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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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notalush (7406) reviewed
Rugbrød from The Bruery
16 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours a cloudy reddish brown, fizzy, foamy head - loads of rye in the nose, as well as dark bread/pumpernickel, roasted nuts, tobacco leaves, chocolate - huge, abrasive carbonation in the mouth (I hate that!) - taste is semi-dry - very bitter rye flavor, nearly sour at times, especially in the finish - now I can see why most rye beers use a lot of hops - you need them to balance out the rye - this beer has none that I can tell - moderate yeasty flavor - a bit of tobacco - some nutty character, maple - lingering sourish rye flavor, dry cocoa - meh.
Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2009 at 19:57
theisti (5637) reviewed
Rugbrød from The Bruery
16 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
750 ml bottle shared by csbosox. Pour is a cloudy hazelnit brown with a fluffy tan head that falls pretty quick. Aroma is big grain rye up front, followed by a light smokey roast, and finishing with a very light sweetness. Taste is the roasty toasted grain rye, followed by light milky sweetness with the leafy tobacco smokiness closing out the finish. The three flavors transitioned quite nicely, though they did not necessarily integrate. Palate is medium, high carbonation, with a clean grainy finish. Nice beer, strong rye notes, but the additional layers of flavor made it quite interesting to drink - thanks for sharing Chris.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2009 at 11:23
BMan1113VR (8092) reviewed
Autumn Maple: Bourbon Barrel Aged from The Bruery
16 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle via a trade with kegbear, thanks Craig! Pours with a fading off-white head over a hazy amber body. Aroma has a ton of wood in it followed by spice and yams, with cinnamon sugar cookies. Taste is cinnamon, yam and a light tart note. Oak and lots of bourbon. Syrupy mouthfeel, and light bubbles.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2009 at 18:48
Ibrew2or3 (10892) reviewed
Autumn Maple: Bourbon Barrel Aged from The Bruery
16 years ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Sweet sweet treat courtesy of TampaBrew. Pours amber with thin off white head. The aroma begins sweet and malty with notes of sort of vague syrup moving into maple syrup, broiled yams, mild winter spices and a modest amount of bourbon. Frikin’ smells great. The taste begins sweet, as expected, with malts, molasses and maple syrup. It quickly becomes very yamy with tasty tidbits of roasted to caramelized yams then oak and bourbon taking this to the finish. What a pleasing mix of notes here. I love the way I’m getting roasted to burnt yams that really create a great flavor.
Tried on 28 Nov 2009 at 19:59
Ibrew2or3 (10892) reviewed
Black Tuesday from The Bruery
16 years ago
9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Big thanks to kiefdog for sharing this beauty. Pours glass staining darkness with brown edges and short lived dark tan head. The aroma is pretty insane with rich notes of roast, caramel, Canadian maple syrup, bourbon booze heat and coconut. The taste is silky smooth and yet punishing my palate with pure yum right from the start. I get sweetness from maple syrup, creamy caramel candy and some milk chocolate. It then quickly moves into bourbon, coconut, vanilla and another surge of maple syrup. It ends with lingering blending smooth and silky notes of caramel, coconut, maple syrup and a bit of bourbon. Wow!
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2009 at 18:09
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Autumn Maple: Bourbon Barrel Aged from The Bruery
16 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 75cl.Unclear hazy medium amber color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, wood wood, alcohol - bourbon, light pumpkin beer as pumpkin, cinnamon, cardamom. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20091123]
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2009 at 00:08
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Autumn Maple from The Bruery
16 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 75cl.Unclear medium orange amber color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, maple, pumpkin, cinnamon, cardamom. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, spicy spicy, and a warm alcoholic finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20091123]
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2009 at 00:03
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Coton from The Bruery
16 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle 75cl. @ post Borefts BF 09 hotel tastingClear medium brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, cocus, berry, wet wood, moderate alcohol - bourbon. Flavor is heavy sweet, light acidic and heavy bitter with a long long duration. Body is medium, texture is creamy and sticky, carbonation is soft, finish feel is heavy alcoholic. [20091031]
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2009 at 09:56
Pinball (16279) reviewed
Autumn Maple: Bourbon Barrel Aged from The Bruery
16 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
clear dark brown, very small head. boozy sweet malty, dark fruity aroma. strong. flavor is sweet dark fruity, well balanced. clean and very balanced, the wood adds mellowness, vanilla, wookdy notes. very good brew.
Tried on 23 Nov 2009 at 13:57
Pinball (16279) reviewed
Autumn Maple from The Bruery
16 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cloudy brown, almost no head. sweet fruity aroma, raisins, dark fruits. also a bit dry. malty. flavor is sweet, fruity, faint spicy. nice.
Tried on 23 Nov 2009 at 12:35