Mad Bruin
Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
6.91
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pictoman (9684) reviewed Mad Bruin from Driftwood Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Poured from the tap. Cloudy amber brown with small light beige head. Mild acidity, light wood, touch of vinegar, decent.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Mad Bruin from Driftwood Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - Vintage 2011 - Sweet vinous and oaky notes with a bit of cherry. Clear copper with a rich white head. Big front end sour notes, vinegar, barrel notes and little else as far as flavor. This has aged very well.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Mad Bruin from Driftwood Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Nice wild. Sour plum and apricot. Mash malt. A little dose of bretta as well. A subtle note of tin. Finishes sour with fizzy carbonation. Pours reddish brown and without much head or lacing. Thanks to Liam.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Mad Bruin from Driftwood Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear medium to dark brown - red amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light heavy malty, caramel, wood, tart fruit, honey, maple syrup, light to moderate yeasty. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, tart fruit, wood, maple - syrup, caramel, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130224]
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Mad Bruin from Driftwood Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Unclear dark brown color with compact head, persistent. The aroma is mildly sour, gentle funkiness, and with some hazelnuts too; a lot of carbonic gas; lightly dusty; later there is a note of yeast/cheese. Smooth mouthfeel, also very dry; light caramel flavor, a bit earthy and dusty, with moderate sourness, and low bitterness; the final is rather weak, and lightly astringent.
Balanced, and flawless, but not daring, and without fruity touch.
Deanf (9781) reviewed Mad Bruin from Driftwood Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Great sourness though the palate can be a little sweet. Looks darker like a Rodenbach but with more carbonation. A little Dunkel-style stuff in there too. What can I say, I rarely have a sour ale I hate, and this is a pretty good one.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Mad Bruin from Driftwood Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
650mL bottle, pours a cloudy dark amber with a medium foamy off-white head. Aroma gives off lots of Belgian yeast, subdued sour fruits, and various spices - noticeable acidity in there. Flavour brings out tart deep dark fruits, with brown sugar, loads of Belgian yeast, and a medium acidity. The acidity becomes more pronounced further back in the mouthfeel. The tartness isn't that overbearing, as the sweet malts are fairly heavy, but the malt heaviness is off-set by the high carbonation and acidity. Decent stuff overall, but no where near Driftwood's best.
crit200 (5324) reviewed Mad Bruin from Driftwood Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Murky brown,creamy beige head.Faintly spice astringent salty nose. Sour palate,spicy yeast notes,light malt in back. Refreshing !!
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Mad Bruin from Driftwood Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
650 ml bottle. Pours red/brown with light head. Aromas of roasted malt, light wood, and a whiff of vinegar. Subdued in terms of being sour compared to the original Bird of Prey or a Belgian sour brune but nonetheless very nice. Flavors of toasted malts, oak barrel, and slightly sour pitted fruit. Worth putting in the cellar and trying again in a few months