The Bruery Saison Rue

Pours hazy dark straw orange, not orange enough to be called copper penny color, but close. The head is off-white, copious, and reemerging with the repour and sticking around awhile. The nose is candi sugary malt, solid funky female gymnast feety, with spicy florals, coriander, and hops. The taste is malty, candi sugary, full bodied, with a nice balance of floral, yeasty spicy, and funky taste sensations. The balance is very good, and the complexity is above what I expected. The Bruery has impressed me so far, and this is a flagship brew for them. I’d probably buy the White Orchard first and this second. I dare say this one ranks up there with the solid French, Belgian, German, and Swiss saisons, although I crave more Bretty, female feety horse blanket. Pump up the funk, as Young DMC tragically sang right before he had a cap popped in his ass, and this one would shoot into the stratosphere. As it stands, it is an outstanding saison.

Bottle shared with the brewer at Capones event during PBW. Pours a lightly hazy golden with orange notes and a large bubbly/creamy white head that laced. Aroma was wonderfully floral and mixed citrus. Saison spiciness was there. Bready along with a touch of wild yeast. Some earthy notes peaking through. Really wonderful aroma. Flavor was pretty much on par with the aroma. Like the dry bready mouthfeel. Of the Bruery beers I have had so far, this one stands out for sure!

Bottle and served in my big ole Tripel Karmeliet tulip: HUGE fluffy white heed over the top of an initial clean golden hue which by it’s nature left a lot of lace upon the glassware. Wonderful nose of herbal and grassy esters with just a touch of wild yeast vapours, spicy and earthy aromas hit the mark spot on. The taste is initially fruity and acidic with some woody notes supported by a layer of pale malts and rye bread snap. The finish is where you can pick up a hint of the development of wild yeast characteristics. While the rye component is not traditional, the rest of brew is very much in the rustic style I envision (minus the over carbonation, but then again it is better than being flat, you know). MIKEY LIKEY this very much, well done and perhaps the best of the Bruery brews I have had to date. (If made by Fantome or Dupont, this beer would average at least 3.9 methinks)

750ml Bottle: Aroma of Brett yeast, slight coriander, slight citrus, slight wood, and a hint of white pepper. Poured gold/orange/amber in color with a large, frothy, off-white head that became creamy and dense as it lasted throughout. Cloudy. Very sparkling. Many small particles throughout. Flavor is light to medium sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of spices, banana, cream, yeast, light rye, slight citrus hops, light fruit, caramel, and a bit of wood. Medium body. Fizzy, tingly texture. Lively carbonation. Sweet, slightly spiced, yeast finish is a bit dry.

Bottle courtesy of Kegbear. This is a different saison than others that I’ve had. Good malt sweet aroma. Awesome fruits and spice finish> really damn good beer would love to get again. Real cool bottle as well

Bottle.

This is crazy good. Should be saison ruLeS. Nice spicy coriander with citrus (not bitter peel, just citrus). Cracker malts, yeasty, rye and brett alike taking a back sea (though the brett comes into focus as I reach the more sediment heavy parts of the 750 ml bottle). Super beer near-fresh; I’d love to try this at two years plus.

Nice amber-orange color with a head that quickly faded. It smells like spice and a little honey, actually pretty good. I can barely taste the brett but I do taste it. The flavor is odd but not bad at all, hard to describe like candy but not really. The mouthfeel is a little too fizzy for my liking, kinda like a soda. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 10-17-2008 02:20:24

On tap at the Bruery. Solid saison, unconventional. Cloudy yellow-orange color with a white head. Aroma of caramel malt, brown sugar, Asian spices, and some mild funk that’s a little muted compared to other saisons. Taste is sweet malt, light fruits, Brett funk, some spices, and Belgian yeast. Rather heavily carbonated, but it works well.