She brought the Scarcella’s Pizza and, because she was of legal drinking age and Vinnie wasn’t, the beer. When they started dating, he found himself with company-Natalie would spend up to three or four nights a week there, talking while brewing and bottling. The two were introduced that day, but it wasn’t until they found themselves at the same party the next summer that they started talking and Vinnie invited her to his 20th birthday.Īt the time, he was a homebrewer messing around in his parents’ winery’s drain- and hose-equipped cellar. One day, she and her employer had driven over to Cilurzo Winery-owned by Vinnie’s parents-to buy some produce when she saw Vinnie crushing grapes. Natalie, a late teen at the time, was working for a winery called Piconi. In fact, it was through winery connections that she and Vinnie met years earlier. He wrote about it once, and it was a feather in our cap.” “He was blown away that this beer could be made and it was that good in plastic fermenters. “We got George out to speak and he tasted some of our beers,” Vinnie recalls. But it’s also a beer mecca, where Russian River’s founders, Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo, readily pour beers for local residents just as often as for the excitable, starry-eyed obsessives looking for "_tion" beers on their very first 4th Street pilgrimage. It’s the neighborhood pub here, where hometown folks unbothered by the crowds swing by to grab cases of Pliny for their weekend barbecues. Dozens of World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival medals fastened inside dusty frames above the bar gaze down at patrons underneath them is an array of soured and fresh beers listed out on a menu, fairly legendary names in the beer world just kind of humbly hanging out: Glances dart around the bar, as locals and tourists prepare to pounce at a vacant seat. Unlike most businesses downtown, people have returned in droves to this brewpub. “It’s gonna be a while for a table, but the bar’s open,” the host offers as I reach the front of the queue. From Barons to Barrels with Captain Pabst.Message in a Bottle with Brewery Ommegang.Beer is Labor with East Brother Beer Co.Let Go or Get Dragged by Jerard Fagerberg.Ferments at Low Temps by Stephanie Byce.The fact that Russian River chose this style for their first batch will hopefully reintroduce this style to many, in addition to serving as a tribute to their origins. At the tail end of the bottle, as it warmed up, I got just a hint smoke on the finish.Ī porter is a classic beer style that may be overlooked by some beer drinkers. The heat from the spices really brought out the coffee and chocolate it was reminiscent of a coffee chocolate ice cream without any of the sugary sweetness. Surprisingly, this beer worked so well with spicy enchiladas. The description of the beer might make it seem that it would pair well with dessert or a hearty stew. You might want to stock up on this one.Īfter the initial tasting at the brewpub, I decided to bring a few bottles home. This would be a great beer to celebrate the days of cooler weather while sitting by a fire or enjoying a hearty meal.
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The mouthfeel is full without being too heavy. This beer has an ample amount of hop bitterness, with little to none of the astringency that can come with roasted malts. The aroma is full of roasty chocolate, with hints of coffee. The head is persistent and stays with the beer as you drink it.
The head is creamy brown and looks like it belongs on your Mocha Java. This beer is dark brown with highlights of black and red, depending on the lighting. Windsor Porter was brewed on September 12, 2018, with our new Ziemann brewhouse and fermented in one of our new Gresser open-topped fermentors – Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo.” In celebration of the opening of our new dream brewery, we chose to carry on this brewing tradition in Windsor.
“In 1997, at our original location at Korbel Champagne Cellars, the very first beer we brewed was a Porter. The label provides a short history lesson, courtesy of the owners. The new location includes a multi-room restaurant and a bar, with both indoor and outdoor bar seating, along with separate tasting and gift shop areas.įor the inaugural brew, the brewers at Russian River chose a porter. The stunning new brewing facility is located in Windsor, CA, just about nine miles from their Santa Rose brewpub. Though there’s no question that Russian River could have expanded earlier, they completed their expansion on their own terms, in my mind further proving their dedication to, and love of, craft beer. They are also a company that methodically moves at their own speed, with their own vision. Russian River Brewing Company is an iconic brewery, a brewery that started beer trends, even before we knew what beer trends were.
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