Brux Domesticated Wild Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Russian River Brewing CompanySour / Wild Beer Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.12
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What began as mutual admiration between Sierra Nevada’s Grossman Family and Russian River’s Cilurzos has grown and progressed into genuine friendship. Brux began as an idea and has grown into something altogether different: The liquid manifestation of change over time.
Refermented in the bottle with Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, Brux will change and develop over time. Copper-colored, dry and complex, with slightly tart notes of green grass, pear, spice and lemon - this ale will progress in the bottle for many years.
Refermented in the bottle with Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, Brux will change and develop over time. Copper-colored, dry and complex, with slightly tart notes of green grass, pear, spice and lemon - this ale will progress in the bottle for many years.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Clear gold with a tall, fleeting white head. Drippy lacing. Aroma that is slightly tart, yeasty, fruity with a touch of Belgian funk character. The flavor is sweet on the front with some tartness that doesn’t quite cross the threshold of sourness. Some dryness at the finish. Alcohol well hidden.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2013
at 15:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Aroma: Sour with little wood notes. Bretts are showing up a lot. Can also find wild berries. Sour and acid aromatic base with wood and fieldberries. Visual: Golden blond, slightly hazy, head disapearing fast and sticking just a bit. Taste: Little fruits are again showing up with a lot of acidity. Not very hoppy. We can find lemon, lime and wood notes. A good balance between sugar, fruits and acidity. It is very hard for me to evaluate a style that I do not like. I’ll try to be as fair as I can by saying that it’s a good and aromatic wild ale.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2013
at 07:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
At a tasting, thanks eyes_wide_shut and YK23, no head, a little deep hazy orange colour, flavour of apple, apricot, wood amd mustiness, feels cidery, flavour of white fruit, apples and some white wine, quite bitter and almost no sourness, unbalanced. Aroma is really complex but the flavour a real letdown.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2013
at 06:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks YK23 & eyes_wide_shut. Murky orange with a short-lived bubbly off white head. Bretty aroma with some fruitiness (apples and more), light vinegar notes, yeast, floral notes and a bit of malt. Yeasty flavor, a bit funky, with light sweetness, faint sourish notes and a slightly bitter finish. Medium-bodied with aggressive carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2013
at 14:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 75cl corked. It pours an unclear, golden-orange body and a minimal-sized off-white head. The aroma is rather sweetish, with a touch of lemon and orange. canned pears and some hay. Some peppery hints too. It’s a tad carbonated for my likings, with a dry, full-bodied palate. Pale malt hints in the flavor, with peaches, canned pears, some sugary hints and a faint touch of black pepper. Long finish. Not very sour this one, it feels sweet without being it, and in general tastes quite nice. But nothing extraordinary going on. 130814
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2013
at 20:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 750ml @ Hotel Room, Hotel Sofia, San Diego, CA
Pours cloudy orange with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, brett, citrus, spicy and slightly funky. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with a fruity, funky and slightly dry finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours cloudy orange with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, brett, citrus, spicy and slightly funky. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with a fruity, funky and slightly dry finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2013
at 20:12
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of tkrjukoff. Pours tiny hazy golden with a rather small fizzy offwhite head that quickly dissipates whithout leaving much trace on the glass. Smell is sweet and funky with crackers, biscuits, barnyard, grass, fart, grapefruit rinds, dry soil, pine needles and hints of leather. Taste is tiny sweet and bitter with crackers, biscuits, grass, pine needles, barnyard, grapefruit rinds, minerals, lemon zest, aspirin, codwebs, dry soil and hints of dried apricots and resin. Mouthfeel is dry, slightly astringent and medium bodied. Finish is bitter and slightly funky with crackers, biscuits, grass, pine needles, grapefruit juice, barnyard, dry soil and hints of minerals and barnyard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2013
at 10:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
6th June 2013
Craft Clerkenwell. Martin T tasting. Very hazy gold beer, little white head. Palate is light and airy. Mild fine carbonation. Very mellow sourness, barely there. Mild yeast and a tiny bit of dried fruits. Touch of lactose. Finishes semi dry. Unusually mellow but quite drinkable.
Craft Clerkenwell. Martin T tasting. Very hazy gold beer, little white head. Palate is light and airy. Mild fine carbonation. Very mellow sourness, barely there. Mild yeast and a tiny bit of dried fruits. Touch of lactose. Finishes semi dry. Unusually mellow but quite drinkable.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2013
at 10:20