Harvey - Brugge Brasserie

homebrew311

Illinois

4.28/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Reviewed from notes. Very active pours with tons of head that recedes quickly, healthy amount of lacing. The nose is full of blackberries with yeasty notes followed by heavy earthy funk. The taste is acidic up front which makes for a tart experience on the palate. The fruit comes through strong at the end. Very nice wild ale. This has super high carbonation with a medium body. Overall, a tasty sour with tons of blackberry.

Serving type: growler

03-27-2013 04:34:53 | More by homebrew311

Florida9

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Very cloudy dirty reddish light brown in color. Forms an enormous pinkish tinted head. Leaves lots of clumpy lacing.

S: Tart with the distinct aroma of blackberries, fruit, and slight tartness.

T: Light sweetness with what seems to be a fairly aggressive tartness that fades over the course of the beer. Mild fruitiness and a good dose of berries.

M: Light bodied. Tart. Spry in the mouth. Carbonation bordering on heavy.

O: An impressive beer. Much better than I expected. Tart, yet the tartness is balanced by both the fruity flavor and the light sweetness. Enjoyable.

Serving type: growler

04-06-2012 02:10:01 | More by Florida9

Yetiman420

Ohio

2.3/5  rDev -48.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

On tap at Brugge 2/18/12.

Served in a proper Belgian tulip.

Red caramel in color.

Aroma is caramel toffee sweet which carries over in a major way to flavor. Flavor is overwhelming sweetness with a hint of sour. I over heard the server describing this as a "quick" sour. Other beers were great and I hate to be a hater but this one was unpallatably sweet for my wife and I who are very accustomed sour fans.

Serving type: on-tap

02-18-2012 21:17:37 | More by Yetiman420

ADTaber

South Carolina

4.45/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Brugge Brasserie, served in a tulip

A: pours a murky reddish orange with a thin whitish pink head that dissolve fairly quickly to a few islands and leaves some spotty lacing

S:  sweet blackberries as well as some other dark fruits, some  lacto and vinegar sourness, hint of malt

T: blackberry and dark fruit sweetness up front, lactic acid tartness with a hint of vinegar and dark fruit sourness, some malty sweetness on the back end

MF:  medium body, mild to moderate carbonation

O: great beer, was a little nervous about the sweetness upfront but this is perfectly balanced by the tartness, will defintely look for this again, hopefully they will end up bottling this soon.

Serving type: on-tap

02-12-2012 00:40:18 | More by ADTaber

ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

4.47/5  rDev 0%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A – This poured a nice ruby red with a big fluffy cotton candy-pink head.

S – Big berry! Slight funk which makes me excited.

T – Sweet and tart. I wouldn’t say sour, but it had a very nice blackberry tartness that went well with the slight funk. Sweet profile might be too strong for some, but I found it to be a nice balance.

M – This was light-bodied with a nice dry finish and a good amount of carbonation.

0 – This is a great Wild Ale. Went down smooth and easy… I cannot wait to go back to Brugge.

Serving type: on-tap

02-03-2012 23:49:34 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog

Sean9689

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -15%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at FFF.

A - Pours a reddish color, white head, thin collar.

S - Light fruity tart notes, oak, some fruity sweetness in there as well. I'd say more sweet then tart, but still very enjoyable. The berry notes are really nice and enjoyable...not a "fake" fruity at all.

T - Sweet fruity notes, tastes like Star Burst candy...more sweetness and the tart notes kind of kick in near the middle and end. Finish is tart, light sweetness.

M - Light, good carbonation, dry finish.

O - This was really easy to drink and went down so fast. I'm wishing for a little more tartness, as the sweetness is a little too much to enjoy in mass quantities. That said, another enjoyable sour from Brugge.

Serving type: on-tap

02-01-2012 17:47:43 | More by Sean9689

SpdKilz

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap today at Three Floyds.

Appearance – Given in a tulip. A very lovely color - a deep pink/red hue and about two fingers of big fluffy head.

Smell – Raspberries and blackberries, slight funk and earthiness, tartness.

Taste – Exactly as the nose. Nice tart blackberry flavor, less barnyard funk than the aroma but a bit more tart which is welcomed. Not insanely sour, but a nice mouth puckering from the fruits. A bit of sweetness midway through, yet also some nice acidity. Overall, extremely drinkable.

Mouthfeel – Medium to lighter bodied, nice carbonation.

Overall – A very good AWA. Nice and easy to drink. Would be curious how a bottle of this would age (perhaps get a bit more tart?). Wish I could have stayed longer and gotten another.

Serving type: on-tap

01-28-2012 01:03:12 | More by SpdKilz

AleWatcher

Illinois

4.63/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Brugge Brasserie.
Served in a nice big tulip.

Orange-tinted pink body sits beneath a rosey pink head of 3 fingers. Good retention and lacing on this-- very impressed.
Smells of blackberries, black and red raspberries, and a touch of sweet malty vinegar (if that makes sense). The flavor adds a great tart fruitiness that really helps this come across as smooth and enjoyable! The acetic acidity is perfect to make this quite a quaffable American sour.

Lots of fruit sweetness with a great tart bite and a firm carbonation helpthis medium bodied beer along.

I'm very impressed-- this is certainly the best blackberry sour I've had.

Serving type: on-tap

01-19-2012 22:00:15 | More by AleWatcher

JamesS

Indiana

4.38/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap at Twenty Tap in Indy. It poured a very nice sparkly red-brown with just a bit of head and a bit of lacing as it went down. Very nice scent, with a nice hint of raspberries in the nose and a bit of spiciness. Very sweet malty flavor, with a great fruit/sour taste (hints of raspberries and cherries); extremely tart with a bit of ending spiciness. Goes down quite well considering it's tartness. Great sour!

Serving type: on-tap

12-30-2011 20:42:22 | More by JamesS

FightingEntropy

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bright red sour ale with a bright white head that falls quickly in the goblet. Slightly sour nose with a clear but not overwhelming fruit. Light hop or spice underneath. Blackberry arrives in the mouth--light and refreshing summer beer--sourness is there, but light and compliments the blackberry fairly well. If you're looking for boundary pushing funk--this isn't it. But, it's a very nice, light beer that balances the sweet and sour.

Serving type: on-tap

10-27-2011 00:37:44 | More by FightingEntropy

thagr81us

South Carolina

4.45/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Big thanks goes out to my boy aasher for bringing this DONG with him to the Down South Beer Tasting to share with the group! Many thanks Al! Served from growler into a Mikkeller taster flute. Poured a pinkish red with a half finger white head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained phenomenal lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, blackberry, tart, and dark fruit. The flavor sweet malt, blackberry, fruit, and sour fruit. It had a light feel on the palate with mild carbonation. Overall this was an extremely good brew. Al told me he was bringing a highly rated DONG with him that I would love. I really wanted to prove him wrong, but I am unable to. This thing was very nice. While the flavor and aroma on this one were not as complex as most of the American Wild Ales I've had in the past, all of the components in this one work extremely well together making this one of the highlights for the night for me. A really well done brew from a brewery I never knew existed. Massive thanks for the chance to try this one buddy!

Serving type: growler

10-10-2011 18:38:06 | More by thagr81us

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.28/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Brugge Brasserie last weekend. Served in a tulip.

Pours a nice reddish-purple with a great white head that is slightly tinted with a bit of red. Good retention and a bit of lacing. Thin collar throughout. The nose was lightly tart with a bit of wheat and some blackberry character. The flavor took it to the next level, with a bit of wheat and grain coming in below tart berry character and a light lactic acidity. Light body with good carbonation and a dry, slightly-acidic finish. Really nicely done. Highly enjoyable.

Serving type: on-tap

09-27-2011 23:56:40 | More by Thorpe429

Preismj

Illinois

4.7/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

a: nice purple haze, thick with a light purple/tan head. little retention. nice lacing. Looks like carbonated grape juice.

s: fruity esters creep off the rim. yeasty. strong sour scent and a a super sweet creamy aroma. strong scent on the nose. Blackberry detectable and easily pinpointed on this one.

t: wow. Blackberry warhead. intially the lips pucker on the extreme sour (hints of cheese-like flavors...nice sour notes), and then you relax into the blissfully sweet blackberry. finishes crip and bitter and leaves you begging for more. just fantastic.

m: creamy, thick. coats the palette well. nice carbonation makes the flavors pop.

o: this is just a tremendous wild. wish i could have tried the older sibling too, though I don't leave Brugge Brasserie sad since i got the chance with this one. Wish I grabbed a growler (assuming they do fills).

Serving type: on-tap

08-06-2011 00:54:31 | More by Preismj

ElizabethCraig

Indiana

4.95/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Had this on tap at Brugge this past weekend.

The appearance was translucent raspberry-brown with a rose/rose head. Pretty little thing!

Sour fruity/wild yeast scent off of the beer - this reminded me of a nicely winey-sour rye bread starter.

The taste was exceptional - a winey grape to a cheesy-fullness to a lingering tangy sour on the palate.

I'm a big fan of sour beers, and thought their beers overall never disappoint me, I was a particular fan of this beer. Quite sour, with a little bit of sweet to provide contrast.

I had this alongside their super-aged raw cow milk blue cheese, and I highly recommend the pairing.

Serving type: on-tap

07-11-2011 11:48:35 | More by ElizabethCraig

aasher

Indiana

4.58/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This blackberry wild (the sister beer of Pookah) was enjoyed at the brewpub. It pours a very bright and moderately clear red in color with a one finger light pink head. It smells of light berry sweetness with a touch of tartness. The tartness strengthens as the beer warms. It tastes of very fresh, sweet berries with a nice and light tart finish. The drinkability of this beer is through the roof. The flavors are multifaceted and overly appealing. It drinks so well and disappears too quickly. The flavors are so sharp that it makes your mouth water for the next sip. Top notch beer from Brugge. It really, really makes me look forward to trying Pookah.

Edit: More recent batches feature a more pronounced tartness in both the nose and flavor.

Serving type: on-tap

05-13-2011 04:34:49 | More by aasher