 Beaver (474), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
May 12, 2008
22 oz bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head that quickly diminishes to a thin collar.
The aroma is rather unpleasant funky (and slightly burnt) yeast and bandaids with some spices and some tart fruits. Some buttery malts (popcorn) come out as it warms.
The flavor is a little tart fruitiness (lemons) and buttery malts that is quickly smothered by a kind of peppery and floral bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with lots of sharp carbonation at first that mellows.
Overall, an interesting concept, but not nearly as good as it sounded. The combination of flavors and smells didn’t mesh well with me. It’d be interesting to see if more sourness comes out as it ages.
colemgm8 (368), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
Aug 29, 2008 bomber. pours a brilliant golden with a solid white fluffy head. aromas of yeast (Brett) and not much else. nice and peppery on the front of the palate with an overall soft feel. I’m not getting any fig within this one as the label declares. solid finish with the yeast and tartness coming through.
21iceman40 (1669), north little rock, Arkansas, USA
Aug 29, 2008 This was weird, very spicy, yeasty, and saisonesque. I’m not sure if i would have it again, but it was a very interesting tasting experience. I didnt care for the pepper vibe to it, but all in all it was a fun time drinking this beer.
joergen (6257), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Aug 29, 2008 Bottle.
Hazy yellow coloured with a medium sized white head.
Aroma of fruits and brett with notes of spices and pine apples.
Fruity flavour of spices and brett with notes of yeast and hops.
Hoppy and bretty finish.
Refreshing.
oberabcbbsok (679), Hoboken, Belgium
Aug 28, 2008 On draft at avery brewery. Nice and good tasting, medium bodied and not too strong. I liked it
iowaherkeye (1382), rocking podunk Marengo!, Iowa, USA
Aug 25, 2008 22oz bomber, no date from Brennan’s in Madison. Nice copy of the Bruegel label--or is it some famous painting?Fermented with 100% Brett? Huzzah!--hopefully. Clear medium golden with a 11/2 finger off-white head, good retention. Aroma has the undeniable aroma of brett--dry, lemony, leathery, and slightly buttery--with some light cherry cough syrup in the back-end. A little peach is present as well--smells pretty clean, actually. Flavor isn’t quite as nice, with straight alcohol and grain coming forth. I could pick up on only a hint of floral notes (hibiscus, perhaps?) with the white pepper coming forth towards the finish. Plenty of cough syrup notes as well. Dry finish, bitterness peaking around a 2-3 and sourness at a 2. Moderate carbonation with a medium body. Started out promising, but fell flat. I don’t care what Andy says, he’s wrong and a jerk.
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