About
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.
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.
Part of the group
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2025
at 23:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
2025 edition from Reserve Society. Aroma is chocolaty, woody, bourbon, molasses, licorice, pouch tobacco. Pours very dark brown with a half finger beige head that settles into a ring quickly. Taste is moderately to highly sweet with some firm bitterness that attempts to rein it in. There’s a sense of saltiness, but it doesn’t stand out like a good salted chocolate does—it’s sadly just a hint of it, and what I was hoping for here. Chocolate Salty BBLS is an extremely rich sipper and pretty decent but I was hoping for more.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Bruery
on 29 Sep 2025
at 05:38
8/10
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
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
I have a 12.7 oz bottle on this sampling. Lightly cooled, this one is going inside of my favored Trappistes Rochefort glass. Fragrant nose, there is dried fruit, grain, malt and candi sugar. The taste, well it is pretty fine, tough competition in the universe of quadrupels. It follows the classic taste of the style. Dates, bread, malt, a hint of black raisins, caramel, citrus peel, perhaps some clove and a bare bit of red cherries. Interesting beer. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Bruery
on 28 Sep 2025
at 00:25
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 27/09/2025.
Lighter shade of black topped with a khaki head that dissipates edgewards.
Nose is big billy bollocks barrels, spice, booze, liquid fruit cake, dates, figs.
Taste comprises dark malts, spice, booze, vinous, port barrel suggestion, figgy jam, ripe bourbonics, spice.
Full bodied and fucken have some more, fine carbonation, light drying close with a good rising boost.
Solid BA kit.
Lighter shade of black topped with a khaki head that dissipates edgewards.
Nose is big billy bollocks barrels, spice, booze, liquid fruit cake, dates, figs.
Taste comprises dark malts, spice, booze, vinous, port barrel suggestion, figgy jam, ripe bourbonics, spice.
Full bodied and fucken have some more, fine carbonation, light drying close with a good rising boost.
Solid BA kit.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2025
at 23:02
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12.7 oz bottle from Reserve Society. Aroma is licorice, chocolaty, molasses, woody, bourbon, vanilla, coffee, nutty. Pours opaque dark brown with a half finger beige head that falls into a ring quickly. Taste is sweet with flavors like the aroma of. The coffee is there if you search, but it’s subtle. Delicious though.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Bruery
on 27 Sep 2025
at 00:24
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
6th September 2025
A mild haze on this dark brown beer, a very small tan head lasts an even smaller time. Palate is remarkably light and crisp for the very hefty abv. The dark malt base is light but rich with malt cream and both dark and milk chocolate. A decent amount of oak induced vanilla. Who knows what the triple barrel is but, I am getting a lot of tawny port, a little sherry and of course some bourbon and bourbon soaked ripe fruits. All tangy and rich. Light smooth finish leaves a mild alcohol spice linger. Super duper, like a black champagne on maximum steroids. A wonderful example of what beer can be.
A mild haze on this dark brown beer, a very small tan head lasts an even smaller time. Palate is remarkably light and crisp for the very hefty abv. The dark malt base is light but rich with malt cream and both dark and milk chocolate. A decent amount of oak induced vanilla. Who knows what the triple barrel is but, I am getting a lot of tawny port, a little sherry and of course some bourbon and bourbon soaked ripe fruits. All tangy and rich. Light smooth finish leaves a mild alcohol spice linger. Super duper, like a black champagne on maximum steroids. A wonderful example of what beer can be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2025
at 19:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home 14/01/16 ... dark brown black ... thin tan lacing ... soft boozy chocolate roast ...dark roast malts nose ... way way to boozy ... dark sweet toffee chocolate roast malts .. big bourbon ... too muvch bourbon ... rich roast .. massive massive bourbon ... ligth burn 3.8
Tried
on 24 Sep 2025
at 17:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home 24/7/10... huge thanks to Chris for this one ... deep black ... no head ... barest lacing ... huge bourbon vanilla nose .... deep roast ... too much bourbon ... big vanilla ... nice but too rich ... too much bourbon... littled chocolate ... sweet toffee
Tried
on 24 Sep 2025
at 17:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12.7 oz bottle from Reserve Society. Aroma is dark chocolate, coconut, bourbon. Pours dark brown to black with a thin beige head that settles into a ring quickly. Taste is highly sweet with bitterness around the edges and nice flavors of coconut, coconut, and barrel aged goodness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2025
at 02:44