The Bruery Black Orchard

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

Bottle: Poured a deep hazy brown color ale with a quite large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of funky yeast with some fruity ester and some great Belgian malt also noticeable. Taste is a very well balanced mix between some floral malt with notes of funky yeast ester and a great malt backbone. The spices are well integrated in the mix and don’t play such a prominent role. Body is quite full with great carbonation. Very well done and definitely underrated from this fine brewer.

On tap at Liar’s Club. Black with a fizzy white head. Faint roasty aroma. Tangy citrus roasty taste with a chocolate and bready finish.

Pours a dark caramel brown color with violet hues showing when backlit. A small, foamy, khaki colored head is well retained, and some nice, delicate lacing remains on the glass. The aroma is floral and fruity, with notes of darkly toasted wheat in the background. Light caramel adds sweetness, while banana esters and hints of lavender and orange peel provide bright spots on the nose. Flavors are a bit more muddled, with the dry, wheaty base taking the fruits over somewhat. Oatmeal wasn’t as prevalent as I was expecting. The palate was a little weak and a bit over carbonated, though it was fairly easy to drink and quite refreshing. Overall, I just wasn’t nearly as impressed with the Black Orchard as I was with the Wit.

750ml bottle, Hi Times cellars A gusher, I set it in the sink and foam slowly oozed over the top for about 5 minutes Dark brown pour, foamy white head, spicey, roasty.

From Voldby, DK. Bottled, 021209. Dark brown with beige head. Aroma of malt and spices. Flavor is cane sugar, wheat and yeasty fruit

Bottle; poured a dark cola brown with lots of floaties. Aroa of wheat, chalk and cocoa. Flavor was that of a brown ale with some wheat, fruit, and chalk. Not as good as I was hopping for, but not bad.

Aroma:choclate,spicy,light sour aroma... Appearance:clear black,small head.. Flavor:Spicy,floral,light chocolate and belgian yeast...

Ruddy prune in color. Large off-beige head slowly settles and forms a tight but broken cap. Cocoa, plums, alcohol, apple, bready malt, and brown sugar aromas. Faint sulfur, bubblegum, and roasted malt hulls. Soft and expansive effervescence. Dryish and earthy with chocolate-tinged roast upfront. An array of delicacies abound, though the residual sweetness packs substantial weight. Distinctly oaty as well, which also somewhat hampers the body as it deposits an aggressive oiliness on the tongue. Notably floral yet slickly appley with trace notes of banana and bubblegum. Ensuing twinge of coriander echoes the feisty plasticy phenolics as doughy yeast films the palate and neutralizes the fervid spice. Pleasant tang of iron comes and goes, but enhances the quaffable nature. Buried yet perceptible banana esters continue to lend more slickness to the body. Alcohol provides warmth despite its modest strength. Bold notes of plum form an agreeable alliance with the sturdy bready-malt spine. Finishes with apple and plum notes with hints of coriander and distant glimpses of plastic. The malt does show occasional promise as it exhibits some depth and rounded texture, but is partially overshadowed by the plasticlike phenols and oily oats. Yeasty and fairly alcoholic. Middle of the road.