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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft. A hazy golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has strong notes of wine as well as spices, muscat and more. The flavor is very acidic with strong notes of winegrapes as well as medium notes of wood, lemon, and some spices - again muscat coming thru, leading to a tart lemony finish.
Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2009 at 21:49

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample from a bottle at the RBSG Grand Tasting at Drakes. Red wax. Cloudy rust with very little head. Nose of caramel, oaky vanilla, and a little cocoa. Flavor is chocolate, oak, and vanilla.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2009 at 23:19

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample from a bottle at the RBSG Grand Tasting at Drakes. Cloudy rusty brown with very little head. Nose of slightly sweet chocolate,oaky vanilla, and bourbon. Flavor has caramelized candi sugar, vanilla, bourbon, and a hint of cocoa.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2009 at 23:15

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample from a bottle at the RBSG Grand Tasting at Drakes. Nose of bourbon, oaky, vanilla, a little caramel, and more bourbon. Murky gold with a small off white head. Flavor is maple , moderate sweetness, and oaky bourbon. Finish shows some alcohol warmth.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2009 at 23:11

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at the Bruery. Pours with a frothy white head over a cloudy golden glowing body. Aroma is strongly tannic with barrel, bourbon, vinous notes, buttery and light fruits. Taste is cashew, vanilla, bourbon, tannins, butterscotch, and well mellowed alcohol backbone. Very nice. Syrupy mouthfeel, light carbonation. Great stuff!
Tried from Draft on 12 Jul 2009 at 18:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle. pours clear golden, white head. aroma is bretty, fruity; hints of peach that had the characteristics of Saison Rue. Taste, wild ale, brett, light tart finish. Hints of hops come through the palate adding some spice elements. Fruity as well, hints of peach added by the brett, very earthly. Another hit by this fine brewery.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2009 at 10:04

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #4. ]Hazy medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy fruity and spicy, peppery, alcoholic. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, and peppery. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20090612]
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2009 at 04:17

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #3. ]Hazy medium yellow orange color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy fruity and yeasty, orange, citrus, peach. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, and peppery. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090612]
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2009 at 04:12

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #2. ]Unclear hazy medium to dark brown color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, spicy, light to moderate hoppy, moderate yeasty, dark berry, raisin, prune, coriander notes, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft, finish is light alcoholic or phenol. [20090612] 6-3-5-3-11 Bottle 75cl. @ DØE Tasting, Fox & Hounds, Holstebro.Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light caramel, wheat, citrus, spicy - wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, roasted, caramel, fruity. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090929] 7-3-6-3-13
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2009 at 04:08

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Entered to celebrate my rating number 13,400. Draft at the brewery. A dark brown beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of sweet malt, alcohol, bourbon, caramel, and wood. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of caramel, and medium notes of wood and alcohol, the latter burning lightly in the mouth, also light notes of bourbon, leading to a dry, woody, and alcoholic finish.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jul 2009 at 01:42