Bottleworks XII - The Bruery

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.63/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Huge, huge thanks to Brad for opening up this bottle at last night's tasting. Served in a Bruery tulip.

Pours a bit lighter than the color of pink grapefruit juice. The nose is really enticing with a mild lactic character along with a great raspberry presence. Really nice fruit all around. Damn good. A bit of mild coriander in there as well; if not that, then some other spice. The flavor is sublimely fruity with a beautiful sourness hitting in the midpalate and carrying through to the finish. A bit of light spicing is there in the flavor as well. The mouthfeel was splendid and did a fantastic job blending the fruit and sourness, and had a really fantastic level of carbonation as well. Overall, a very, very solid beer that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2011 02:03:07 | More by Thorpe429

womencantsail

California

4.4/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at The Bruery

A: The pour is a murky orange-pink color with a finger of white head to go on it.

S: The raspberries and the tartness of the fruit and Berliner Weiss culture are strong. A lot of lactobacillus aroma to the beer and a moderate oak note. Mild spices and wheat from the base beer.

T: A big raspberry flavor to open things up along with a pronounced tartness. There are notes of cranberries in the beer too. Quite lactic and tart which works nicely with the oak and fruit. The base wheat beer does not come through quite as much as I had expected.

M: Medium in body with moderate level of carbonation.

O: Pleasantly surprised by this beer. The raspberries and Berliner Weiss bugs really have taken control of this and made for an enjoyable beer.

Serving type: on-tap

03-20-2011 22:40:07 | More by womencantsail

GRG1313

California

4.9/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

On tap at The Bruery for the March 19 Clusterfork party.

This is the reason every beer geek should at least try a fresher sour before you stick it in your cellar. While this one may be fun to age and watch it change, it is off the chart wonderful right now; plain and simple full of complexities, layers, tons of flavors and character and yet again a wonderful effort from The Bruery. Kudos to Bottleworks for its efforts on this and for picking this one.

Color is a hazy pink grapefruit with almost "white" tones and a light white head.

Nose gives a great invitation and sets expectations with layers of sweet/sour raspberries, tones of strawberry, oranges and tangerines. There seems to be a light lacto nose, although I'm not sure what yeasts or bacterias were used. A light brett character in the nose as well.

Expectations are met in the fresh, wonderfully balanced and lightly sour mouthfeel, only to be surpassed by almost perfect flavors.

Flavors of raspberries, strawberries, oranges, light lime and tangerines. The alcohol is very well hidden and one could drink a lot of this either by itself or with many different food profiles.

Finish continues with a light pucker factor and a nice sour character with a sour berry and green apple character and light lacto and brett, all of which just sets up the next taste. The Bruery continues it's roll.

Serving type: on-tap

03-20-2011 17:12:35 | More by GRG1313

Sean9689

Illinois

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

Thanks again to NateDogg! Bottle poured into CCB snifter.

A - Pours and orange, nice white frothy head, sticky spotty lacing, nice cap on top.

S - Raspberries, oranges, tangerines, lacto funk, sour/tart, oak.

T - Nice lacto funk, slight brett, oranges, raspberries, oak. Just an excellent mix of fruity and sour notes, citrus too. So good!

M - Light, crisp, refreshing, soft carbonation, dry finish.

D - Wow, impressive. So damn good and surpassed the expectations I had for this one. Want more, now!!!

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2011 04:53:06 | More by Sean9689

AgentZero

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Give it up for Nate the Great cracking this cool looking bottle at our Shogun vs. Bones night.

A - Really good looking beer. A bright, hazy orange color with a good sized white head that leaves some spots on the sides.

S - Funk, brett, some lacto-sourness. Great citrus and something that is almost like tangerines. There is slight vitamin smell that brings this down for me a little bit.

T - Awesome tasting beer with good brett and lacto notes. There is some great citrus fruit taste consisting of raspberries, oranges, and tangerines. Very sour and tart, with a juice-like quality to it.

M - Juicy, medium bodied, lower carbonation.

O - This is a great beer, would love to have more. Reminds me a little bit of Pinotlambicus. Easy to drink and tasty.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2011 04:47:50 | More by AgentZero

jrallen34

Illinois

4.68/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Another big thanks to Nate for this 750ml bottle, drank from my Narke glass... Looks like a sparkling water grapefruit drink. A light tan head, good retention and lacing. You'd think something this color would be ugly, but looks good... Interesting but subdued aroma, apples, grape skins, raspberries and brett... The taste shows off more lactic notes than the brett, especially on the finish, almost a puckerer. So many fruits, its almost hard to count, raspberries, oranges, tangerines, a hint of oak on the finish.

This is refreshing and incredibly crushable, get this.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2011 04:41:33 | More by jrallen34

youradhere

Arkansas

4.7/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Pours a cloudy peach, white head. Smells of wheat and peach, some sour aroma, and a bit of milk. Tastes Of sour peach, sour tarts, and bready wheat. Mouthfeel is medium full, carbonation high. Very drinkable, despite my not possessing any of this I would seek it out for sure!

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2011 03:53:45 | More by youradhere

waltersrj

Washington

4.83/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Bottlework's XII Anniversary Party.

Pour: A beautiful golden hue with a slightly pink haze as if they used a blend of golden and regular raspberries in the barrels. A creamy, frothy white head stuck around for the entire duration of this beer.

Taste: Slightly tart from the Berlinner Weiss style and raspberries in the barrel. The tart flavors are predominately raspberry and a light, crisp green apple. This is followed by a wonderful malt balance and a slight oaky finish. I really enjoyed the lactic sour in this as it was very enjoyable but not acidic enough to burn.

Nose: Oak, crisp apple, raspberry, very slight red wine notes, wheat and perhaps some cherry like aroma.

Mouthfeel: A wonderfully balanced and creamy feel that doesn't dry out your mouth like some soured beers can.

Overall: As usual BW has really nailed their newest Anny beer. This is such an easy to drink beer, the 8% is undetectable and the creamy mouthfeel makes it so enjoyable. Wish I could've gotten 3-4 bottles but my 2 should make me happy for now. Excited to see how well this develops.

Serving type: on-tap

02-28-2011 21:09:11 | More by waltersrj

julian

Washington

4.4/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap @ Bottleworks for the 12th Anniversary this morning. Got to meet a few other BAs at this release and it was an awesome time!

A: Spectacular cloudy golden strawberry color. Nice 1-2 finger white head with beautiful decorative lacing

S: Slightly tart fruity aroma, raspberries, a bit of tart apples perhaps, and a nice Belgian wit spice.

T: Has a nice mild fruity flavor from the raspberries, slightly tart which you'd expect from berliner weisse, but enough malt backbone for a nice smooth perfect balance. This was expertly crafted.

M: Great mouthfeel. Slightly tart, balanced malt, crisp, perfectly carbonated. No complaints here.

D: Excellent. Even at 8% this is highly drinkable. Great flavor, great mouthfeel.

Serving type: on-tap

02-28-2011 01:08:25 | More by julian