Autumn Maple - The Bruery

Foxman

New Jersey

3.9/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

It pours a hazy but warm deep ruby amber...not unlike maple syrup, hmmm? Two fingers of sturdy tan head sustain pretty much for the duration. Lacing is concentric and sticky.

The aroma is a spice-fest, resplendent with clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, and even pepper, all awash in vanilla, caramel, dark cherry, and syrupy sweetness. Oh...and quite the alcohol note as well.

Upon sipping, the caramel maltiness and honey sweetness slide across the palate, not quite cloying but pressing the sugary envelope. The sweetness buoys a note of candied yams, and enables the maple syrup character to become clearer. A central creaminess yields vanilla and a leathery dark cherry element. Alcohol is not only present, but it hits the sinuses briefly. The finish is actually surprisingly quick and crisp, dropping to a light tinge of sweet bite. The flavor, like the aroma, is quite busy, but it moves in an orderly fashion.

Medium bodied, it has a slickness that keeps the sweet and savory on point for a time, before it decides to cede ground.

Found these notes on my old iPhone from last fall, and decided no time like the present. Do I like this beer? I do. It fits in well for the season, and it might even go well on a short stack. That said, the sweetness and overall busy personality keep it in place for an occasional indulgence as opposed to a go-to dependable. Also, the bold ABV is present and pushy, perhaps more so than I'd want in conjunction with the spinning flavor wheel in place. Yes, I'd drink another, but just one, and then, sparingly.

Serving type: on-tap

05-29-2010 17:35:41 | More by Foxman

heavenlyStash

California

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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TobiasG

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

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MNPikey

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

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zestar

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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SirElton

California

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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djre4orm

Virginia

3/5  rDev -21.5%

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DeutschesBier

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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savagepm

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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Slackerville

California

3.51/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A little different than your average fall pumpkin beer. The belgian esters add a unique balance to the yams . This is my first yam beer, a root vegetable which in cooking typically adds less sweetness than pumpkin. As a result the belgian yeast and residual sugar added the needed sweet balance.

Overall a unique tasty beer, the only drawbacks were the minmal maple flavor and thee lack of cool weather in San Diego to truly enjoy this beer on the porch but who can complain with Thanksgiving outdoors.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2013 02:01:25 | More by Slackerville

BigBadBarrel

Michigan

4/5  rDev +4.7%

05-30-2013 17:19:35 | More by BigBadBarrel

Danny1217

Florida

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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VoodooImpStout

California

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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dwoolley1

New York

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

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blguillen

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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HALB

California

4/5  rDev +4.7%

05-27-2013 21:47:29 | More by HALB

sludgegnome

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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Callmecoon

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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ADTaber

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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ajtorres311

Florida

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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THEOPTIMATOR88

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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ajzy

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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moonknight31

California

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

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mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

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