Humulus Wet - The Bruery

Cavery

California

4.33/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap @ The Bruery Saturday the 24th. The taster was so good I had to get a full glass. Off tap into Bruery Snifter/Tulip.

A: Sunshine filtered light honey. Some honey comb bubble formations with egg shell white foams. The body definitely has a lightly foggy sunlight body. Reminds me of early mornings in cold climates.

S: Musky wet rain woter hops and grains. Pungent hop with a mellow refined earthy quality. Lots of DIPA likeness in the nostrils, but there's a noticeable lightness to all of the notes. Grassy, but not the kind that's deeply rooted in earthiness. This is an airy breeze of cut grass tops, with lots of airy freshness to accentuate the beers other lightening qualities.

T: Thick hoppy flavor with negative ten on the alcohol scale. So much flavor in a brief zephyr. It's like taking a refreshing dip in a natural hop spring, and being free of resins or stickiness. Crisp flavors that are full of green and yellow grasses floating in fresh mountain air.

M: Light-medium body with subtle carbonation. This is pretty magical in the way that the flavor pops off of such a light body. Slight wateriness, but nothing that really kills or even interrupts the flavor. A slow steeping release of wet hop flavors.

O: Amazing flavor off of such a light feeling beer. This did hops in a very wet way. The hops seemed stripped of their sticky and earthy qualities, and were now being served as a condiment of crystalline bodies of water. This was lightly bitter, with a bit of shoe soles, and I really liked it. Some bamboo chutes and leafy dark greens. Some light steaming of collards and kale. This was wet deliciousness.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2011 05:12:11 | More by Cavery

zestar

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

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2beerdogs

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

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GRG1313

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

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t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

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VaTechHopHead

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

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jvillefan

California

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

01-26-2013 17:50:11 | More by jvillefan

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -8.3%

01-13-2013 20:20:30 | More by spycow

daysinthewake

California

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

01-12-2013 06:39:42 | More by daysinthewake

JasonFromLA

California

5/5  rDev +14.7%

01-12-2013 05:27:47 | More by JasonFromLA

APreacher

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

01-10-2013 07:28:51 | More by APreacher

miadw3

California

5/5  rDev +14.7%

01-10-2013 02:29:59 | More by miadw3

jeff1973

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

01-09-2013 04:55:44 | More by jeff1973

BWH999

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

01-08-2013 23:09:23 | More by BWH999

davelag

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

01-02-2013 00:42:56 | More by davelag

arash1000

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

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beagle75

Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Draft service into a becker glass at Bruery Provisions in Orange, CA.

A: Slightly hazy, light amber color with one finger of persistent off-white foam head. Heavy, nearly-continuous sheets of lacing remain on the glass.

S: Floral and piney hops keep pace with each other, and also strike a balance with husky but dry crystal malt.

T: Begins almost dry, with intense rose flower and mild orange citrus hop aromatics. Acidity is restrained, appropriate, into the drying middle where hop flavors become more green herbaceous and a thread of toasted malt emerges. The finish is easy, mildly bitter with rustic malt that peaks late.

M: Thin to medium viscosity, wet and balanced on the palate, with moderate carbonation.

D/O: A world-class pale ale that possesses a remarkable and unusual hops profile that is worth remembering (and hopefully reproducing.) Not exactly West Coast, but obsessively dry-hopped and focused on appealing aromatic hop qualities. It is difficult to recollect a more floral ale, whose other qualities bear such marks of fine craftsmanship.

Serving type: on-tap

12-26-2012 23:38:14 | More by beagle75

merc7186

New York

3.95/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to Monkeymagic72 for the great growler.

Growler into snifter.

A: Hazy Golden Straw/Mild Amber Hue, Passes Most Light, White Head, Some Lacing.

S: Citrus, Mildly Fruit

T: Citrus, Mild Orange Rind, Mildly Piney

M: Decent Carbonation, M,edium Bodied, Lightly Sweet

Overall, more of a lager than as the classified APA, some mild citrus notes but not much beyond it.

Serving type: growler

12-24-2012 20:43:28 | More by merc7186

Nightrain87

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

12-20-2012 05:55:17 | More by Nightrain87

NickT1218

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

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GregSVT

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

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Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

4.4/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a surprisingly dark orange for a beer that is only 4.6%. Thin head, white. Slides down the glass, not much head or retention, but the burnt orange is really what is impressive to me. The smell is a fair funky hop presence. Funky citrra nelson type aroma. Grassy and loads of citrus.

Light mouthfeel in terms of malt body, the hops are flavorful, and not all that bitter, enjoyment maximized, thank you. Allows the pine to come out, you get equal mixes of citrus, tropical fruit and piney mild menthol. Very easy to drink, this makes it tough to go back to the usual stuff at the store. I think the carbonation is a little lower than their other humulus beers, that might be what is causing the oily slickness that a lot of people are talking about. Its far from a negative.

Actually pretty complex when you think about it. Orange, pineapple, pine. Yum Yum.

Serving type: growler

11-22-2012 21:05:51 | More by Beerandraiderfan

tbeq00

California

3.75/5  rDev -14%

11-18-2012 20:43:14 | More by tbeq00

joecast

Australia

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

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tgreenwood4

Massachusetts

4.83/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Orange-gold color, a little murky as with unfiltered beers/ales, but after a week of beer tasting in California I was holding the best beer I had tasted all week, but sadly it is only available on tap. They feel the fresh hop taste can only be achieved this way. So living outside of California makes this a sad realization.

The taste: an average amount of hoppiness, but supplemented with citrus and pine flavors to give a broad, balanced experience. If you're ever in Orange, CA and you like IPA's, don't miss this one, at The Bruery's own outlet on Glassell St.

Serving type: on-tap

11-11-2012 08:56:07 | More by tgreenwood4