Brunneis
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)

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From:
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
Flanders Oud Bruin
ABV:
9%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 12.56%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
89
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 05, 2021
Added:
Oct 04, 2014
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  11
Brunneis is our blended Oud Bruin. Blend #1 was matured in 5 different barrels that used to hold whiskies as well as zinfandel & fortified wines. It is deep brown in color with a touch of carbonation. Reminiscent of dark fruits & raisins it has a balance between acidity & maltiness that are enhanced by a slight smokiness on the nose.

Blend #1 - 09/29/2014
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Ratings by ScottieD:
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Rated by ScottieD from Connecticut

4.3/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Dec 24, 2014
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Reviewed by AElfwine_Nerevar from Connecticut

4.46/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Blend: #1, Blend Date: 09/29/14

L: The beer pours a deep amber to amber brown color with good clarity. A gentle pour results in a finger of fine, khaki head with excellent retention. As the beer goes down it leaves a very light spotty lacing on the glass.

S: On the nose I get a hint of black licorice, light notes of molasses, plums, raisin, dark earth, light notes of smoked peat, and a bit of woody funk. As the beer warms I also get black cherries and a hint of black grapes while the smoked peat is slightly diminished and the licorice disappears completely.

T: To start with I get dark fruits: plums, raisins, and cherries. I also get black grapes and a wonderful woody funk that permeates the mid and rear palate. The finish has notes of tobacco and dark earth with a nice vinous acidity. There is also a note of peat appears on the back end and finish nicely complementing the aforementioned tobacco and earth.

F: This has a medium body with a light carbonation. The mouthfeel is vinous with a sticky light dryness on the finish.

O: What a treat this was! This is up their with the best Belgian Oud Bruins I've had...maybe even tops them. At just over six and a half years old this one has aged beautifully. The nose is a bit less pungent than a younger version of this, but is not lacking in complexity. I feel like the mellowing peat character also gives the dark fruits a chance to shine here whereas in a younger vintage the assertive peat may overshadow them. Highly recommended of whatever vintage!
May 05, 2021
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Reviewed by SierraNevallagash from Maine

4.09/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Big thanks to jrc1093 for sending this cute little can my way!

8.4oz chode can - GRAND CRU blend 1 (2020) - poured into a small taster stem at 45°F.

Pours a dark, ruddy, rusty reddish-brown - completely opaque, with very little head formation.

Nose: This one haf a very unique aroma. It's sweet and malty, with notes of caramel, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, some toast, and a ton of oak on the front end. Much like a barleywine. Some dark fruitty notes of date, prune, raisin, and even desiccated apple. With this, some sweet grapey sherry and port notes emerge, with some nuttiness as well. There's this distinct medicinal iodine aroma that smells much like an Islay malt scotch. A bit of stinky cheese and some reduced balsamic vinegar, but no real tartness or acidity to speak of. Odd and complex. *A distinct hint of ashy smoke as it warms.

Palate: Brunneis Grand Cru greets the palate much like the aroma. It's mildly sweet, with these really nice toasty sweet malt flavours, lending some toffee, brown sugar, and molasses. Parallel to this malt sweetness is a balanced acidity, that doesn't drink like vinegar, nor lemon juice, but rather a fresh, juicy, fruit-like tartness. Very balanced. Plenty of that dark fruit - fig, date, prune, and raisin, but even more grape character, with ruby port, olorosso sherry, and some straight up Zinfandel too. On the back end, I'm still getting that subtle touch of iodine, and I'm thinking this may have seen an Islay barrel. The sweetness fades, followed by the tartness, leaving a massive dry oaky presence, some dry red wine, malted barley, and just the faintest little whisper of cocoa.

Mouthfeel/Body: The ale is medium-light in body - super crisp and vibrant, but that malty side adds some softness and weight to it. As advertised, effervescence is on the lower side, though I do not find that it's lacking. It dries out very well, leaving a nice subtle tannic bite in the finish. Zero sign of that 12% ABV. Be careful with this one.

Overall: This is just so quirky and odd and unconventional, but it works so well. There's a lot going on here, yet nothing is disjointed or too loud. All these components just meld together so well, creating something greater than the sum of its parts. Balanced, crisp, drinkable, complex, nuanced, and manages to deliver a little bit of everything. A little unorthodox, yeah, absolutely, but wow, if it isn't the most enjoyable oud bruin I've ever had. Ignore the quirky description and try this one.
Mar 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.99 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Mar 14, 2020
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.17/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
i think all of this has some peat smoked malt in it, like maybe there isnt a separate edition that is, but that each of the blends has some of this element in it, reviewing it under the main listing as such, although someone correct me if i am wrong. this was another oec beer on tap at goed zuur, i wish i made it to that dinner! this has a reddish brown color and looks a little flat in the glass, especially compared with the others, just a lazy layer of foam around the edges of the glass is all. it smells really unique, with some iodine and single malt whiskey and cigar in the nose, sturdy for a wild ale that also smells like lambic, these earthy richer malt tones dont usually fit with the bright tartness of lambic, but in this instance it really works. this is a 5 barrel blend of beers, and the whiskey and wine go a little bit weird together in the flavor, plum and cherry and blackberry and prune, port wine and heavy red, but also then a sweet vanilla whiskey note that really picks up the sweetness of the grain, its odd with the fruitiness but its cool. less of the classic oud bruin vinegar sourness, which i am totally cool with, the void sort of filled by the boggy campfirey peat smoke, which is subtle but also very distinctive. toasted marshmallow and almond, cherry wine and fig, lambic acidity and haylofty funk, lemon and red grape, a little thin in body and a little still, but tons of character and surprisingly strong. tobacco and peat at the end as in the beginning, full circle. super impressed with oec lately, i hope their beers keep coming out to colorado, its been a blast to drink through some of them!
Feb 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.61 by vfgccp from New York

Sep 09, 2017
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Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire

2.93/5  rDev -26.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottle from Clark thanks I think. Wow that’s big on the vinegar in both flavor and aroma. Light cherry and pineapple fruitiness. Not my favorite from them.
May 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.58 by Mikexw from New York

Aug 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by RobinLee from Wisconsin

Jun 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by geodonnokepyo from Pennsylvania

May 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.39 by Sweffin from Wisconsin

Apr 05, 2016
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Reviewed by orcrist_cleaver from New York

4.49/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On draft at brewery poured at exactly 55 degrees F.
Perfect walnut-pecan brown. Sudsy but consistent taupe head.
Deep and rustic sour. Cherry, cola, woody grains, grape peel, orange peel. Lots of raisins and dried plums with scant spice. Malty taste with whiskey spiked orange marmalade. Deep swigs showcase the raisin and dark fruit component. Spicy bourbon barrel element imparts a warning graininess. Light sips feature sour plums, tannic grapes, and low green, vinous element, but bright overall.
Mar 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by SenatorSpaceman from Connecticut

Mar 12, 2016
 
Rated: 2.41 by Whatup14 from Canada (QC)

Mar 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by nmann08 from Virginia

Feb 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.31 by Cosmichop from Connecticut

Feb 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by IPAchris from Pennsylvania

Feb 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by allenson21 from New York

Jan 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by CraftFan5 from New Jersey

Jan 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.82 by Ela from Massachusetts

Dec 31, 2015
Brunneis from OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 89 ratings