Brewery
Unclaimed profileRipon Taphouse
Ripon, CA · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Taphouse runs a twelve-tap draft board that moves from hard cider and Mexican lager through kettle sour, blonde and red ales, WC, hazy and double IPAs, to milk stout. Four-beer flights, $4.00 small pours, and tasters make comparison easy, and the Beer It Forward program at $8.50 lets you buy a beer for someone absent. The non-alcoholic section carries Fieldwork N/A beers and a blood orange and rosemary Supertonic. Wine covers red, white, rosé, and sparkling, with sangria and spritzes alongside.
- What should I order?
- Start with a Beer Flight, $14.00, choosing any 4 beers on tap to compare the kettle sour, Mexican lager, and IPA side of the board. Hop Bombed and Baked #9, an 8% double IPA from Altamont Beer Works, is the $11.00 draft to build around.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone weighing several styles in one visit benefits from flights, small pours, and tasters. The non-alcoholic section gives a genuine alternative with Athletic Hazy, Day Money, and Headliner alongside the Fieldwork Supertonic.
- When should I go?
- A flight and a few tasters suit an afternoon of comparing the draft board rather than committing to one pour.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Most craft drafts land at $8.50–$9.00, with Coors Light from $6.00+ and Hop Bombed and Baked #9 at $11.00. Flights are $14.00, small pours $4.00, cans and bottles $5.00–$10.00. Wine by the glass is generally $10.00, sparkling $9.00, spritzes $14.00.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The Beer It Forward program at $8.50 buys a beer for someone not present, with two weeks to claim it. The non-alcoholic side goes past standard N/A beer with a Fieldwork Blood Orange & Rosemary Supertonic.
Beverage categories
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Wine
A four-part wine section covering red, white, rosé, and sparkling, with sangria, mimosas, and spritzes sitting beside standard pours. Reds run McManis Cabernet Sauvignon and Jeremey Old Vine Zinfandel, whites Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc and William Hill Chardonnay, plus Mariella Rosé and Coastal Ridge Sparkling.
Menu strengths
- — Red, white, rosé, and sparkling categories each carry by-the-glass options.
- — Beyond standard pours, the section includes Taphouse Sangria and Taphouse Aperol Spritz.
- — A $15 corkage fee is listed for bottles brought in.
Standout selections
- — Taphouse Sangria, $10.00, made fresh with fruit and sparkling white champagne, semi-sweet, with peach or raspberry additions available.
- — Nobilo NZ Sauvignon Blanc, $10.00, a New Zealand white with tropical passion fruit and pineapple flavors.
- — McManis Cabernet Sauvignon, $10.00+, a medium-bodied red with blackberry, spice, and clove notes.
Pricing: Wine by the glass generally $10.00, some at $10.00+; Jeremey Old Vine Zinfandel $15.00+; sparkling $9.00; mimosas $12.00+; spritzes $14.00; $15 corkage fee
Beer
Twelve numbered taps span hard cider, kettle sour, Mexican lager, blonde ale, red ale, WC IPA, hazy IPA, double IPA, and milk stout. Cans and bottles add fruited sours, gluten-free IPA, and cider, while flights, small pours, and tasters let you work through the board in measured pours.
Menu strengths
- — Twelve numbered taps cover cider, lager, ale, sour, IPA, and stout in one draft list.
- — Beer Flights offer any 4 beers on tap for $14.00, with $4.00 small pours and tasters by count.
- — Cans and bottles include gluten-free IPA and cider options alongside the drafts.
Standout selections
- — Hop Bombed and Baked #9, $11.00, an 8% double IPA from Altamont Beer Works in Livermore.
- — Black Cherry Cinnamon Roll Maple, Ice Cream Sour, $5.00, a 4.3% whip-style fruited sour from Beer Zombies.
- — Orange Dole Whip Lemonade Sour, $6.00, a 4.3% fruited sour from Beer Zombies.
- — Beer It Forward, $8.50, buys a beer for someone not present with two weeks to claim it.
Pricing: Most craft drafts $8.50–$9.00; Coors Light from $6.00+; Hop Bombed and Baked #9 $11.00; flights $14.00; small pour $4.00; cans and bottles $5.00–$10.00; Beer It Forward $8.50
Nonalcoholic
A dedicated Non-Alcoholic section lists Athletic Hazy alongside two Fieldwork N/A beers, Day Money Grapefruit Blonde and Headliner IPA, plus a Fieldwork Blood Orange & Rosemary Supertonic and a Tigers Blood Slushie. It reads as a considered set rather than a single token option.
Menu strengths
- — Multiple non-alcoholic beers are listed, not one placeholder.
- — A non-alcoholic supertonic and a slushie sit outside the beer format entirely.
Standout selections
- — Day Money, $10.00, a grapefruit blonde N/A from Fieldwork Brewing.
- — Headliner, $10.00, an N/A IPA from Fieldwork Brewing.
- — Fieldwork Blood Orange & Rosemary Supertonic, $8.00, from Fieldwork Brewing in Berkeley.
Pricing: Non-alcoholic beers $6.00–$10.00; Fieldwork Supertonic $8.00; Tigers Blood Slushie $5.00
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