The Bruery Black Orchard

Formerly brewed at The Bruery
Style: Belgian Ale
Placentia, California USA

06-FEB-2010, bottle @home, from "Fish & Beer". Huge floffy light brown head on almost black body. Coffee-roasted nose and some yeast as well though the witt-stuff is certainly subdued. Much more dunkel-like than witte. Fine quite high carbonation. Turns a bit watery on the finish. Very fine beer.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown almsot black color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty spicy aroma. Slightly sweetish roasted malty spicy caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty finish with some roeasted hints in the aftertaste.

bottle, pours a very lively dark brown with a tall and I mean TALL light tan head. Wonderful nose of carmel malt and citrus. Flavor is rich burnt carmel, bready malts, and a light clove/corriander finish. Really not picking up much wit beer in this, but it’s still rather good. Very high carbonation, thin crisp mouthfeel.

750, capped. Pours a deep opaque ebony, nearly black. Huge billowing pocked fluffy tan head, takes forever to get the glass full waiting for it to settle. Even after several dunks of the moustache to oil it up and break the suds, it’s still hanging around. Real beast. Mild dry baking spice and cola nose, shows some potential but those nice notes need some company before they can coalesce into anything memorable. Fizzy body on the light side of medium. Bold, live carb and a nice weight to it. Cola and mild spice bits on the mid-palate, long dry finish not unlike semi-stale rye bread crusts. This is a nice little belgian that needs a serious boost of imagination.

Bottle [750ml] shared with HogTownHarry, garthicus, GregClow, jerc & mabel -- c/o GregClow. Slow gusher. Pours a very dark brown with a large diminishing frothy off-white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, spices, some sweetness, roasted malt and a hint of sourness. Dry flavour of Belgian yeast, lightly roasted malt, fruit, some spices and a bit of smoke. Overly carbonated. Average to medium bodied. Nothing great, but pretty good, I liked it.

It’s black with a red hue and a huge, creamy head. The aroma has notes of coriander,yeast, wheat, caramel, light licorice and fruit. The flavour has sweetness and notes of coriander, yeast, light licorice, caramel, fruit and the finish is slightly citrussy.

On tap at the Other Side Cafe, Boston, 15 October 2009. Very dark but not a stout. Too cold to get much aroma. Possibly some light berry fruits. Possibly also a little diacetyl. Something a little woody and mushroomy going on in the flavour. Maybe some subtle herbal notes too - ah I see it has Chamomile added, that will be it. Difficult to place style-wise. Interesting but, as my first beer from this much vaunted brewery, it didn’t really grab me as much as I had hoped.

bottle thanks to bhensonb. poured dark brown with a beige head that fades. aroma was very nice with citrus, soft florals, and an ever so slight presence of coffee. flavor is equally as nice with coriander, citrus, cinnamon, and floral note of some sort. light body with very high carbonation. thanks bill for another brew!!