The Bruery Saison Rue

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Saison
Placentia, California USA

I’m divided about this beer. On the one hand, I do like it, but on the other hand, it really does smell like a dirty men’s room . . . some of the time. The rest of the time it smells a little funky, hoppy, nutty, sour. Sweet flavors (but not much actual sweetness) give way to a very bitter, dry end. A little funky, nutty, a little sour (but not too much - and more regular sour than funky sour). It’s hard to drink too much at once because of the almost astringent end.- it might be better with food. But the beer is complex and nice - just sometimes you gotta remember to not breathe in.

750 ml bottle from Bieropholie, shared with Billy, served cool in a tumbler. NO21/09.

App.: Hazy amber with a large off-white froth. Aroma: Light funk, nice bright fruitiness, some warm spices, rich brown sugar and lighter molasses, some yeast notes. Palate: Medium body, nearly flat. Flav.: Deliciously fruity, minty herbals, light licorice, some brown sugar, some light funk, warm spices; fairly sweet with a good deal of warming alcohol, light bitterness, nice fruity/malty finish.

Quite nice.

211109 Tasting with Ungdomsklubben. Pours a clear golden with a white head and lacings. Sweet and slightly sour with aromas of pears. Some residual sugars. Dry finish with hints of dust and brett. Medium bodied. Medium to high carbonation.

cloudy golden, thick white head. sour notes, rye, sweet malts, sweet fruits, nice. flaovr is sweetness from rye, brett, wheat yeast.

Gold pour with a frothy egg shell colored head. Thick drippy lace. Aroma is lemongrass, and brett. Interesting flavor. Wet grass, herbs, crackers, juniper berries, and white peppercorn. Dry finish, complex but not really really the mix of flavors i was looking for...

Pours hazy hazy apricot orange, creamy beige head. A legitimately wild aroma. Slightly moldy wet autumn leaves. Not since Saison de Pipaix have I found one that I thought smelled like it was made in a barn. Not strictly offensive but it manages to pique my curiosity to better learn all the different kinds of infections out there. Medium bodied, quite creamy texture. More on the sweet side, like jelly beans and meringue. I would prefer it to be less strong so it might be more drinkable. But really, it’s quite interesting, although I can’t say it’s really hitting the spot for me.

Bottle. This was my Thanksgiving day beer. Pours unclear gold with a white head. Nice spicy aroma with a light sweetness. The flavor is spicy and fruity, with some lighter herbal notes and a cool funky hint at the end. Quite good.

bottle poured a brown golden in color with a thick off white foamy head that stuck around for a while. aroma has yeast, wheat, nutmeg, rye, grass, and some herbs. light mouth feel with huge frothy carbonation. flavor hits right to the yeast, light acid, slight bitterness, grass, wet herbs, and spice. quite a wet herb cocktail thing countered with a dry brett funk.