The Bruery Orchard White

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Placentia, California USA

Shared with the Man and the Legend, DrBayern, the King of Celts Celticbrew, and the Baron of Beer Brian the Beer Pimp. Nice spicy aroma. Pours a light yellow color, clean and clear. Has a nice dry taste with hints of lavender. The finish was very nice and dry.

On tap at The Bruery tasting room. This is a very light colored beer with a nice light yeasty taste. There is some awesome coriander and orange spice thing going on with this. Incredibly well balanced. Good one

Bottle. Pours a clear, golden color with a ridiculously large, very dense white head. Aromas of citrus, coriander, ginger, and wheat. Palate is very lively, with a light body and a sticky texture. Taste is very light, with just hints of citrus and wheat. Given the aroma, I thought that the actual taste would be equally as well but unfortunately it was light.

Popped this open not really knowing what to expect, I just know it seems like this brewery came out of nowhere and everybody is talking about it. All I can really say is that this is quite a unique beer, not the sweeter style of a witbier i’d expect, but the big bold flavors make up for it. The aroma is what stands out, smells like that dam smelly bag that sit’s in the crapper at my aunts house with all the dried flowers in it, but in a beer. Big oat and citrus with a lavander aftertaste, kinda odd but actually after half the bottle, pretty good, off to look for more from these guys.

Pale clear gold, nice head. Aroma is quite citric, notes of orange, and grain, pleasant. Flavor is quite light bodied, bordering on thin. Light wheat, nice citric note, and a floral finish. The lack of body really hurt this one.

Bottle. Poured clear yellow color with a large creamy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate yeasty spicy and herbs aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and lively carbonation. Medium to heavy spicy sweet flavor with a medium herbal sweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.

750ml bottle from the Binny’s in Downers Grove, Illinois: This poured a pale yellow body, a tad hazed, with lively carbonation - all buried beneath an overly tall, rocky head. The aroma, when it got through, was very spicy, a bit too heavy handed on the lavender. It reminded me of the smell of my late maternal grandmother’s toiletries. (I loved her, but was always greateful for a head cold.) The flavor was bready, dry with coriander, with just a touch of the citrus and, yes, loads of lavender. The finish was dry and left a mouthful of spices that required a serious Listerine mouthwashing.

Straw with big, foamy white head / Delicate, tart nose of orchard fruit, coriander, and lavender / Light body, moderately tart, with silky, resinous body and good, lingering finish / Muted flavors of apple, orange, lemon, resin, straw, coriander, and lavender / The flavors are a little more restrained than I would like, but very nice.