Levud's
Been eying this for awhile now. I've heard good things about the Bruery and it really is a pretty looking bottle. I like the signature and batch number on it to boot. Pretty cool. Appearance - A very orangish golden color. Almost like a light apple cider color. Not exactly cloudy, but not clear. It's got a little glow to it. About a half inch of soapy head that gets out of the way. Smell - Lots of sweet apple cider up front. Balanced with some nice spiciness. Got sort of that funky apple tartness. Maybe more like pear. Definitely some booze in the background as well. That fermented smell. Taste - Pretty good. It's got some real booziness. You can taste AND feel the abv. It has that tart apple taste as well. But also some candy, and a hint of spices. Just a ton of that pear taste. It almost tastes like a pear brandy or something. One of the fruitiest Belgian strongs that I have encountered. It's almost gueuze like. Seems like it's more closely related to a white win than a lager, frankly. Mouthfeel - Pretty nice. It's light, and certainly not to heavy. Would have liked a little more crispness, to match all the fruit. A little more carbonation might go a long way. Drinkability - Eh, not the best aspect. It's a good beer, very enjoyable. But one is enough, thanks. So much booze, so much tartness, so damn sweet. I like it, but I'm not sure I want to get through the whole bottle. This is a very nice offering, and I'm glad I got it. I love geuezes, and this seems more like a geueze than a Belgian strong. I'm pretty excited to see what else the Breury has going on.