The Legend Begins

Welcome to a new brewhouse and fine spirit distillery featuring state-of-the-art brewing and fermenting capabilities unequaled in the North State. This is the Paskenta Brewery & Distillery. Here, our master brewers and distillers create the very best vodka, gin, rums, and other carefully crafted signature liquors and spirits. Our beers are brewed with only the purest water and the freshest and most flavorful grains – each with its own signature character and taste that will be long remembered after the last mug is raised and emptied.

Tasting tours Saturdays at 1PM and 3PM. Private tours are available by reservation, book now by emailing Kevin at KLHinton@rollinghillscasino.com.

HOURS

• Sunday: 10AM-9PM
• Monday: 1PM-9PM
• Tuesday & Wednesday: Closed
• Thursday: 10AM-9PM
• Friday: 10AM-9PM
• Saturday: 10AM-9PM

Shapeshifter

STYLE: India Pale Ale

ABV: 6%
COLOR: Rich Golden Amber
AROMA: Piney with hints of apricot and citrus zest.
FLAVOR PROFILE: Medium bodied with a gentle bitterness on the front end that cascades into subtle toasted malt in the finish.
MALT: Two-Row, Pale and Caramel
HOPS: Magnum, Amarillo and Cascade

Hopsidian

STYLE: Pale Ale

ABV: 5.5%
COLOR: Golden Amber
AROMA: Piney with grapefruit esters and subtle bready notes.
FLAVOR PROFILE: Juicy with citrus flavor infused with subtle hop bitterness. Finish has an essence of toasted
MALT: Two-Row, Pale and Caramel
HOPS: Tomahawk, Summit and Cascade

Paskenta Gold

STYLE: Golden Ale

ABV: 5%
COLOR: Bright Gold
AROMA: Citrus esters with bready, malt sweetness
FLAVOR PROFILE: Medium malt sweetness balanced by a blend of subtle floral and citrus notes. Finish has subtle sweetness that mirrors stone-fruit and toasted malt.
MALT: Two-Row, Honey and White Wheat
HOPS: Willamette

Wintun Wheat

STYLE: Wheat Ale

ABV: 5%
COLOR: Pale Honey
AROMA: Citrus, orange peel and subtle spice derived from freshly ground coriander.
FLAVOR PROFILE: Medium bodied with a dry finish. Smooth mouthfeel with a slight bitterness from the orange peel.
MALT: Two-Row, Honey and Acidulated malts with Flaked Oats
MOPS: Liberty

Slot Lizard

STYLE: American Style Light Beer

ABV: 5%
COLOR: Very pale straw/clear
AROMA: Clean with little to no malt or hop aroma.
FLAVOR PROFILE: Crisp with a mild hop character and a clean finish.
MALT: Two-Row
HOPS: Cascade
ADDITIONS: Rice

Master Distiller John Couchot was only 15 years old when he realized he didn’t need to be old enough to buy beer – he could work the system to purchase the equipment and ingredients needed to make it on his own. Continuing this beverage fascination through his teens and early twenties, John built his first still in college.

With a degree in chemistry, John went on to pursue a more traditional career in pharmaceuticals, leaving his passion behind to where he used his knack for science and distilling in a different way, making medicines by purifying raw ingredients isolated from South American planets.

But it all led back to distilling when John’s wife gave him a still for his 32nd birthday. Inspired by the gift, he spent years practicing the craft of distilling as a pastime and, after much thought, left his pharmaceutical job to work with Rogue Ales in Newport, Oregon, a brewery and connected distillery where John was able to hone his craft in a professional setting. For six years, John developed recipes and led the company’s distilling program while also piloting Rogue Ales’ 15-barrel brewery at the Buckman Brewery in Portland Oregon.

John’s unique background in both chemistry and brewing allows him to create inspired alchemy in the spirits world. While at Rogue Ales, he worked with multiple outside partners to create new beers for brands ranging from cult-followed Voodoo Doughnuts to large corporations like Nike, and dabbled in the practice of brewing sake, cider and meads. As Master Distiller, he created a complete line of spirits including gins, whiskeys, rums and vodka.

John’s passion for distilling has brought him hundreds of awards both in both international and domestic competitions. Top honors include double gold medals in the 2008 and 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competitions for Spruce Gin, and the platinum title in the 2012 World Beverage Competition for the same blend.