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Holiday Beer Review – Three French Hens from The Bruery


At some point around Seven Swans A Swimming, I stopped buying The Bruery Christmas beers based on the infamous math song. Maybe, I came to the realization that I was never going to do a home tasting of all twelve or I was going to find a dinner that had all twelve in smaller amounts. Either way, I only had four bottles left. #3 through #6.

So, in an effort to clear the cellar to a manageable spreadsheet size, I brought all four up to review, starting with Three French Hens…
Warming but not boozy. Lots of Barrel character. A little tannic wine note as well. A touch of spice notes, wish there was more though. How would this be rated amongst all 12? Needed air to dull some sharp edges from initial aroma. Really good dark strong but I could get this in the TJs Vintage Ale for cheaper. Of 3-6, this has not set a super high bar.

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Dulce Duo

It is not a long leap from pastry styled beers to the beer equivalent of the cinnamon challenge. There are two (probably more) releases coming for the Dulce de Cerveza crowd…

I am intrigued by the Bruery/Horus combo though I honestly thought at first that it was a french fry beer before reading the featured ingredients. I would expect that the Sierra Nevada version would be less intense and less sweet. The fact that the former goes from barrels to a can is quite cool in my opinion.

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Robert Ford Approved


When it is all haze and 16oz cans, it is sometimes good to see a reliable brewery, like The Bruery, lean into their barrel strength and when they use whiskey barrels with a quad instead of stout. I perk up and start reading the label closely. Probably won’t see this one other than at Bruery locations so a trip to Orange County might be in order.

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Mischief Managed


The Bruery, now with their IPA Offshoot canning experience, is dipping a toe into adding their Mischief beer into cans as well. Seems like a good starting point since it is a well known name and it is hoppy. Customers seem to be thinking that if it is a 16oz can that it is hoppy at least if not hazy. I will be checking the price point to see what they are thinking the market will bear.

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Back to the Brueing Source

It has been a long, long while since I was at the OG location of The Bruery. Heck, I don’t get down to Orange County much at all and I have only been to location two (Terreux) twice.

Since I was in the vicinity, I decided to check out the taproom on Dunn Way and see if it has changed…

But first some teeny-tiny beer reviews of my taster tray…
Bitters and Mash – tastes more like pils to me. Really good. Grain taste shines through.
A Prilz – perfect beer for this month. super light yellow. Crisp and metallic.
Girl Grey – soft tea taste. Creamy orange aroma and initial taste. I can see how this was a chef driven beer.
Smell that Smell – great aroma. Collab with Garage Project. Soft hop taste. Lactose-ness does not warm well.
One Way or Another – Cascade collaboration that is Marionberry red in color. Like pink lemonade really zippy on the tongue. Not really a Tripel to me.

The tap room was not super busy on a hot April day, (I probably should have checked to see the crowd at Terreux) so it like the same old spot. Down to the two big screens with tap list and video that are still washed out and hard to read.

It is cool to see that The Bruery has pretty much taken over the industrial park. I vividly remember early visits where they were tucked into the far side with a tiny bar.

Another pair of positives is that there is a much longer list of beers (especially now that Offshoot has been added) and that crowler fills are now available on select beers.

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Review – Saison Ardennes from The Bruery Terreux

I was lucky enough to get a media sample of the new Saison Ardennes from The Bruery Terreux.

I opened up the 12.7oz bottle with the equine label to see what the second brewery is up to….

…and Ardennes pours a lovely bright orange color. Initial aroma is on the sour side. Much more than the actual taste. Sharp initial sour bite that drops back down to a medium woody taste. A little bit vinous too. Getting a little grape character. More rustic than barnyard.

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In the Tap Lines for February 2018

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We are back around the horn to birthday month! Time to decide what beer I want to imbibe as a special treat to me. While I do that, the blog will keep going with…

~ e-visits to three breweries from Canada
~ special featured reviews of beers NOT IPA’s (except for one)
~ Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month. One light, one medium and one dark
~ A Book & A Beer reads The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world.

Here are two events to get your February started in the Los Angeles craft beer world:
1) February 6th – Bruery, Bruery Terruex & Offshoot Beer Co at Tony’s Darts Away
2) February 10th – L.A. Ale Works 1st Anniversary

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Relax All Year

The Bruery’s OffShoot Beer brand is adding a wrinkle to their Hazy IPA cans, a year round distributed one.

I have patiently waited as the IPA’s were online only, then at the Bruery taproom’s, then on keg in select bars and now I may be able to buy a 4-pack off the shelf. That is a whole lot easier than a drive from the valley to Orange County.