The Bruery Saison Rue

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Saison
Placentia, California USA

Orange amber pour with some yeast sediment and a big, fluffy, white head. Aroma is strong with rye, lemon, orange, dough, clove, ginger, and a bit of bretty funk. Flavor holds lots of orange and lemon, along with more spice and yeast notes. Palate is nice; carbonation is evident, but doesn’t do more than gently massage the tongue. Body is full but not thick, quite drinkable overall. Quite a nice saison.

750 ml purchased at Greens on Buford Highway. Thank God this beer doesn’t have that ridiculous amount of carbonation the Orchard White had. I tried that one today as well and it was ridiculous. This beer has a nice translucent orange/copper color, with a thin head sitting on top. Not bad looking for a saison. A decent brett aroma. Not much of a rye aroma to me. When there is brett in a beer that is all I am able to smell. There is a slight sweet aroma, but really nothing more, if you ask me. Fairly pungent beer. Wow, flavor is not what I was expecting. A fairly sweet flavor. The brett is short lived and to tell you the truth muted in the flavor; I was hoping for more! There is a nice sweet malt almost sweet honey/yeast flavor. Nothing in the flavor really stands out to me. The brett becomes more noticeable towards the aftertaste, but again not enough for me.

cloudy copper under a medium sized off-white head. honey,corn flakes, sweet, aroma. a nice herbal flavor mingles with the thick sweetness of the honey and sweet grains. caramel makes an appearance. different for a saison. thicker.. bigger. i am not getting any brett but regardless, this is the best beer of the three i tasted. everything seems to be in align.

750 ml. Cloudy, deep golden body. Huge, frothy white head, mostly lasting. The aroma is sweet and funky with notes of spice — mustiness, clove, toasted bread, wood, orange, alcohol. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, moderately bitter and lightly acidic. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic and moderately bitter. Medium to full body, velvety texture and lively carbonation. Sweet, almost sugary, with a slight vinegary taste that sits behind the lasting bitterness. Peppery alcohol, too. The brett is there, but not a big part of the beer. Too sweet and too much alcohol for a saison. Still, it gets points because it is an interesting beer and enjoyable.

Orange brown pour with little head but lots of bubbles in the glass. Funky brett aroma with minty herbs. Sweet and funky flavor. Bitter finish.

Cloudy and active pour. Aroma of spice and funk. Flavor begins slightly sweet, with a funky, spicy dryness on the tip of my tongue. Bready, yeasty, spicy, some tartness, a little grassy. Just a lot of wonderful things going on here, very enjoyable.

Dark amber orange pour with thick white head that lasts a long time. Aroma of funk, leather, sour apple. Some spice, belgian yeast. Flavor is spicey, the rye really comes through. Light dryness, some leather and funk. A bit of citrus, dust. This is really good.

750ml bottle. Pours a beautiful pale orange with a massive white head that’s nice and sticky and sticks around forever. Bubbles escalate throughout the entire tall glass. Looks the part. Aroma shows nice classic saison qualities. Belgian yeast throws off some spices, pepper, phenolic, some citrus twang. Some banana maybe and a touch of lemon. A touch of creaminess is also present which adds a nice and unique touch. Flavor is smooth with a creamy, silky mouthfeel. The mouthfeel is really the standout here, feels really lovely without any sweetness. Great body. Certainly one of the better Saisons I’ve had and I bet this would continue tasting good for quite some time as the brett is really not showing itself yet.