The Bruery Saison Rue

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Saison
Placentia, California USA

Pours a highly carbonated hazy orange with a foamy head that fills about 3/4 of the glass upon the initial pour. After settling for 10 minutes, leaving clumpy lacing, it gives off a sweet, doughy, hay and caramel nose with some grapefruity hop notes. Body has a touch of leathery funk atop lots of underlying caramely malts and some bready Belgian yeast with a touch of citrusy tartness toward an effervescent slightly warming finish. Pretty true to style and enjoyable.

Refreshing, bitter and slightly sour and spicy ale. Nose of spices, coriander, apples, pears, slight sour and farmhouse quality. Medium mouthfeel, large carbonation with a slight lactic quality. Additional wheat, biscut, caramel, rye, pepper and bannana in the flavor. Lengthy, slightly tart and bitter finish.

This is one hard to pour beer, producing an enormous fluffly white head. Appealing dark cloudy shade. Seducing, albeit original and different cerealic aromas with unusual rye notes for a saison. Soft floral and earthy hops have a distinct English feel to them. Cracker-like, but a refreshing cracker at that. Authentic very big and active bubbles maintain a more than healthy foam. Wild and constant, also authentic, yeastiness. A lovely introduction to this new brewery whose new products we’ll certainly want to look forward to.

Bottle from South Bay Drug (though I have a spare from Bottle Barn). Orange gold color with a large whitish head. Aroma is spicey over fruit and light malt. Medium body with vigorous carbonation. The brett funk is up front. Next is like sucking peach pits. Lots of sharpish spice. Puckers my mouth - i.e. astringent. Finish is mildly sweet, fruity, funky. It’s the cleanest funk (?) I can recall. The rye finally comes center stage. It’s genuinely mouthsmacking. Perhaps the best Bruery I’ve had so far.

Bottle from Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa, CA. The body was dark gold with a light haze. There was an off white head on top. The aroma was spicy cinnamon with some herbs and bread crust. The taste was rich pancakes. The finish was sweet with peaches and nutmeg spice. Nice.

750ml bottle thanks to Dunk. Whoa, a gusher! Pours a clear golden amber with a huge, fluffy white head. Nose is lemon and spice. Taste is lemon and spice with lots of pepper. Mouthfeel is medium with lots of carbonation and a bitter hop finish.

Thanks to Lithy for sharing this one at decaturstevo’s 2008 Zapit Tasing Tasting. Hazy dark yellow body that forms a long lasting white head. Funky Belgian aroma. Sweet & spicy.

750mL bottle, no date from Bottle Barn. Pours a clear effervescent amber with a three finger off-white head, great retention. Good thing this went in my Duvel! Floral nose with some spicy and herbal hops, white pepper, lemon, and a hint of leather. Flavor is spicier and tangier yet, and I can pick up on the rye now. I wonder how much rye was used. . . I’m liking the spicy and herbal hops with the rye. Dry finish with with bitterness peaking around a 3 and a fair amount of alcohol for the strength. Ah, I thought it read 6.5% on the label, so I’m an idiot and it makes sense. Highly carbonated with medium body. Pretty good, my favorite from The Bruery thus far.