Monday, October 27, 2014

A Visit to the Ruhstaller Beer Taproom

This past weekend I made a trip to Sacramento to visit the Ruhstaller Beer taproom, one of our favorite beers that we carry at Eat.Drink.Americano! This small hole-in-the-wall place may look like an ordinary office building from the outside, but once you step down into the taproom you'll feel surprised as to why bars and other beer companies haven't thought of this before. The only way I knew exactly where to go was the subtle Ruhstaller signage of the little boy's face marking the entrance.


When entering the taproom you'll see displays discussing Ruhstaller's history to the left, as directly in front of you is the taproom with casual seating and an entertainment room for visitors. Even though they only sell beer at the taproom, the taproom has a welcoming environment for people to bring their entire families over to have a place to hang out Thursday - Saturday.


My favorite feature of the Ruhstaller taproom was seeing their beer bottle displays; I love that they have unique labels for each type of beer they make. There's even a beer bottle shelf that acts as a room separator between the taproom and entertainment room (with comfy seating and a pool table)! It made me reminiscient of our wine bottle chandelier we have at Eat.Drink.Americano... maybe we'll have to work on a beer bottle display to add to the restaurant ;)


After looking around the taproom my friend and I had 2 flights of beers consisting of the Gilt Edge Golden Lager that we carry at Eat.Drink.Americano as well as their other year around beers 1881 and CAPT, and decided to try all of their experimental beers they had on tap! It was fun tasting the variety and getting something new that Ruhstaller is working on for production before it's official. If you're ever in Sacramento, the Ruhstaller Brewery is a great place to visit!

Ruhstaller Taproom Hours

Thursday - Saturday: 3 PM - 9 PM 

Located at:

630 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Hope everyone's having a great week!

xx,

-Tori

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

FARM 2 FORK: Ruhstaller Beer

Last week I had the pleasure of taking a stroll out on the Ruhstaller Yard & Farm located near Sacramento, CA. Here Ruhstaller has a sweet set up on their farm that allows visitors to come by on the weekends for beer tasting and provide a space for visitors to hang out and enjoy some farm-to-fork beer!


Here's a shot from the front of the yard with the farm behind the large tractor and wooden structures.


They were in the process of picking their last harvest last week!


Here's a shot from the back, there's quite a lot of bees and wasps so be sure to wear the right type of clothing if you plan on visiting! But it's safe enough to sit on the hay bales under the shade to enjoy some craft brew and hang out!


Ruhstaller beer is one of our customer favorite's at Eat.Drink.Americano and we were so glad to visit the farm! They also have a tap house located in Midtown Sacramento on J Street... We will be paying a visit over there next week, so stay tuned!



Until next time Ruhstaller... for now we'll enjoy a cold craft beer at Eat.Drink.Americano.

xx

-Tori