Autumn Maple
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Autumn|
Score
7.06
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Belgian-Style Brown Ale Brewed with Yams, Molasses, Maple Syrup and Spices
Brewed with 17 lbs. of yams per barrel (in other words, a lot of yams!), this autumn seasonal is a different take on the “pumpkin” beer style. Brewed with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla, molasses, and maple syrup. Rather than ferment the beer with our traditional Belgian yeast strain, this version was 100% fermented with brettanomyces, adding a dry, earthy quality to the traditionally bold and spicy beer.
Brewed with 17 lbs. of yams per barrel (in other words, a lot of yams!), this autumn seasonal is a different take on the “pumpkin” beer style. Brewed with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla, molasses, and maple syrup. Rather than ferment the beer with our traditional Belgian yeast strain, this version was 100% fermented with brettanomyces, adding a dry, earthy quality to the traditionally bold and spicy beer.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
[2/18/15] Draught at The Bruery in Placentia. Nice deep red color. Aroma of winter spices, malt and caramel. Sweet flavor, malty, caramelly and spicy, with some alcohol. Medium-bodied. Not my thing.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 05:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Lukt: Noe sur røyklukt go noe krydder.-
Utseende: Dunkel rødbrun farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum, ring langs kant.
Smak: Smak av lakris, karamell, krydder og frukter.
Hvor: Nydt@Lokal hjemme tasting hos Bryne
Medium: Flaske@750ml, ABV@10%, Når@02.01.2015
Utseende: Dunkel rødbrun farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum, ring langs kant.
Smak: Smak av lakris, karamell, krydder og frukter.
Hvor: Nydt@Lokal hjemme tasting hos Bryne
Medium: Flaske@750ml, ABV@10%, Når@02.01.2015
Tried
on 02 Jan 2015
at 19:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A dark reddish pink body with a 1 finger off white head. Nose is nutmeg, clove, pumpkin and vanilla. sweet and spicy nose with bread dough. Taste is pretty sweet, Very vegetable forward, yams, candy sweet potatoes. it’s an interesting beer but not mind blowing. The ABV is well hidden.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2014
at 18:02
6/10
Tried
on 09 Nov 2014
at 20:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Murky brownish orange. Minimal head. Nose full of spices like a pie. Taste is similar with some marshmallow and vanilla. Very creamy and full but overly sweet for my taste.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2014
at 14:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Comes together very nicely, especially for a non-maple fan. Cloudy red pour with ok head and lacing. Sweet finish. Tap at Snallygaster.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2014
at 10:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
6 oz draft pour at Snallygaster 2014 shared by someone. Brown with off-white head. Aromas of pumpkin, spice, herbs. Tastes of pumpkin, yam, spices. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2014
at 20:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Weird specialty ale brewed with yams, molasses, maple syrup and herbs - claims to be Belgian in style, but I don’t know anything comparable here. Yellowish white, creamy, stable head, dark copper brown colour, clear but misty after adding the deposit - so far the comparison with Belgian bottle fermenting tradition goes. But then the aroma: maple syrup indeed and a lot of it, cloves, meat stock, chocolate liqueur, fried tomatoes, aniseed, madera, peaches in syrup, candi sugar, Worcestershire sauce... Tastes sweet candi- and clove-like with pear- and banana-accents, oily mouthfeel, smooth, syrupy and still a little bit thinnish for some reason, nutty and chocolatey maltiness, middle phase very spicy (star aniseed, cloves again), creamy finish with peppery hops, warm alcohol of cognac or sherry and again the sticky sweetness of the maple syrup, just a bit too cloying for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2014
at 09:18
7/10
Zebf
Tried
on 05 May 2014
at 19:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
I like experiment, but unfortunately this one didn’t work. The maple is too sweet and stingy. Could use some modifications.
Tried
on 05 May 2014
at 04:12