Chunga's Old Bruin
Jackie O's Brewpub

Chunga's Old BruinChunga's Old Bruin
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From:
Jackie O's Brewpub
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Flanders Oud Bruin
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 10.12%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
109
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 12, 2018
Added:
Dec 07, 2008
Wants:
  63
Gots:
  14
A Flanders style brown ale. We took Chomo-lung-ma (our organic honey nut brown) and aged it in a second generation Woodford Reserve barrel (subtle bourbon flavor, notes of American oak) for four months with 30lbs of tart cherries and a specially blended culture of wild yeast and beer souring bacteria. Chunga's Old Bruin exhibits and aroma of sweet cherries and faint chocolate/ roasted malt complemented by a faint oak bouquet. The flavor has a pronounced sour character with the caramel, chocolate, and roasted malt finish.
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Ratings by Mora2000:
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Reviewed by Mora2000 from Texas

4.32/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to bu11zeye for sharing this bottle.

Bottle 56 of 72. Bottled 12/3/09. The beer pours dark brown with a tan head. The aroma is chocolate powder with some oak and tartness. The flavor is oak, chocolate, tart cherries and vanilla. The chocolate stands out more when the beer is cold, but as it warms the flavor improves as the tartness gets more and more assertive. Medium mouthfeel and low to medium carbonation.

I drank the beer right as it came out of the fridge as well as when it had warmed to room temperature. I think the warmer the beer got, the better it got.
Jun 05, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.18 by Stinger80OH from Ohio

Aug 12, 2018
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

2.47/5  rDev -40.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2
Clear burnt brown with no head, the smell is old man and dog breath with dirty socks and sticky stale cherries.

Taste is a different story, with a toasty char, cherry, oak, and cigar skin that has a nice sourness, but also a thin body and semi-dry finish.

It's too bad the smell is horrendous.
Apr 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.86 by 1424IpA from California

May 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.03 by Fitze from South Carolina

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.59 by elkinbrown from Tennessee

Nov 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by Jenebauer from Tennessee

Nov 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by sheenisgod from California

May 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.17 by jfstilling from South Carolina

Feb 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by ScottJWing from Ohio

Feb 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Jan 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by cmrillo from North Carolina

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by queerforbeer from Ohio

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by CaptainFleeker from Illinois

Aug 31, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by stevec32 from New York

Aug 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by IrishColonial from Texas

Aug 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jballn from Ohio

Jul 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by vonnegut21 from New York

Jul 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by xJMFCx from West Virginia

Jun 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Wolfpack2005 from North Carolina

May 11, 2014
Chunga's Old Bruin from Jackie O's Brewpub
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 109 ratings