Virtuous Vine
The Bruery Terreux in Anaheim, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: The BruerySour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.27
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Imperial sour blonde ale aged in French oak barrels with Picpoul Blanc grapes
Picpoul Blanc is an especially rare grape for wineries to get their hands on, as there are very few planted areas in the country. Imagine how difficult it is then for a brewery to get a chance to brew with them. After years of working to acquire this varietal and press the boundaries of what can be achieved with wine grapes and beer, we at Bruery Terreux finally got our chance. Virtuous Vine is an imperial sour blonde ale aged in French Oak Barrels, featuring juice from pressed whole cluster Picpoul Blanc grapes from Halter Ranch Winery that was blended and re-fermented with our house cultures. We hope you enjoy this rare, luscious treat as much as we enjoyed seeking out the grapes and creating this beer.
Picpoul Blanc is an especially rare grape for wineries to get their hands on, as there are very few planted areas in the country. Imagine how difficult it is then for a brewery to get a chance to brew with them. After years of working to acquire this varietal and press the boundaries of what can be achieved with wine grapes and beer, we at Bruery Terreux finally got our chance. Virtuous Vine is an imperial sour blonde ale aged in French Oak Barrels, featuring juice from pressed whole cluster Picpoul Blanc grapes from Halter Ranch Winery that was blended and re-fermented with our house cultures. We hope you enjoy this rare, luscious treat as much as we enjoyed seeking out the grapes and creating this beer.
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7/10
Bottled. Reddish orange pour. Sour as heck. Lime and fruits. Mostly ok.overall
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Beer Republic. Aroma is vinous and very fruity with grapes, oak, tart fruits, citrus, stone fruits, hint of funk. Flavour is nicely tart with a medium to firm sourness. Body is medium, damn no sign of the 10.5%... Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2025
at 07:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
8-3-7-4-14 Bottle. Pours clear golden, with a tiny creamy head. Aroma is tart lactic notes with hay and fruity notes of grapes, apples and stone fruits, as well as floral brett, tannins and wooden barrels. Medium body, with average carbonation. Flavour is tart lactic notes with grapes, apples, plums and fruit pits, as well as grassy brett and wooden barrels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2023
at 19:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can @ Vestre shared with BeerBandits and Tobias and Julie. Folkeskolen styrer. Pours Hazy Golden with a White head and lacings. Tart and warming. Sweet and nutty. Apple pie. Barley Wine elements. Sipper. Sesame. Not overly elegant.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jan 2023
at 19:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 375ml. -from Goblet Zagreb, shared with Marko & hrabren. Unclear golden coloured, small to medium sized white head that went away fast, grape and mild spices in the nose. Sweetish white wine, grapes, slightly perfumed, and discreet nutmeg with touch of wood in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2021
at 23:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Goblet. Hazy, dull golden body, no head. Soft aroma, fresh, white grape raisins, some funk, hay, minerally notes. Nicely perfumey though. Medium body, some white grape notes, salty, raisins, woody notes, soft though. Good balance, some residual sweetness making it interesting and making up for a slightly simplistic taste profile, along with the absolutely missing 10.5%, of course.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2021
at 18:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0.375 l bottle from Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb shared with Marko and Ogi. Hazy orange, small off-white head. Aroma is apricot, candy, phenols, peach juice, slightly sharp and pungent. Flavour is light fruity, a bit bland, soft and light. Sharp sourness in the finish. A kind of a candy sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2021
at 18:44
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2020
at 21:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
bottle from mikkeller beer. hazy yellow, small white head. aroma of leather,wood, citrus, tart fruits, sour bere. good balance, nice sourness. flavor is sour beer, yellow grapes, tartness, mild citrussy note, alcohol is totally hidden, no way i would ever suspect 10.5%. aftertaste is clean and fresh. good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2020
at 19:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - pours gold white head - nose and taste of grape, funk, oak and tart - med body
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2018
at 00:39