The Traveling Plum

The Bruery Terreux in Anaheim, California, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: The Bruery
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production

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7.16

ABV: 6.2%

IBU: -

Ticks: 9

The Traveling Plum is a sour ale inspired by Li Hing Mui - a salty, dried plum snack known for its tart and tangy twist. The snack’s red hue is derived from a powder that consists of ground plum skin that is pickled in a combination of a number of things, including licorice and salt. While we chose not to imitate the red color in our liquid interpretation, we did emulate a number of its other characteristics by brewing with dried plums, adding salt, souring it with our house cultures (pickling with lactobacillus?), and spicing it with Chinese five-spice powder (a mix of anise, cloves, cinnamon, pepper and fennel seeds). Tart, tangy and salty, it’s a fitting refreshment on the road less traveled.

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8.8

Kita (5378) reviewed The Traveling Plum from The Bruery Terreux 4 years ago

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

Bottle, 0.75l. Aroma is grainy, vinous and citrusy with notes of plums. Pours cloudy dark golden color with thin creamy white head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts tart vinous and grainy, following is fruity with notes of plums, pickles and tannins, while mouthfeel is crisp and rather dry. Medium body, slick texture and lively carbonation in palate. Plums on parade…

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2022 at 21:20

8.2

Garrold (11502) reviewed The Traveling Plum from The Bruery Terreux 4 years ago

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

Bottle. Master of Malt. Deep gold. Soft haze. Fine white head. Nose has plum and damson jam. Yoghurt. Fruit loaf. Old oak. Leather. Taste is jammy sweet, with a big hit of tart and leathery bitterness. Clean and fruity tartness on the palate. Very refreshing and bright. Spritzy carbonation. Juicy tart finish. Held up well.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2021 at 20:03

7.1

DSG (25989) reviewed The Traveling Plum from The Bruery Terreux 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle sample at a tasting at Yaron's place. Cloudy yellow. Plum, more stone fruits (peach, apricots), funk, latex note, oak, sour and a bit sweetish. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2021 at 18:39

7.2

Bytemesis (16323) reviewed The Traveling Plum from The Bruery Terreux 7 years ago

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

Bottle. Pours clear golden, medium white head, dissipates slowly, good lacing. Aroma is funk, Brett, oak, citrus, stone fruit, more funk. Flavor is medium tart, light plus funk. Medium body. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2018 at 03:47

6.2

Dorain (2867) reviewed The Traveling Plum from The Bruery Terreux 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Vom Fass im Stone Brewing Berlin 2017-01 getrunken. Ich tue mich typisch für Biere im Gose-Stil wie hier etwas schwerer als bei anderen sauren Bieren. Ist sicher ein gutes und auch recht ausbalenciert Bier, doch da ist was (Salzgehalt? Koriander?) - was mich vom Jubeln abhält.

Tried on 09 Jul 2017 at 12:32

7.9

CLW (17000) reviewed The Traveling Plum from The Bruery Terreux 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

750 ml bottle. Slightly hazy golden, no head. Aroma is very fruity, mild oak, subtle wheat. Pretty nice nose.

The flavor is fruity with just the right amount of salt and mild tartness. Light body and a crispness. It gets more sour as it warms but more tart than anything.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2017 at 17:59

AdamChandler (5745) reviewed The Traveling Plum from The Bruery Terreux 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

75CL split 4 ways at fridge temp.hazy orange color. aroma is almost non-existent aside a bit of vinegar. Flavor is great though. a to of plum and peach. salty actually with a peachy orange peel finish. it’s nice with a lot of spice.

Tried on 10 Jun 2017 at 17:44

6.9

radagast83 (13601) reviewed The Traveling Plum from The Bruery Terreux 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Churchkey. Poured a hazy orange color with a small white head. Aroma had a lot of plum that came out. Light herbal notes. Light plum finish. Didnt get a ton of spice from the spice powder, maybe some anise notes. Mellow.

Tried from Draft on 01 Jun 2017 at 15:27

7.6

ineedbeer (4102) reviewed The Traveling Plum from The Bruery Terreux 9 years ago

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

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is better than I was expecting and shows they used a somewhat light hand when adding five-spice. Some citrus notes and light plum characteristics. Light anise, clove and cinnamon notes which become more prevalent as the beer warms. Pours a fairly clear, yellow gold with a medium large, thick, pillowy white head that recedes steadily and disappears. No lacing and faint legs. Flavor is moderately acidic with some light citrus and pineapple notes. Hints of grain and a medium light sweetness. Light plum notes with a moderately strong salinity. Light to medium light five-spice notes. Some lingering acidity, plum, citrus and salinity in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, this beer has very much exceeded my expectations. While it might be a bit heavy handed on the salt, the five-spice is a nice, background note. The plum doesn’t come through much though and is hidden by the fruitiness of the base beer.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2017 at 00:41