The Bruery Saison Rue

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Saison
Placentia, California USA

On tap at the brewery for the AHA rally. A light amber orange and an off-white head. Aroma is spicy, fruity and a little alcohol. Flavor is complex, apples, pears, spice from the yeast, and some alcohol. Light, highly carbonated and a dry finish. A slight alcohol bite but over all very nice. I’d like to try one with some age when the Brett character comes out a little more.

Sweet and sour tones come together in this delicious brew. The rye gives it a rich earthy flavor and the Belgian yeast gives it a wonderful wildness. Even though it’s brewed in SoCal, it takes you back to the farmhouse style of Europe. Rich orange in color. Just a really top notch beer. Did not expect to like this one as much as I did.

Bottle from BevMo Mission Valley. Pours a cloudy golden orange with a fizzy off white head. Nose was a little funky with some banana, citrus fruits, and yeast. Flavor was slightly tart then finished sweet. Good spice and Brett presence on the palate as well.

750ml bottle. Pours cloudy amber yellow with a dense white head, good lace. Smells and somewhat funky, maybe some straw with a touch of horse blanket. Tastes malty and a touch Brett funky with some straw and earth. Some light citrus, tasty. Medioum body with nice, vibrant carbonation.

<b>Bottle 75cl. @ TFODRBSG 2008, Ulfborg, Denmark</b>
Unclear medium orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, moderate yeasty, coriander, pepper notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (230808)

This poured a cloudy yellow color with a white head. The aroma contains a bit of funk with some spices as well as lemons and apricots. The flavor is rather sour with some lemons, honey, vanilla, and a rather strong spice presence. Overall this was a nice saison.

decaturstevo’s 2008 Zapit Tasing Tasting. Sample from a bottle shared by me, thanks to Hophead22 for the trade. Cloudy yellow, slight haze with a puffy white head supported by lots of visible carbonation. Sticky lacing. Funky brett aroma, wild, citrusy, lemon zest, spicy rye malt. Taste is more spicy rye, sweet citrus zest and a finishing dry funkiness.

My Bottom Line:
This well-levelled Saison-style Ale produces plenty of spicy rye cereal traits upon which bloom piney brettanomyces wilderness and authentic farmhouse character.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A fluffy head of foam covers the cloudy orange.
-Carbonation is very expansive; this needs to breathe a bit or else the beer wants to come through your nose...
-This is extraordinarily drinkable for an 8.5% brew.
-The body is quite lean, the hoppiness is leafy and spicy, and the flavor profile is relatively straightforward; yes, this is an authentic Saison.

Bottles.