The Bruery

Regional Brewery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2007

Contact
717 Dunn Way, Placentia, Placentia, CA, CA 92870, United States
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Description
The Bruery® is a boutique craft brewery based in Orange County, CA, specializing in experimental and barrel-aged beers since 2008. Founded as a small, friend & family run business, The Bruery takes it’s unique moniker from founder Patrick Rue’s family surname.
Patrick picked up homebrewing as a hobby, later to become an obsession, as a distraction to the banality of law school. Soon he was winning numerous awards for his beers and driving his wife, Rachel, mad with the messes that he would leave on the kitchen stove. Upon finishing school, he took it upon himself to draw up a business plan rather than study for the California Bar exam – a risky endeavor that shows through still today in the creative, genre-tilting beers that The Bruery prides itself on.
The Bruery is founded on the excitement that Patrick felt in those first years of homebrewing and we continue to strive for that same passion in every aspect of our business today. We never stop challenging ourselves to develop distinctive & imaginative beers, constantly pursuing improvement in all that we do. We brew dozens of original beers each year with our list of ingredients and inspirations growing perpetually. Our collection of oak barrels has also become a primary element of our brewery. Nearly half of our beer is aged in wine or spirit barrels bringing forth flavors reminiscent of the Belgian countryside or classic American distillers.

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A lot of bitter, not enough coffee for me.

Tried on 23 Apr 2025 at 18:04


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

Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 21/04/2025.
Pitch black topped with a tan cap that settles as a swirl.
Nose is big, ballsy, boosty, molasses, spice, dark malts, fruit cake mix, honeycomb.
Taste comprises chocolate melt, toasted brown sugars, honey dollop, coconut fudge, molasses, booze.
Full bodied, oily viscous feel, semi drying close with a big bollocking boost.
Solid punchy pastry ... tastes way sweeter than it smells but maintains a balance and sips fine for 19%.

Tried on 21 Apr 2025 at 16:25


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottled 750ml. -at Goblet Zagreb, shared with Marko. 74 euros for the bottle. Pitch black coloured, minimal brownish head that went away fast, chocolate, barrel and light alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, barrel, some alcohol and licorice with bitter chocolate finish. Quite nice.

Tried from Bottle from Goblet Beer Store ZG (Stupnička) on 20 Apr 2025 at 20:25


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

0.75l bottle, with Ogi, Veco, Brada and Ivan P. Oily black-brown body, no head. Chocolate, cocoa, cookie aroma, soft, boozy, bit dusty barrel. Lean, dry taste, raisins, heaps of licorice, extremely well hidden alcohol, some roasty notes, light tartness, bitter finish. Not an enormous fan, but respect this.

Tried from Bottle from Goblet Beer Store ZG (Stupnička) on 19 Apr 2025 at 15:10

gave a cheers!

Hope this gets better as it warms up. I would have probably dumped it if at a fest or share but it is a member bottle (prob cost $25-30) so I am pushing thru the whole 750!

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2025 at 14:27


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

The Bruery Vermont Sticky Maple 11.3%
BBA Imperial Stout with maple syrup

Deep black with a thin wispy dark beige foam. Big maple and bourbon caramel aroma. Full soft body with a slightly scratchy mouthfeel.

The taste is totally sticky maple, caramel, burnt coffee and a bit of bourbon heat.

Very sweet, it’s not as nicely balanced as founders mackinac KBS but this has a nicer body.

Tried on 19 Apr 2025 at 10:09


8

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 20:52


8.5

Dark sweet lightly roasted malty with layers of caramel and toffee malty sweetness, some fudge, caramelised brown sugar, chocolate, coffee roast, full bodied, interlaced with lovely opulent bourbon and vanilla into the warming malty finish. Gorgeous

Tried from Draft at Taphouse on 16 Apr 2025 at 13:38


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

A deep dark stout with a very thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, vanilla, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with Maraschino cherry, alcohol warmth, light vanilla, very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2025 at 19:39


8

Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2025 at 02:59