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The Bruery

(Castanea Partners)

717 Dunn Way
Placentia CA 92870
Telephone: +1 714-996-6258
Hours: Open daily noon-10:00pm.
Brewer: Tyler King
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Notes

Opened: 2008

Annual Production: 15,000 bbl

Contributors: Erin Glass, Kevin Hammons, Patrick Rue

Updated: February 12, 2022

2017-05-19: Castanea Partners Purchases Majority Stake in The Bruery (Brwebound)
2010-03-09: The Bruery Plans Craft Beer Cafe (Food GPS)
2009-10-22: Placentia brewery’s $30 beer creating big buzz (Orange County Register)

100% Brett Autumn Maple

Experimental Beer
Awards:
- Gold Medal, 2010 World Beer Cup
2 Turtle Doves

Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
Acer Quercus
Autumn Maple

Herb and Spice Beer

10.00% abv.
Barrel Aged Cuir

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer
Batch No. 1 - Levud's

Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale

11.00% abv.
Black Orchard

Specialty Beer

5.70% abv.
Black Tuesday Imperial Stout

Imperial Stout

20.00% abv.
Coton

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

14.50% abv.
Hops & Dreams

Barley Wine-Style Ale

9.00% abv.
Hottenroth Berliner Weisse

German-Style Sour Ale

3.10% abv.
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
Humulus Lager
Jardinier

Belgian-Style Pale Ale

4.80% abv.
Melange No. 3
Mischief

American-Belgo-Style Ale

8.50% abv.
Awards:
- Gold Medal, 2021 Great American Beer Festival
- Bronze Medal, 2018 Great American Beer Festival
- Gold Medal, 2016 Great American Beer Festival
- Date: June 12, 2013 (#9206)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Hopleaf, Chicago IL
  
  Score: 17 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Yellow, very hazy. Big thick head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mildly fruity, mildly bready.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Medium body, fizzy. Big bready malt flavor, banana fruitiness. Very mildly grassy and spicy. More bananas and spiciness in the finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

5.70% abv.

Date: December 9, 2009 (#8075)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (2)
Mild medicinal phenolic. Peppermint Life Savers.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body. REAL fizzy. Sweet. Phenolic. Minty. Phenolic Listerine finish.

Overall Impression (1)

Awards:

Awards:

11.00% abv.

8.00% abv.

Date: May 17, 2015 (#9518)

Package: bottled

Place: Place unknown

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Dark brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, smoky. Juniper.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, fairly chewy. Big dark rye, grassy flavor. Ginger-juniper flavor. Very low bitterness. Warming spicy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

8.50% abv.

Awards:

7.60% abv.

Date: May 17, 2015 (#9515)

Package: bottled

Place: Place unknown

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Very nicely tart, with maybe a bit of cedar.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Tart and malty. Real clean lactic tartness all the way through. Hint of fruity hops, low bitterness. Some peach at the end.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.