FiftyFifty Brewing Company in United States - Reviews, Beer & Craft Beer, Location & Contact

Established in 2007

FiftyFifty Brewing Company

Brewpub in Truckee, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: FiftyFifty Brewing Company

11197 Brockway Rd # 1
Truckee, CA
96161

Founded by Andy and Alicia Barr, FiftyFifty is located in Truckee at 11197 Brockway Road, between Hwy 267 and downtown Truckee. Open seven days a week at 11:30am, FiftyFifty serves both lunch and dinner to complement their variety of beers brewed on the premise. FiftyFifty also features a full bar, seasonal outdoor seating.

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8.1

Alengrin (10989) reviewed Imperial Eclipse Stout - Mexican Chocolate from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 3 weeks ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Chili-flavoured special edition of Fifty-Fifty’s still very popular and coveted Eclipse series, shared bomber at Meeki’s home tasting in Wondelgem last Friday, cheers! Pale greyish beige, thinly creamy, dot-lacing open head, some flat ‘islands’, black robe with coppery glow. Aroma of black ‘fondant’ chocolate, pili-pili or indeed dried chili peppers, chocolate sauce, cocoa, dry caramel, espresso, pipe tobacco, bayleaf, fried eggplant, cappuccino, bourbon, cinnamon. Densely sweet onset, chocolate-coated raisins and fig jam with a touch of porcini-like umami, medium carb with full, oily yet smooth mouthfeel. Layered hazelnutty, deeply chocolatey (accentuated by the added cocoa in this case) and toffeeish dark malt bittersweetness, rounded and spiced with a dash of dried chilies which nevertheless refrain from becoming utterly ‘hot’; a spicy hop bitter element seems almost equally strong, even drowning the chili effect a bit. Warming, tequila-like alcohol in the finish along with lingering coffee roastiness and deep chocolatey sweetness – a wonderfully satisfying finish for this kind of beer indeed. Very elegant, measured and cleverly constructed American style ‘impy’, spicy yet soft, outspoken yet balanced – great as expected, even if the chili heat for me personally could have been a lot edgier.

Tried on 22 Mar 2024 at 10:37

7.9

thebrewsader (2616) reviewed Eclipse - Coffee (2015) from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 4 weeks ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Solo cup showing pitch black with a finger of latte colored foam.

The nose shows intense sweet notes of caramel and mocha.

The palate is light bodied and moderately carbonated. Mildly sweet with moderate flavors of mocha with a light bourbon background.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2024 at 12:06

7.6

thebrewsader (2616) reviewed Eclipse - Elijah Craig 12 (2015) from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 1 month ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Taster showing dark brown and sparse latte colored foam.

The nose shows moderately intense notes of raisins and light latte.

The palate shows well carbonated and medium bodied. Lightly sweet with moderate notes of raisins and figs with an espresso finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2024 at 08:56

6.9

thebrewsader (2616) reviewed Eclipse - Old Fitzgerald (2012) from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 1 month ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Taster showing pitch black with no head.

The nose shows light notes of latte and mocha.

The palate is well carbonated and medium to lightly thick bodied. Mocha forward with a moderate alcohol burn and light bitterness followed by some mild burnt toast notes that go on a little too long.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2024 at 08:27

8.5

Alengrin (10989) reviewed Eclipse - Barrel Cuvée (2019) from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 5 months ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

With a tradition of releasing multiple vintages each year since 2007, there must have been many dozens of Eclipse vintages (barrel aged Totality stout by FiftyFifty in California) so far – and the few of those that I had, have been really beautiful, so I was looking forward to this 2019 bourbon vintage with golden label, generously shared by Craftmember. Medium thick, dense, greyish beige, open head, slowly dissolving over a jet black beer, not letting any light pass through except for a thin edge of copper around the edge. Intense and beguiling bouquet of mocha ice cream, vanilla-scenting oak wood, bourbon but refined and not overpowering, both milk and black chocolate bars, roasted brown bread, old furniture, dried blackcurrants, cassis, pecan nuts, pipe tobacco, beef stock, tawny port, soy sauce, apple blossoms, old brown honey. Densely sweet onset yet not sticky, raisins and dried figs, balanced with shades of teriyaki and slightly beef stock-like umami even though sweet remains the main factor at this stage; finely tingling carbonation, very full mouthfeel without being overly syrupy. Thoroughly dark-chocolatey core with layers of pecan nut and toffee, alongside hints of pipe tobacco, vague cassis and bayleaf, merging into a vanilla-oaky finish with softly drying tannins from the wood, a somewhat more outspoken roasty bitter element and warming bittersweet bourbon; spicy hops in an oldskool ‘American’ dosage pierce through, but they too blend in perfectly with the bittersweet malts, oak and bourbon. Richly flavoured and textured, highly sophisticated U.S. style ‘BBA’ stout – as good as any of the great legends in this style. Absolutely delicious and motivating to buy more of this series.

Tried on 25 Oct 2023 at 13:44

8.2

Steve Jalbert (14939) reviewed Imperial Eclipse Stout - High West Bourbon Barrel from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

500ml bottle from Tavour. Dark brown pour, small bubbly head. Roasty aroma, chocolate, bourbon notes. Taste is sweet up front, warm at the back. Roast malts, chocolate and a balanced bourbon flavor. Lingering warmth

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2023 at 16:46

8.1

Alengrin (10989) reviewed Brewer's Intent: Logger Life from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

The apparently final instalment in the ‘Brewer’s Intent’ series by FiftyFifty, the Californian brewery best known for their Eclipse series of barreled strong stouts, intended as a ‘barleywine style lager’ (whatever that may be) and aged on bourbon barrels. Fascinating. Medium thick, proportionally stable, greyish off-white, membrane-lacing head on an initially clear burgundy-purplish glowing copper-bronze robe, turning only lightly misty with sediment. Beguiling aroma of pecan nuts, dried orange peel, caramel, strong vanillin from oak and bourbon, dried prunes, candied figs, cinnamon, baked banana, actual bourbon but not too overpowering or boozy, hints of pipe tobacco, brown honey and biscuit. Sweet onset in a malty, resinous way, candied fig and prune, candied cherry touch even, some raisin; soft carb, full, resinous mouthfeel, deeply hazelnutty, pecan-nutty and hard-caramelly maltiness with a very light toasty edge and eventually even a ‘deeper’ chocolatey sweetness, increasingly perfumed by strong vanilla from the oak wood, along with drying woody tannins. Long finish with a dash of mildly spicy hops and pronounced, bourbon-like bittersweet warmth and pepperiness, challenging the overall balance a bit too boldly at a certain moment – but in the end, all flavours neatly fall into one delicious whole. Feels more ‘light-footed’, smooth and gracious than a typical barleywine – and if this is indeed a lager like the brewery states, I am very much inclined to classify it as a Doppelbock, with which it indeed bears resemblances, albeit in an ‘American’ kind of way (but this would ironically mean to disrespect brewer’s intent…). In any case a very interesting, technically well-constructed and downright delicious sipper.

Tried on 27 Sep 2023 at 14:45

7.4

oh6gdx (43583) reviewed Imperial Eclipse Stout - Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Barrel from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle@Beer Hunters, Pori. Pitch black colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is toffee, chocolate, alcohol and some mild wooden tones. Flavour is espresso, some chocolate, mild spiciness with some chocolate and mild roasted tones too. A bit tobaccoish elements in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2023 at 14:15

oh6gdx (43583) reviewed Imperial Eclipse Stout - High West Bourbon Barrel from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle@Beer Hunters, Pori. Pitch black colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is vanilla, some toffee, mild whiskey, fudge and some liquorice to it. Flavour is liquorice, with some vanilla, mild chocolate and mild fudge tones to it. Alcohol gives a gentle touch to the flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2023 at 14:13

7.8

oh6gdx (43583) reviewed Imperial Eclipse Stout - Four Roses Single Barrel from FiftyFifty Brewing Company 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle@Beer Hunters, Pori. Pitch black colour, mediumsized brown foamy head. Aroma is sweet chocolate, some wood, vanilla, mild toasted and a bit whiskey tones too. Flavour is liquorice, chocolate, some whiskey sweetness, wood and some alcohol lurking in the background. Easy-going sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2023 at 14:09

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