The Bruery Mischief (2009-2016)

Mischief (2009-2016)
(has 1 batch)

 

The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.33
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 35 Ticks (all batches): 145
Hoppy Belgian-Style Ale

Mischief is a hoppy Belgian-style golden strong ale. This wickedly good golden ale is fiendishly dry-hopped with American hops to add a layer of complexity and mystery to its fruity, dry Belgian-style character. Citrus and resin diabolically combine with ripe melon, pear and slight peppery spice in a precariously effervescent mixture. Enjoy it, but you’ll want to keep an eye out.
 

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle in the hotel room, San Diego, from the Wine Store Laguna Beach 21/04/14. Lightly hazed golden with a moderate off white covering that retains well. Nose is light spice, candied orange peel, citric rind, straw, lihht hop notes, yeast esters, apricot jam. Taste comprises orange marmalade, spice, bubblegum, yeast esters, farmyard, straw, bitter orange, citric peel. hoppy overcoat, pineapple tang. Medium + bodiment, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light booze and spice. Decent Belgian strong.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2014 at 23:20

4.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
2013 bottle drunk late March 2014
Fantastic pour, somehow the head never goes away and there’s tons of the fluffy, off-white stuff, producing massive lacing. The body is a brilliant copper-golden, with plentiful carbonation and a good clarity.
Unfortunately, after you are impressed by the appearance, the fun ends. Instead of writing another needless rant, I’ll just say, see Ernest’s review or see TAR’s review. They both sum it up perfectly. Tacky, sappy, piney hops with just a massive amount of acidity both from the hops and yeast. Sugarry-sweet and near-cloying. I don’t get all of the eccentric off-flavors, but there’s plenty of fusels, aspirin, some metallic notes and lots of veggies. Boggles my mind how a brewer could brew this, taste it and say, Alright! Let’s bottle and sell this stuff!! Undrinkable. Fortunately I was just given a sample from a friend’s bottle, so I didnt have to pour it out, which I would have done had it been mine.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2014 at 11:09

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at the Beer Temple, Amsterdam Open Bottle evening, April 2014. Poured a hazy light amber with a thin white head. The aroma is yeast, zesty citrus. The flavour is neutral veg wheat light bitter sour with a citrus grapefruit zesty spice pepper palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2014 at 11:25

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pour. Golden. A lot of lemon aroma with a little spice. A citrus bite with a mellowing, slightly bitter finish. A lot of flavor and spice. Really good.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2014 at 21:38

8/10
Bottle. Sweet toffee and caramel, sugary, rich.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2014 at 18:11

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at home.. Golden amber... Thin white lacing... Sift zezty orange lemon fruit nose... Juicy fruits.. Big yeasty lemon
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2014 at 10:06

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy amber liquid with medium white head. Aroma of white pepper, bread, bubblegum, raw sugar, cachaca, grain and dried fruit. Taste is light sweet and light to medium bitter with notes of white pepper, bread and raw sugar. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2014 at 17:26

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml Flasche. Leicht trübes gelb-oranges Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig, hefig, hopfig, Citrusaromen. Geschmack malzig süß mit einer lang anhaltenen angenehmen Bittere.
Tried on 21 Jan 2014 at 13:03

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
750 mL bottle from Beer Run. Pours a hazy peach color with a thin fuzzy white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of dry malts with some breadiness, dry stone fruits and herbal hops. The taste is stone fruits, dry malts, herbal hops with some green-ness, mild jammy fruit notes and yeast. Medium bodied, slight lingering bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2014 at 20:06

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Golden-orange colour with a white head. aroma is alcohol, hay, straw, fruit. Flavour is alcohol, hay, straw, malt, fruit, sugar, spices. Full body. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2013 at 04:02