Gypsy Tart
Bruery Terreux

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From:
Bruery Terreux
 
California, United States
Style:
Flanders Oud Bruin
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 10.28%
Reviews:
72
Ratings:
318
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 27, 2022
Added:
May 17, 2009
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  68
Gypsy Tart is a Flanders-style brown ale with a California touch. A beer that can trace it's origins to Great Britain, but more famously perfected in western Belgium, has been updated through our own modern techniques, delivering the sweet body and mildly tart finish that has won over numerous generations of beer drinkers in Europe. Our rendition of this wonderful beer style is perfect for both sour beer amateurs and advocates alike.
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Rated: 4.06 by MGibbons from Maryland

Feb 27, 2022
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2015 vintage. Poured from a bomber into a Duvel tulip

L: Cloudy mahogany brown pour with big foamy off-white head. Great retention/lacing.

S: Tart and funky. Oak, lacto, dark fruit, and more funk.

T.F: Tart and fruity. Musty... some sweetness and cherry up front. Raisin, plum, white wine, and oak. Green apple... light vinegar/acidity. Some spice... medium bodied and well carbonated. Tart fruity finish.

O: A complex and very drinkable tart Oud Bruin. Enjoyable beer.
Jan 14, 2022
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
750ml bottle into a tulip. Crest on the label proclaims 2015, but that could be when Bruery Terreux was launched. Website no help here.

Looks interesting in the glass. Deep, deep, burgundy/black body, which somehow turns hot pink when held up to a light. Small off white head fizzes out quite quickly, no lacing

There is a strong floral aroma, seems rose-like.

On tasting, tart and sour, but no overpowering vinegar. There is some cherry appearing as it warms. Quite dry

Mouth between medium and full, finish lightly floral cherry tartness. As it dries, a hint of herbal bitterness shows its head.

Overall, decent enough drink, a pint would have been more than enough for me. Took a couple of hours to sip through.
Dec 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.94 by shelby415 from Oregon

Aug 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.86 by Budlum from Maryland

Apr 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.6 by dukeufo from California

Mar 29, 2020
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Reviewed by Mitchster from Michigan

1.65/5  rDev -57.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
$14.99 for a 750ml'ish bottle. Per the website "A beer that can trace it’s origins to Great Britain, but more famously perfected in western Belgium, has been updated through our own modern techniques, delivering the sweet body and mildly tart finish that has won over numerous generations of beer drinkers in Europe. Our rendition of this wonderful beer style is perfect for both sour beer amateurs and advocates alike."
ABV:8.4%
IBU:15
SRM:56

Pours out to a near clear deep brown, forming a tall soapy light tan head with good retention and lacing. Carbonation is moderately brisk, about 3.0 carbs or so. The nose is of malt vinegar, prune juice, brett, lacto. This is where the pleasantries end.
Now, I love a good sour Belgian/Oud Bruin/Flanders Red like Duchess and Goudenband...two of my very favorite beers. I can even handle the tartness of a Oud Gueze, but this is just goddamn awful. Imagine a teabag, soaked in vinegar, then rolled in citric acid. Pop that in your mouth and suck on it and it will very closely resemble this hot mess of a beer. Considering the website mentions "sweet body and mildly tart finish...perfect for both sour beer amateurs and advocates alike.", one would be led to believe that those adjectives applied. Let me tell you, they do not. This is bracingly sour, like eating a tsp of citric acid. 3oz of the stuff gave me terrible heartburn for 6 hours. I wish I had a pH meter handy, but I am guessing it is below 2.0. Straight up lemon juice is more pleasing. Within minutes of drinking this, I started spitting up. My bile is more pleasant that this.

Considering the price of $14.99, I wouldn't drink this if somebody PAID me $14.99. Honest to god. This went right down the drain. A complete waste of money. This is one of the worst beers I've had in a VERY long time, and one of the very worst beers that has ever touched my lips. Based upon this beer alone, I would not pay money to try another beer from this brewery.
If you buy this...honest to god, somewhere, a Belgian brewer dies. Avoid at all cost. Please, someone...anyone...give me a natty ice so I can wash this filth out of my mouth.
May 21, 2019
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Reviewed by sjdevel from Utah

4.17/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Dark and cloudy brown appearance. 2 finger head - quite frothy with great head retention. Smells of dark sour fruit with a slight vinegar hint. Some plum and caramel hints also waft upward. Tastes slightly vinegary at first until some other tart dark fruits and bacteria and yeast blast in. There are brief moments where sweetness creeps in, but is quickly kicked to the side with dry sourness. There is a slight spiciness that I can't quite place, but it is noticeable. This one feels like a medium bodied beer. It stays fairly active but feels almost flat while drinking. Overall this is a very enjoyable Flanders Brown. Pretty complex flavors. I am not sure if this one is barrel aged but there are some woody notes here and there. Very nice. Pick one up if you can.
May 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by bluehende from Delaware

Apr 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by robebo44 from Virginia

Feb 22, 2019
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

4.27/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Murky chestnut; Polish spiced plum chocolate; carob, a mellow Balsamic hit, some wine barrel, a ton of plums, slight chocolate peanuts + a port end.

4 4.5 4.25 4 4.25

Flemish Brown - and the style continues to confuse me. Sour low in the mix; more spice + fruit. Nuanced; if maybe not on style.
Feb 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by freewill35 from Indiana

Nov 28, 2018
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bruery Terreux "Gypsy Tart"
750 ml brown glass bottle, simply capped, labeled "2015"
$7.99 @ DeCicco & Sons, Brewster, NY

Notes via stream of consciousness: It's poured a slightly hazy deep mahogany brown with a ruby sheen and some soft crimson and orange highlights beneath a full head of pillowy tan. The head is dropping quickly, and I'm not expecting it to leave too much lacing but that's common for sour beers. The aroma is fruity and "tart", almost metallic, and somewhat mineralish. Fruits include bruised or rotting apples, plum, and even a bit of cherry. Some dark, caramelish malt comes through as well. It's quite nice, and this is one of those rare beers where the aroma is almost as satisfying as the beer itself. Moving on, the flavor mimics the aroma. It's quite tart and almost puckering but the sweetness of the caramelish malt is there underneath to balance it. All of the fruitiness found in the aroma remains with some added dark raisin and tart red berries, and some yeasty phenolics. No hop flavors are really present although there is a woodiness that I'm guessing might be from oak, and which helps to balance it, as does the minor bitterness that's there. In the mouth it's medium bodied but the acidity cuts through that a bit giving it the impression of a slightly lighter beer, and a subtle bite. The carbonation then is kept moderate, and it's fine-bubble and seemingly natural. I'm impressed. It's not the best Flanders-style brown ale I've ever had, but it's quite good and it's certainly earned a place on the world's stage. Well worth seeking out.
Review# 6,252
Sep 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by Kurmaraja from California

Sep 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.64 by sweetbrew82 from California

Aug 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.01 by stephenjmoore from Maryland

Aug 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.58 by evanwoertz from California

Jul 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Jul 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Jun 11, 2018
Gypsy Tart from Bruery Terreux
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 318 ratings