The Bruery Partridge in a Pear Tree

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.

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

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.

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.

Date: December 20, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: South Bay Drugs, San Diego
Appearance: opaque dark amber, fine beige head, streaks of lace
Aroma: sweet fruity malt aroma, brown sugar sweetness, ripe fruits, light spicyness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, light spicy hint of alcohol, touch of spicyness, lots of plums and apricots and maybe a bit of the pear tree
Overall: very tasty and drinkable but not quite the depth I’m looking for
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

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.

(750ml botte, thanks CaptainCougar) Small beige head topped by hazy copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, apple/pear, some plum, light spice, alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet, apple/raisin, caramel, alcohol. Sticky full body, low carbonation.

Bottle from Paiste2002, thanks! Dark brown color. Malty nutty aroma wuith nutmeg and pear juice. Malty sweet flavor with pear juice, mango, cinnamon, nutmeg and some warming alcohol. Very pleasant beer, the fruity sweetness hides the alcoholic power. Good, but maybe a bit too onedimensional sweet to be top class.