Brute - Ithaca Beer Company

seaoflament

California

4.13/5  rDev -7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Shane for bringing this bottle down to ChulaJuana and sharing it at La Bella on 11/24. Batch E!0I8 which appears to be batch 2?

I had the first batch last fall/winter but was not in an environment for a proper review and I remember being quite impressed with it so I was looking forward to having this beer again.

The beer was a straw, pale, yellow with an egg-shell white colored foam on top, about a quarter inch in height. Nice clarity and presentation.

Upfront I detected a powdery sugar that quickly went to the background and then a rush of brett funk took over, hay, sweat, green apples, moderate level of vinegar, nice acidity, and lemon peel.

The taste was almost as good as the aroma but not quiet there. Green apple tartness, grape skin, light to medium acetic level, wheat dryness, a bit of oak butteriness and vanilla in the end. High carbonation level at first, very bubbly and sparkling but as the beer develops and opens up the carbonation settles to low. Nice dryness and tannic bitterness. A very nice sour overall.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2009 19:41:51 | More by seaoflament

BigbROB

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-22-2013 15:38:22 | More by BigbROB

grover37

District of Columbia

5/5  rDev +12.6%

05-22-2013 04:25:46 | More by grover37

dcloeren

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +7%

05-21-2013 20:57:32 | More by dcloeren

Busker

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +12.6%

05-21-2013 18:01:17 | More by Busker

CosmoHopHead

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-21-2013 04:34:37 | More by CosmoHopHead

TheBronze

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -21.2%

05-19-2013 23:21:10 | More by TheBronze

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-19-2013 15:47:25 | More by ShawnMH

lakersfan16

Alaska

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-16-2013 01:12:52 | More by lakersfan16

mtrog313

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-12-2013 18:40:06 | More by mtrog313

coldmeat23

Oklahoma

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-12-2013 15:42:35 | More by coldmeat23

ObeMaltKinobee

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-08-2013 06:42:27 | More by ObeMaltKinobee

drewone

California

4.75/5  rDev +7%

05-07-2013 07:04:08 | More by drewone

JMAC45

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +12.6%

05-06-2013 02:23:17 | More by JMAC45

bobv

Vermont

4.75/5  rDev +7%

05-03-2013 20:42:06 | More by bobv

KevinmusPrime

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-03-2013 16:49:09 | More by KevinmusPrime

CuriousMonk

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

04-29-2013 21:02:13 | More by CuriousMonk

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

04-29-2013 02:13:50 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

zachattack555

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

04-28-2013 20:37:17 | More by zachattack555

KYGunner

Kentucky

4.24/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Listed as a "Golden Sour Ale" it's exactly that! Gorgeous golden coloring, effervescent, lively, bubbly; like a champagne.

The aromas are strong Apple with hints of pear. Sour and sweet.

Big juicy Apple sweetness with a sour airy finish the carbonation plays into the taste and feel. The bubbles dance on the tongue and lift the Apple taste and finish with a light airyness. It's inherent in the style to produce such carbonation so it is understandable that it may detract from the overall experience.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 23:46:24 | More by KYGunner

sgoro

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

04-27-2013 19:00:52 | More by sgoro

unclejazz

New York

4.75/5  rDev +7%

04-23-2013 18:01:36 | More by unclejazz

BTPete

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

04-19-2013 23:18:49 | More by BTPete

readbaron

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

04-18-2013 19:51:24 | More by readbaron

innuendobrewskiman63

New York

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

04-16-2013 13:27:58 | More by innuendobrewskiman63