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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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a clear reddish brown with a dense beige head leaving laces. Aroma has licorice and some cough syrup. Medium body, dried fruit, licorice and hard roasted malts. Some warming alcohol and a malt bitter finish. 080210
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2010 at 14:31

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. deep red huge tan head. The aroma has notes of malt caramel and some spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, as well as some spices.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2010 at 14:30

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted and hoppy dark roasted malty. Bitter and light citric to dark malty. Bitter and dark malty with a light citric note. Bitter and finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2010 at 14:28

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a reddish amber with floating impurities and an off-white head. Nutty aroma, some burned caramel. Overly carbonated, comes gushing for a long, long time. Medium body, lots of hard roasted malt - kinda Brown aleish. Dryish, hoppy finish. Simply way too carbonated. 080210
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2010 at 14:22

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
What is this? A deep red beer with a huge over carbonated tan head, how come it is so over carbonated? infection - definately not a Danish style! The aroma has notes of burnt caramel and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes or roasted malt, spices and an off-note.
Tried on 08 Feb 2010 at 14:20

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours dark orange and with a small off-white head. Spiced and dry malty note. Bitter, dry, yeasty and spiced flavoured, Dry into a roasted finish, Light spice note. Malty yes, but too carbonated.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2010 at 14:15

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Ruby and copper brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, molasses, dates, port and alcohol. Sweet dried fruit flavour with a roasted note. Somewhat thin and raw in the flavour
Tried on 08 Feb 2010 at 11:27

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
750 ml. Pale yellow, hazy body. Big, white head, slowly diminishing. Strong note of lavender in the nose along with lemon, safe, toasted grain, flowers, herbs and bread. The flavor is lightly to moderatley sweet, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. It finishes lightly sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Thin to medium body, watery texture and very fizzy carbonation — so fizzy it scrubs much of the flavor from the tongue fairly quickly leaving a strange and not all that pleasant floral aftertaste — like bitter petals on the tongue. While there is a solid wit profile in the main body of the beer, it is hard to get around the incongruity of the lavender. For my taste, lavender is better left to scented candles, room fresheners, bath soaps and New Age teas.
Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2010 at 17:05

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Odense Tasting. Thanks to Scheffel. Pours nearly black with a small creamy head and lacings. Sweet oak, caramel, fruit and vanilla. Full bodied. Alcohol warmth.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2010 at 03:55

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity spicy yeasty aroma. Sweetish malty spicy flavor with some yeasty hints. Has a sweetish malty spicy yeasty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2010 at 05:30