Excelsior! Brute
Ithaca Beer Co. in Ithaca, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.76
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Brewed with vintage local Hops, American Barley, Wheat and Corn, Brute is fermented on Oak for many months with Brettanomyces, then finished with a blend of three Champagne yeasts.
Enjoy the turbid citron hue, mature aroma, brash tartness and dry, quenching sparkle.
Enjoy the turbid citron hue, mature aroma, brash tartness and dry, quenching sparkle.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Batch E! 018 Brought this back from the brewery on a recent NY trip. Pours a slightly hazy golden straw color with a huge fluffy white head that sticks around forever. Aroma is fruity and funky and phenolic mmm mmm mmm. Light citrus, strawberry, and raspberry aromas being bullied about by some barnyard funk. The taste is lemony sour at first then you get some of the passion fruit, sour cherries, and tart acidic raspberries. Lemons and sour green apples kick in before the dryness moves in and leaves a lingering sour patch kids taste on your palette. Carbonation is crisp, medium body, puckering mouthfeel. Wow this is good! Makes me wish I hadn’t traded two of these away.
Tried
on 27 May 2011
at 18:15
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aromatischer und bestimmt säuerlicher Antrunk, der sich im Mittelteil noch etwas steigert. Die Säuerlichkeit ist dabei intensiv und breit gefächert, darin leichte Fruchtnoten, Heu, dabei ausgewogen und erfrischend. Zum Ende wenig herb. Gelungene starke Säuerlichkeit! 9/11/12/13/8/13
Tried
on 20 May 2011
at 12:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by someone at RBWG 2011, thanks
Appearance: Hazy orange with a medium sized white ehad and some lacing
Aroma: Sour fruits and apples
Taste: Sour apples, light malts, citrus with a dry finish
Nice
Appearance: Hazy orange with a medium sized white ehad and some lacing
Aroma: Sour fruits and apples
Taste: Sour apples, light malts, citrus with a dry finish
Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2011
at 21:25
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Brown bottle, batch E! 027, 750 ml, via Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savoured on December 28 2010; eye: orangey, turbid, nice effervescence, nice white head that turns into a nice sheet, light lacing; nose: Brettanomyces yeast, citrusy, light wood, light orange; mouth: Brettanomyces yeast, citrusy, light wood, light orange, lightly dry finale in Brettanomyces yeast with light sour presence, medium body, good carbonation, mildly sour, light and foamy texture; overall: nice surprise FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, lot E! 027, 750 ml, via Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savourée le 28 décembre 2010; œil : orangée, trouble, bonne effervescence, belle mousse blanche qui se transforme en une bonne couverture, légère dentelle; nez : levure Brettanomyces, citrique, léger boisé, léger orange; bouche : levure Brettanomyces, citrique, léger boisé, léger orange, finale légèrement sèche en levure Brettanomyces avec légère présence aigre, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, moyennement aigre, texture légère et mousseuse; en résumé : belle surprise
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2010
at 10:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle from Rudolf. Nose is nicely tarty, citrus, oak, and lots of yeast. Cloudy urine yellow with a moderate yellow tinged head. Flavor is lemon, seroiusly sour, and yeasty goodness. Many thanks to Bob for this bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2010
at 13:56