The Bruery Black Orchard

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Belgian Ale
Placentia, California USA

Poured a hazy brown color with a beige head. The aroma was dusty with a wheaty citrus sweet lemon and mild spice. Light roasted malt flavor with again some wheaty citrus notes. Lively mouthfeel. Light bodied with a semi-dry finish. Mildly bitter finish.

750mL bottle. Poured deep brown with a dense, well-retained cap of beige head. The aroma picked up sweeter chocolates, brown sugar, and toasted nutty notes paired with tart orange peel, floral notes, and wheat.. there was an overriding spicy yeast presence that played well here. The flavor opened with tart floral notes, orange peel, and bone-dry yeast that imparted earth and bananas.. the core was mostly tart wheat, topped by the same sweet chocolates and nutty notes as the nose.. finished spicy and dry with more chocolate. Light-medium bodied and very well carbonated on the palate.. decent feel, but it didn’t quite flow as well as I would have liked.. overall engaging and different, but not quite great.

Black body with off-brown enormous head. Mlaty and oatmeal aroma. Fluffy mouthfeel, but also aggressive carbonation. Taste is cerial and some spice, and mollasses. Only so drinkable, needs to be shared. This BTW was a gusher.

Sampled on 12/29/2008. This “Black Wit” pours a deep black color from a 750ml bottle. Again upon opening this one was a gusher. It did allow me to pour the beer into several style glasses for an aroma and taste comparison, so it wasn’t a total loss. Large sized white/beige foamy head. The aroma is roasted malts, some coriander and some orange and citrus. A medium bodied Belgian Ale. The malts are caramel and dark fruits. The hops are earthy and floral. Nice balance. Caramel and fruity up front followed by some spices and orange and the finish. Definitely has that wit feel to it, yet also has the dark malt and fruit thing going. Very drinkable. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet,

2009-11-27. Black body with giant foamy beige head. 4+ Interesting aroma, light funk and roast, toasty wheat. 7+ Dry flavour, roasty notes, dry toasty wheat undertones. Overall impression is dry, light bitterness. 6+ Average to light palate. Okay. Bottle shared by GregClow.

#02 - Amerikaner Blind-Smagning 12-Jun-2009 hos Papsoe. Bottle. Clear brown - offwhite head. Spicy, roasted, earthy, licorice, star anis, sparkling, high spicy, vegetables, rubber. ØV !!

Bottle @ HJ Hansen, Odense. Pours dark brown with a small creamy head and lacings. Nose and taste is mildly roasted. Some chocolate and caramel. Spicy roasted flavor with hoppy notes in the end. Full bodied. Tasty

Bottle. Pours a cola brown with a tan head. Dry grainy and dull, husk with notes of coriander and banana, light notes of chocolate and some spices. Eh its a bit of a mess if ya ask me.