The Bruery Crème Bruelay

Crème Bruelay

 

The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: 3 Sons Brewing Company
  Barley Wine - Barley Rotating
Score
7.59
ABV: 15.8% IBU: - Ticks: 12
Bourbon barrel-aged barleywine-style ale with vanilla beans, salt, and dulce de leche

This is how we Brue it— our fan-favorite barleywine-style ale is back for another season and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. A summation of our love for barleywine ales and decadent desserts, Crème Bruelay is loaded with vanilla beans, dulce de leche, and just a pinch of salt for the ultimate luxurious liquid experience. Lace your glass with this creamy concoction for the perfect over-the-top end (or beginning) of your day.
 

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8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Aus der Flasche (bottled 22.12.2020) im 2025-09 getrunken. Diese dunkel braune Ale mit hellbrauner Schaumkrone zeigt deutlich ein schweren malzigen Charakter. Ein getreidiger Charakter für ein Europäschisches Barley Wine kommt hier nicht durch, aber dafür eine deutliche Süße mit deutlichen Vanille Aroma, das aber auch sicher durch ein für Bruery typisches Aroma durch das Bourbon BA kommt. Ein wirklich edles Ale zum langsamen Genießen.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2026 at 12:54


8

Cloudy Amber color and an White head. Nose Is sweet malty, Vanilla. Taste Is decent boozy, sweet malty, Vanilla, Creme brullee. Sweet and heavy

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2025 at 01:32


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Brewery tasting in Bratislavka. Brown color with light beige head. Aroma is full of caramel, vanilla, chocolate, regonizable alcohol. Taste is very sweet with caramel, complemented by chocolate, vanilla, lot of lactose. Alcohol is evident, which is no surprise. Tasty sipper.

Tried on 04 Jan 2025 at 20:09


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle at tasting in Bratislavka. Malty aroma and taste, vanilla, caramel notes, light to medium sweet, medium bitter. Full body, malty roasty caramelly bitter sweet finish with warming alcohol notes. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2024 at 19:49


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at a tasting in Bratislavka. Assertive alcohol, lots of booziness even if it's rounded. Lots of caramel and chocolate. Medium condensed milk. Lots of milky chocolate, dried fruits. Intense, good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2024 at 19:48


8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle, 750 ml, shared with Max, MiroB and Bazz. Murky orange brown with yellowish head. Lots of caramel, toffee, vanilla, sweet. Tad salty. Medium bodied. Warming.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2023 at 14:29


Not sure if I like this or not.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2023 at 20:00


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at the BeerTemple, Amsterdam, 2nd November 22. Pours off clear and chestnut brown. Aroma is intense booze and liquor. Taste is intense, caramel and booze, lots going on, but hitting the heights

Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2022 at 19:40


7.2

Nice habanero spice in back of the throat. Base barley wine is solid. Good not great in style. Beertemple ams

Tried on 29 Oct 2022 at 18:27


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at BBNo, Bermondsey, 25/08/22. Chestnut brown with a moderately appointed just off white cap that soon escapes. Nose is sweet malts, caramel melt, custard, brown sugars, toffee, dark malts. Taste comprises burnt sugars, caramel, spice, dark malts, good creme brulee vibes. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Fun time big hitter ... sips fine for the ABV and does a good impersonation of CB if not a top drawer number.

Tried on 28 Aug 2022 at 15:22