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The Bruery Black Orchard

Percentile
77
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2013.34/5.03.33/5.05.7%82.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Black Orchard is an unfiltered, bottle / keg conditioned Belgian-style black wheat beer, or “black wit”, if you will. This dark but surprisingly light bodied beer is very drinkable while still having character and complexity. Chamomile is added for its floral aroma, while the coriander and citrus peel give the characteristics of a traditional witbier. (ABV: 5.7%, IBU: 15, SRM: 26, Release: Year Round, Format: 750 mL bottles and 30L kegs)
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 vyvvy (2034), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Pours very dark with a dark red tint and a good sized tan head. The aroma has toasty malt, appropriate sweetness, gentle spice, hints of orange and an angel food cake sort of quality - quite pleasant. Medium light body with lots of lively carbonation. The aroma has toasted gentle malt with no bitterness, bit sweeter than the aroma (it’s a clean sweetness), sharper orange and more pronounced spice aspect. The finish has various spices with some coming across as sharp and some as gentle. The angel food aspect is coming out on the finish as well. A great beer and very unique.


 masonjer (563), Holt, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 14, 2009  
Metro Tasting. Poured dark brown and just kept fizzing out of the top of the bottle. Poured with a giant head. Aroma was huge spice, dry barnyard notes and toasty malt. Taste was spice as well, a bit of roast, earthy hops, light juicy fruit. This didn’t blow me away, but I enjoyed it. Seemed like a black saison to me.


 KyotoLefty (1400), Kyoto, Japan
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20
Sep 13, 2009  
75 cl bottle. Black with a thin, fine, off-white head. Dry chocolate aroma with funky yeast and dark fruits. Vegetal and chocolate flavors, with dark malts, light fruit, and a bit tart. Belgian style yeast character is a bit too strange.


 Taverner (837), San Ramon, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 13, 2009  
Bottle @ BevMo. Pours dark with a thick black color, tan head. Aroma is dark fruits: raisins, currants, dates. Flavor is nice and not overly sweet. Kind of like a cross between a Belgian Ale and a Brown Ale.


 radagast83 (1289), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 12, 2009  
Pours a dark, black body with a pretty substantial tan head. Aroma is dark malts, spices, wheat, dried fruits and spices. Flavor is that dried fruits flavor, spices, notes of spices, wheat. Lacing is pretty nice along the sides of the beer.


 boFNjackson (1269), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Bottle @ Bailey’s Taproom... Poured near black with an off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits (very grape-like), malt and spices. Dark malt and plum/fruit flavors. Lighter body and other flavors of herbs and a vegetable quality (like root or cauliflower). Light, sweet malts towards the end.


 Gypsy19 (621), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/54/104/510/20
Sep 10, 2009  
Pours an opaque dark brown with a large tan head. Just looks stunning in an 18-ounce wine balloon. Aroma is fairly complex; of dark malt, spices, a little bit of wheat and general fruit. Oh my, the flavor is quite a disappointment. Cardboard and cheap lager is all I’m getting. Okay a little malt, but other than that this is so boring. Just lethargic, vague, lifeless. Creamy, full mouthfeel. Overall, fair plus.


 kkearn (1000), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 10, 2009  
750mL bottle. Pours very deep brown, topped with a big tan head. Mild aroma of cocoa,wheat, citrus, and mild spice. Flavor begins with dark wheat, which is soon joined by orange, spice, cocoa, and candi sugar. Body is a too thin. Cocoa and wheat are present for the finish, but disappear quickly. This was a letdown.



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