The Bruery Black Orchard

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

Pours pitch black and completely opaqye without even the slightest bit of lighter colored edges when held tp a light source and a three finger frothy, soapy yellowish beige head. Decent retention, slowly fading into a lasting cap. The aroma has the characteristics of a traditional wheat beer with a nice twist. Bready/yeasty notes with hints of corriander, citrus peel and ripe banana as well as some slight toasted malt, dark fruit and oatmeal. Flavor is very similar to aroma. Medium bready, yeasty body with a very prominet citrus peel character. Hints of spicy pepper, lemon zest and corriander. Lemon and orange peel with a bit of clove and ripe banana acompanied by a slight toasty roasted malt, oatmeal and dark fruit flavor. Very well-balance and quite quaffable. Another interesting, unique beer from the brewery.

Bottle. Aroma very intense with spices of all sorts, almost herbal, some smoke, as well as some light cookie malt and average yeastiness. Flavor of dark, lightly roasted malt meshing with the spices, though not nearly as intense as in the nose. Yeast continues to be present but not overbearing. Prickly carbonation was a massive distraction for much of the duration of consumption, only subsiding toward the very end and revealing more cookie and chocolate malt notes. Overall...I guess I just wish the biting carbonation hadn’t been there...

Dark brown pour with a small off white head. Aroma is of oats, floral spice, oats caramel and toast. Flavor contains a surprising roasted barley note with some smokiness and further oat notes. Medium body with a dryish finish typical of wheat malt. Very interesting and unique.

On tap at brewery. Hard to know what to say about this one. Almost like a schwarzbier crossed with a Belgian White. Chocolate malt and soft roasts come through, along with typical Belgian white spices (coriander, etc). Mouthfeel is light, clean, and slightly dry. An interesting offering overall.

750ml bottle shared by BeerGestapo. Thanks Mike. Started foaming over as soon as the cap was cracked. Dark brown pour topped by a massive but quickly diminishing head. Coriander and earth on the nose. The flavor reminded me a lot of a farmers market, fresh produce, meaty, slightly musty. Very nice mouthfeel, carbonation has a nice zing to it. Not what I was expecting but different and pleasant.

nose is roast oats and a touch of grape or black cherry. appearance is opaque center, brown edges with lingering head and active but small carb. flavor is belgian spice largely with light roast notes. palate is unlike what the color seems to dictate.

Poured dark brown, CO2, malty, caramel, little spice, little citrus, little dark fruits.

Bitch is delicious but I can’t tell you why. Definitely smells and tastes like birthday cake. A Belgian birthday cake? Sugary and moist? I’m confused because I like it and I hade dessert. Hell, about as original as it gets. It’s a little yeasty and sour once it warms up, but the initial hit was badass. Never tasted anything like this brew. It’s retarded and awesome. I wanna blow a candle out on top of it.