brewing was founded in 1994 by Albert and Joni Upsher in Jackson, Wyoming, making it Wyoming's oldest brewpub. Albert, a former Anheuser-Busch distributor in McMinnville, Oregon, was inspired by the expanding microbrewery scene in Oregon and chose Jackson as the location. The Upshers converted an old Coca-Cola distribution warehouse into a brewpub with an open industrial aesthetic, featuring exposed steel beams and a wood-burning oven. The brewery changed hands in 2008 when a local family took over ownership, and as of 2024 it remains the oldest of Wyoming's craft breweries.

3Beers
3Styles
5.9%Avg ABV
1994Founded

Beers by Snake River Brewing

3 beers
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Jenny Lake Lager
Vienna Lager · 4.8%
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Pako's IPA
Pako's IPA
American IPA · 6.8%
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Zonker Stout
Foreign Extra Stout · 6%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
malty
2 of 3 beers
smoothevery beer
3 of 3 beers
hoppy
2 of 3 beers
crisp
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Lager 1IPA 1Stout 1

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

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 339 other breweries making Vienna Lager and American IPA.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Snake River Brewing's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for Vienna Lager and American IPASnake River Brewing
in no beersin every beer
smooth
in all 3 of their beers · typical Vienna Lager and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
malty
in 2 of 3 · typical Vienna Lager and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
clean
in 2 of 3 · typical Vienna Lager and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
bitter
in 2 of 3 · typical Vienna Lager and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
crisp
in 2 of 3 · typical Vienna Lager and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 37%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
2 / 3
beers above the median
#177
best ranked beer
Pako's IPA

Their beers place in the Top 37% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Snake River Brewing

Snake River Brewing was founded in 1994 by Albert and Joni Upsher in Jackson, Wyoming, making it Wyoming's oldest brewpub. Albert, a former Anheuser-Busch distributor in McMinnville, Oregon, was inspired by the expanding microbrewery scene in Oregon and chose Jackson as the location. The Upshers converted an old Coca-Cola distribution warehouse into a brewpub with an open industrial aesthetic, featuring exposed steel beams and a wood-burning oven. The brewery changed hands in 2008 when a local family took over ownership, and as of 2024 it remains the oldest of Wyoming's craft breweries.

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