The Bruery – 7 Grain Saison

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Jun 292011
 

Maybe it is the hot weather but more and more often lately I just want a beer that is flavorful without being overwhelming to my palate.  I want to be able have a a few and be able to taste other things afterward and if all of this can be combined into a beer that also keeps the alcohol level reasonable, that is the best case scenario.  It has been a long time since I have done so, but it is nice to have a beer in hand that I can (and want to) drink all day and have it leave me still standing at the end.  I have to put this beer in that category.

To mark the middle of this week . . .

Brewery: The Bruery (Placentia, CA)

Name: 7 Grain Saison

Style: Saison

ABV: 5.00%

Location: Redlight Redlight

Tasting Notes:

  • One plus finger creamy white color head that is thick with fine bubbles.  Holds really well and leaves a nice trail along the glass.
  • Relatively mild aroma overall, but with a faint fruitiness and a bit of bready yeast.
  • Pale to medium straw color.  Pretty clear with rising bubbles visible, but does have just a bit of haze.
  • Bit of light citrus in the flavor that has a pithy quality and maybe an herbal note in there somewhere.  Really nice bitterness that finishes dry and crisp in combination with the carbonation.
  • Light to medium body with a fairly high level of carbonation.  Has a bit of creaminess in the body as it warms some.
  • Love the dryness of the finish and is a great lower ABV sessionable beer that I just enjoy a ton.  Wish I had it on draft at home.
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The Bruery - 7 Grain Saison

 

 Posted by Lucas at 11:00 am  Tagged with: , ,

The Bruery – Humulus XPA

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Apr 162011
 

If there is a chance to try a beer from a brewery you really like that is typically not available in your area, you are pretty much obligated to do so.  If it is also a very unique beer in general (say one that is brewed with Brettanomyces, Centennial, Simcoe, and dry-hopped with Columbus hops), there is no way that you should pass it up.  That explains why I ended up taking a few notes on this beer, not knowing if I would ever have the opportunity again.

A nice B Note to kick off the weekend . . .

Brewery: The Bruery (Placentia, CA)

Name: Humulus XPA

Style: Belgian Pale Ale (I think . . . my best guess anyway)

ABV: 4.30% (brewery website)

Location: Redlight Redlight

Tasting Notes:

  • Orange honey in color.  Two finger white head with great retention, then leaving really nice lacing on the glass.
  • Really awesome grapefruity citrus hop aroma with notes of tropical fruit and sweetness.
  • Medium light body with a nice amount of carbonation and a bit of astringency on the finish.
  • The dominant characteristic of the flavor seems to be the crisp bitterness.  Also some slight spice toward the finish with a slight tartness in a citrus pithy kind of way.
  • Definitely prefer the aroma to the flavor if forced to choose.
  • The bitterness is oddly addictive.  A very interesting beer that is really unlike anything I can remember drinking previously.
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The Bruery - Humulus XPA

 

 Posted by Lucas at 10:00 am  Tagged with: , ,

A Collaboration Takeover

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Apr 092011
 

As I have been looking forward to working the The Bruery and Cigar City Collaboration Takeover event that is now only one day away, I have been checking out a few videos to gain some more insight on the one of the two that I am less familiar with.  Being so close to Cigar City I am able to keep up with what they do quite easily, but The Bruery not nearly as much.  So here is a little of what I found . . . one a nice, short interview and the other a well edited piece of the brewing process there.

If I had to pick a few of the beers I am most looking forward to trying I would probably say the Hottenroth and Seven Grain Saison from The Bruery and the White Oak Dry Stout and Gose from Cigar City.  That is of course after I try the collaboration beer, Marrón Acidifié.  Sadly the ISO:FT will not be available for the occasion, but there will be plenty of others to keep the palates of those attending occupied.

Cheers!

 Posted by Lucas at 2:00 pm  Tagged with: , ,
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