Russian River Brewing Company

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Russian River Brewing Company is a brewery and brewpub located in downtown Santa Rosa, California.

Contents 1 History 2 Awards 3 Individual Beer Awards 4 Links 5 References

[edit] History

Russian River Brewing Company was created in 1997 when Korbel Champagne Cellars of Guerneville, California decided to try their hand at brewing beer.[1] Brewer Vinnie Cilurzo was hired as brewmaster. Korbel quit the beer business, and sold the brewery to Cilurzo and his wife Natalie in 2002. Russian River remodled and expanded in 2004, eventually moving to Santa Rosa, at their current 4th Street location. Cilurzo is credited with inventing the beer style DIPA (Double India Pale Ale), known alternately as Imperial IPA, when he was the head brewer at Blind Pig Brewing Company in Temecula, California.

[edit] Awards

Russian River Brewing Company and Vinnie Cilurzo have won numerous awards for their beer.

• 1999 Great American Beer Festival - "Small Brewing Company of the Year"
• 1999 Great American Beer Festival - "Small Brewing Company Brewmaster of the Year"
• 2004 World Beer Cup - "Large Brewpub Champion Brewery"
• 2004 World Beer Cup - "Large Brewpub Champion Brewmaster"
• 2005 Malt Advocate - "Brewery of the Year"
• 2006 World Beer Cup - "Large Brewpub Champion Brewery"
• 2006 World Beer Cup - "Large Brewpub Champion Brewmaster"
• 2008 Russell Schehrer Award - Awarded to Vinnie Cilurzo for "Innovation in Craft Brewing"

[edit] Individual Beer Awards

• 1997 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal Robust Porter - Russian River Porter
• 1998 Great American Beer Festival - Bronze Medal Robust Porter - Russian River Porter
• 1999 Great American Beer Festival - Gold Medal Belgian-style Ale - Damnation
• 1999 Great American Beer Festival - Gold Medal Extra Special Bitter - Russian River ESB
• 1999 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal Golden/Blonde Ale - Golden Wheat Ale
• 2000 World Beer Cup - Gold Medal India Pale Ale - Russian River IPA
• 2001 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal Belgian-style Ale - Damnation
• 2001 Great American Beer Festival - Gold Medal Golden/Blonde Ale - Golden Wheat Ale
• 2002 Great American Beer Festival - Gold Medal Belgian-style Specialty Ale - Temptation
• 2002 World Beer Cup - Silver Medal Belgian-style Dark Ale - Salvation
• 2003 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal Belgian-style Specialty Ale - Temptation
• 2004 World Beer Cup - Silver Medal Other Belgian-style Ale - Temptation
• 2004 World Beer Cup - Silver Medal Belgian and French-style Ale - Perdition
• 2004 World Beer Cup - Gold Medal Classic Irish-style Dry Stout - O.V.L. Stout
• 2004 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal Belgian-style Specialty Ale - Damnation
• 2004 Great American Beer Festival - Bronze Medal Double IPA - Pliny the Elder
• 2005 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal Belgian-style Sour Ale - Supplication
• 2005 Great American Beer Festival - Gold Medal Double IPA - Pliny the Elder
• 2006 World Beer Cup - Gold Medal Double IPA - Pliny the Elder
• 2006 World Beer Cup - Gold Medal American IPA - Blind Pig IPA
• 2006 World Beer Cup - Gold Medal Other Belgian Style Ale - Temptation
• 2006 Great American Beer Festival - Gold Medal Double IPA - Pliny the Elder
• 2006 Great American Beer Festival - Bronze Medal Golden/Blonde Ale - Aud Blonde
• 2007 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal Belgian Style Sour Ale - Supplication
• 2007 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal American Style India Pale Ale - Blind Pig IPA
• 2007 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal Wood and Barrel-aged Sour Beer - Temptation
• 2008 World Beer Cup - Gold Medal Belgian Style Dark Strong Ale - Salvation
• 2008 World Beer Cup - Silver Medal Wood and Barrel-aged Sour Beer - Temptation

[edit] Links

Russian River Brewing Company Website

[edit] References

Russian River Brewing Company Website, <http://www.russianriverbrewing.com/wordpress/rrbcwp.php>. Retrieved on 14 September 2007