The Bruery Partridge in a Pear Tree

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Placentia, California USA

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of Grovlam. Pours a slightly hazy deep amber with a small beige head. Plummy aroma. Full-bodied, low in carbonation, notes of overripe fruit, sherry, a little yeast with a vague underlying tartness. No bitterness. 290509

Bottled. A hazy red beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma has notes of sweet malt, caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of malt, over ripe fruits, and alcohol, as well as medium notes of caramel, the alcohol leaves a burn on the tongue and a slight burn in the throat.

Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Hazy amber color; small head. It has a very light aroma (sweet caramel, oily French Fries); the flavor is better, sweetish caramel, with Bourbon vanilla; there is a late sourness that doesn’t fit in. Too high bitterness. I guess they wanted to make a barrel aged Quadrupel, but it came out too chaotic.

#13 Bottle. [Papso Shady blind Tasting 2009] Thanks to Eric for this amazing trade!!! Small bubbly beige head that was quickly goon. Spare display of lacework. Cloudy light dark amber color. Aroma of dried fruit, yeast, molasses, mild toasted malt, vinous, alcohol warming. Full bodied with a soft carbonation and mild alcoholic texture. Heavy sweet flavor. Lingering fruity and malty finish. Blind tasting, but this could be a Quard. 7 / 3 / 8 / 4 / 16 = 3.8 (I guess it was a Quard)

#13 - Amerikaner Blind-Smagning 29-Maj-2009 hos Papsoe. Bottle. Clear red/amber - no head. High sweetness, raisins, sharpness, alcoholic, citrus, malty sourness, bubblegum, wood notes, high malty, dried fruits, phenols, cherry notes.

Bottle, 75cl. Thx to Papsoe. It pours a clear, copper body under a beige head of moderate size. The aroma has canned fruits syrup, mostly peaches, with hops, alcohol and caramel as well. Sweet, syrupy flavor with alcohol, some spices and a phenolic touch. Full-bodied and warming. Long, warm, sweet finish. A rather nice beer, but on the sweet, syrupy side. It’s sort of like candy with alcohol. (090508)

Bottle #13 at Papsø’s blindtasting. Clear orange red coloured with a medium sized off white ehad. Sweet aroma of fruits from can, coriander and spices. Sweet and fruity favour of citrus, dried fruits and alcohol. Warming alcoholic finish.

From bottle, blind #13. Pours hazy orange to brown with a small tan head. Dry caramel malt, slight oxidised note in the aroma. Overripe fruity too. Sweet, fruity, yeasty and light oxidised flavoured. Mild acidic touch. Vague metallic. acidic and dark roasted malt flavoured finish.Lasting spiced and yeatsy into the far finish.