The Bruery Mischief #3

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

Tap at Blue Dog. Pours hazy golden with a large foamy white head. Aroma of fresh American hops, Belgian yeast (chimay?), citrus and floral notes. Flavor the same. Great hoppy Belgian ale.

Growler from Big Z Beverage. Pours a cloudy light orange with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, light fruitd (melon in particular), and even some spicy hops. Flavor of plenty of citrus and melon notes as well as Belgian yeast. Very drinkable and tasty! Nice flavor profile too. 7/4/8/4/15 [3.8/5]

Growler. Aroma of cranberry, mint, tangy citrus (lemon), bread, an overall sense of a not--too-sweet hard candy. Flavor really hits the tangy citrus zone, sort of bittersweet, with a light spice character and continuous bready malt presence. Quite tasty and overly drinkable for a pale, 8.5% brew.

Growler. Pours a cloudy straw color with a big white lacing head. Lots of citrusy and floral hops in the aroma as well as some belgian spice, slightly phenolic. Flavor is tart ad spicy yeast, some nice citrus hops, a soft malt backbone and a clean finish. Medium bodied with generous carbonation.

Picked up a growler of this at Hawthorne’s Cafe on their opening day. Pours a pale golden yellow/orange-peach color with hazy pale golden yellow hues when held to a light source and a one finger foam white head that very quickly settles into a lasting ring. Minimal spots of lacing are left throughout. Crisp citrus hop aroma with hints of grapefruit, mango and lemon peel as well as some bready yeast, ripe banana and subtle malt backbone. Slightly earthy/grassy with subtle pine presence balanced by subtle estery light fruit notes. These characteristics kind of balance each other leaving kind of a bland aroma. Hop forward medium body with a ton of dry earthy bitterness balanced by a prominent citrus sweetness. Dank oily resinous hops with a lot of lemon peel, grapefruit and mango, countered by a very subtle graham cracker/biscuit malt presence. Lots of earthy pine notes provides a nice dryness that lasts throughout, providing balance to the sweet notes. Slight alcohol presence comes through mid-palate and lingers into the finish. There’s also a bit of estery Belgian yeast that provide some light fruit notes, especially apple, pear and grape. Pretty complex with a nice combination of west coast IPA and Belgian Pale Ale characteristics. The 8.5% ABV is decently masked, making this beer relatively drinkable. Very good!

Growler fill. Poured a cloudy yellow color with nice head. Smell and taste of grapefruit, pears, floral hops with very nice balance and clean finish. Medium body. Overall very enjoyable and refreshing.

Tap at Rattle’n’Hum. Great cloudy gold pour, with a big, dense, fluffy white head. Very citrusy aroma, with a peppery yeast and slick malts backing it up. Oily palate, moderate body, with warming malts in the middle, moderately clean Belgian yeast, and a bitter hoppy finish. Very solid Belgian IPA.

Tap @ Down Town Johnny Brown’s. Pours a lightly hazed deep golden color with a wispy off white head. Nose held some fresh citrus hops . Palate is quite light and refreshing, very hard to describe this one.