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The Bruery Black Orchard

The Bruery Black Orchard - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
76
overall
Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Belgian Ale

Placentia, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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1953.33/5.03.31/5.05.7%80.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 Ungstrup (14754), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/102/513/20
Jun 14, 2009    Updated: Jun 27, 2009
Bottled. An unclear brown beer with yeast sediment floating around under a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with ntoes of malt, wheat, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of wheat and medium notes of malt and caramel as well as a touch of spices, leading to a dry wheaty finish. The body is a bit thin.


 Papsoe (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of yespr/Ungstrup. Pours a hazy and opaque dark brown with a lively beige head. Aroma of yest, overripe and dried fruits. Medium body with a heavy carbonation, yeast, brown sugar, spices and again accents of overripe and dried fruits. The finish is dry and yeasty with some phenols present. 120609


 yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 6, 2008    Updated: Jun 13, 2009
From tap at Pizza Port, Carlsbad. Pours almost black with a small orange glare and a lacing white head. Mild spiced and roasted malt flavour. Spiced and malty roasted flavour. Lasting spiced flavour and slight roasted. Not my style, too spiced.6-3-4-3-10=2.6

From bottle, blind #2. Pours hazy dark brown with a small off-white head. Yeasty, roasted malt, caramel and light acidic touch in the aroma. Plastic, leathery and spiced flavoured. Mild acidic touch. Spiced and roasted finish. Lingering roasted malt flavoured finish.6 3 6 3 13 = 3.1


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 10, 2009  
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 mooderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft, finish is light alcoholic or phenol. [20090612]


 joergen (8430), Frederiksberg, Denmark
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/56/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Bottle #2 at Papsø’s blindtasting. Hazy red brown with a medium sized beige head. Spicy aroma of coriander, rubber and celery. Spicy flavour of caramel, coriander, rubber and celery. Spicy finish. Unpleasant,.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 25, 2009  

Date: May 15, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: muddy brown, wispy beige head
Aroma: roasted aroma with light spicyness, touch of caramel sweetness
Body: light body
Flavor: rich roasted malt flavor, touch of dark chocolate, light spicyness, touch of chocolate
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 26, 2008  
Dark brown. Smokey dark fruits highlight a complex aroma. Fruity-yeasty character with some dark malts and raisin.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Aug 8, 2009  
Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Dark brown color; medium head. Aroma of cabbage, vegetables, spice. Dry mouthfeel, quite thin; light vegetables flavor, light liquorice. Not very good.



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