The Bruery Provisions Series: Snicklefritz

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Draft at Churchill with Andrew and dallas. Pours bright clear yellow with thin white lacing. Aroma is sugar and sweet dry malts. Mouthfeel is thin crisp and dry with notes of banana, sweet candy, and a light bitterness.

At churchills in San Diego with James and Dallas. Dry and sugary triple style Belgian.

On tap at the Bruery. Pours a clear golden blond with a frothy head that dissipates slowly. Aroma is over nutmeg and some other spices I can’t quite pick up but overall a very distinct Belgian aroma for lack of a better description. Taste is lackluster with the typical Bruery yeast coming into play but leaving something to be desired after the nice aroma. Some pepper and slight spice notes coming in but nothing that makes this one stand out. Overall, a Bruery Belgian that will likely be brewed again in some variance that I’ll be hard pressed to tell apart.

Tastes what potpourri looks like. Pretty pungent floral notes practically capsize this brew, but the strange, lopsided spiciness is actually more interesting than offensive. Would be good on a summer night, if nothing else, because of its innocuous density and easygoing mouthfeel. Snicklefritz isn’t the most balanced beer, but it’s worth a shot if you’re getting a flight somewhere.

Orange County tasting room, pour 4/5. Orange-golden pour with basically no head. Sour and citrus appear in the nose, and dominate the flavor. Orange juice and lemon notes are huge. Flavor is pretty complex: hard to know what everything is. Palate is dry, alcohol is mostly hidden. Maybe too much citrus, maybe too many elements here, but very interesting. Very bitter finish, with some sour.

A: The beer pours a surprisingly clear golden color with a finger of white head. I say surprisingly clear because most Bruery beers aren’t. S: The aroma is very heavily spiced with with a lot of nutmeg and cinnamon notes. There is a bit of yeast along with some mild fruit esters and pepper. Fairly sweet with bread and caramel malt aromas. T: Sweeter than the nose lets on with nice toffee and caramel flavors. Still very spicy with a lot of nutmeg, mild cinnamon, and some white pepper. There is a mild fruit character of candied pears and apples. M: Medium bodied with a medium carbonation. O: One of the better "Belgian" beers the Bruery has made in recent memory.

Draft. Hazy amber pour, white head. Sweetness, honey, fruit (banana & apricot), spice, clove, and coriander. Too sweet for me, didn’t like it to much.

I really hate to be a dick but I just don’t get it. All of their beers taste the same. Sweet and sugary and bland with plenty of off flavors. Tickers keep tickin’ but I’ll pass from now on. Pours amber with a big white head and good lace. Smells sweet and caramelly malty, sugary. Tastes the same. Bland and sweet with some dishwater and a hint of booze. Med body, subdued carbonation.

( 12oz hand bottle thanks to Bman1113VR) Poured a light yellow. Aroma of honey, lemon, and grass. Taste was of ginger, honey, and floral notes. Okay beer.

(Growler, courtesy of BMan1113VR) Pours a clear yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, nuts, toffee, light smoke, wood, and Belgian yeast. Flavor of citrus, Belgian yeast, herbs, coriander, and apple.