The Bruery
Regional Brewery
in
Placentia,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2007
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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.
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.
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... Brown red ... thin tan head ... sweet toffee roast malt ... big fruit nose ... rich fruits ... sweet vineous fruits ... rich heavy ... good body ... malts ... little sweet ... nice... over fizzy though ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2010
at 10:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750ml bottle - sexy-looking label - pours a cloudy golden with a thick, lasting head - very hoppy nose, with some pale malt sweetness, some biscuity character - there is a pronounced alcohol character in the back - soft carbonation, weak mouthfeel - the flavor is mostly peppery, spicy hops, with some earthiness and some grassy flavors - a little too sweet and a little too hot - hoppy belgian ales need a crispness and dryness that this beer lacks - the weak malt structure doesn’t provide enough for those hops to hold on to - I was excited about this, considering the quality of their saisons, but this one is lacking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2010
at 19:53
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
dark brown, very small head. sweet licorice, wheat. well blended flavor is licorice, wheat, hops, pretty messy, carbonation is extremely agressive.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2010
at 14:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
cloudy yellow , smooth creamy white head. aroma is dry, hoppy, no sourness or citric notes. flavor is wheaty dry, lots of hops and bitterhops. palate is very smooth.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2010
at 12:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, 0.75 l, at Pikkulintu) Poured pale golden and clear, turned cloudier, with medium sized and quickly diappearing head. Aroma contained fruitiness, citricness, coriander and spices. Palate was light bodied with very high carbonation. Flavours were spices, coriander, citrciness, mildly malts, hint of sourness and mild bitterness. Aftertaste was mildly bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2010
at 09:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A black brown ale with a super thick moka head. In aroma, pungeant herbs with light chocolate and soy notes. In mouth, a nice silky chocolate with smooth coriander, light vanilla and funky notes, nutty, light woody maple. Rich and complex. Bieropholie import. Tasted Jan. 30 2010.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2010
at 19:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazy golden ale with a thick white head. A subdued aroma of cloves and cream, light sulfur. In mouth, a nice smooth wit with a tingly mouthfeel, a bit lighter than expected, light herbal notes, cloves, smooth. Bieropholie import. Tasted Jan. 30 2010.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2010
at 19:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle Thanks to Sam. Pours out a rusty copper topped with a tan head. Aroma is of spice, some nut, rye, and a little chocolate sweetness. Taste much more of the aroma but more spice some clove along with the sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2010
at 20:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle at the DC local tasting. Pours a hazy yellow with a thin, bubbly white head. Aroma is vanilla, butterscotch, plenty of oak. Flavor has plenty of oak as well, vanilla, sweet ice cream, grass, lemon sorbet. Heavy carbonation and mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2010
at 19:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 75cl. @ Fastelavnssmagning, Ulfborg.Unclear medium yellow orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, moderate hoppy, lemon, moderate yeasty, coriander, spicy, apricots. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100220]
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2010
at 14:53