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Brute
Ithaca Beer Company
- From:
- Ithaca Beer Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 98
- Avg:
- 4.43 | pDev: 9.03%
- Reviews:
- 392
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 25, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 22, 2008
- Wants:
- 1,055
- Gots:
- 134
Brewed with vintage (aged) local hops, barley, wheat, corn, aged in oak with Brett and finished with three types of champagne yeast.
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Ratings by r0nyn:
Reviewed by r0nyn from New York
4.17/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a tulip glass. Batch #E!013 stamped on the label.
Appearance is a darkish yellow hue, with plenty of bubbles rising into the rapidly-dissipating head. Lots of sticky lacing coats the sides of the glass. Smell is...very unique. A definite tartness along with some citrus nuances at first, then something nigh indescribable. I'm told these would be the brettanomyces making their appearance. It's a very interesting olfactory experience, one that I think I like.
Starts off with a sourness that puckers the tongue just slightly, mingling a whole host of complex flavors, including the citrus nuances from the nose and some tart fruitness as well. It transitions into a dry breadiness that rounds out the flavor profile. Aftertaste is subtle, with a subdued reappearance of the sour quality. Mouthfeel is crisp and full-bodied, with a chewy quality coupling with the breadiness to create a pleasing experience. Carbonation is quite prevalent, but it complements the feel rather than overpowering it.
A very unique, but wholly pleasant tasting experience gives this a good drinkability score. Something that makes you step back and think at first, but then you realize just how much you like how this brew tastes. Quite different from a lot of the beers out there, but definitely tasty enough to warrant the attention and praise.
Oct 05, 2010Appearance is a darkish yellow hue, with plenty of bubbles rising into the rapidly-dissipating head. Lots of sticky lacing coats the sides of the glass. Smell is...very unique. A definite tartness along with some citrus nuances at first, then something nigh indescribable. I'm told these would be the brettanomyces making their appearance. It's a very interesting olfactory experience, one that I think I like.
Starts off with a sourness that puckers the tongue just slightly, mingling a whole host of complex flavors, including the citrus nuances from the nose and some tart fruitness as well. It transitions into a dry breadiness that rounds out the flavor profile. Aftertaste is subtle, with a subdued reappearance of the sour quality. Mouthfeel is crisp and full-bodied, with a chewy quality coupling with the breadiness to create a pleasing experience. Carbonation is quite prevalent, but it complements the feel rather than overpowering it.
A very unique, but wholly pleasant tasting experience gives this a good drinkability score. Something that makes you step back and think at first, but then you realize just how much you like how this brew tastes. Quite different from a lot of the beers out there, but definitely tasty enough to warrant the attention and praise.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by PHBoiler from Illinois
5/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is an incredibly complex beer. There's a big carbonic bite that adds to the dry finish. The Brett is so clean and restrained but flavorful. Lots of lemon/lime and hints of grapefruit. Right up there is the best lambic in terms of clean acidity and bright flavors.
Nov 10, 2016Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4.37/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Awesome almost wine like champagne-ish appearance, dark gold, solid 1" white head on it. Aroma was a white wine lemon excursion, lots of oak, and since these are a few years old at this point, solid amount of brettiness to it. Not quite funky, but its musty.
Good clean sour impact, sour is right in the middle on that 1-10 scale, acidity not high, a little more lemon, green apple modestly existing in the mouthfeel, light almost virgin like oak. Wheat plenty noticeable in the mouthfeel too. Pretty cool, light bodied.
Feb 03, 2016Good clean sour impact, sour is right in the middle on that 1-10 scale, acidity not high, a little more lemon, green apple modestly existing in the mouthfeel, light almost virgin like oak. Wheat plenty noticeable in the mouthfeel too. Pretty cool, light bodied.
Reviewed by dar482 from New York
4.56/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.56/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
The aroma offers apple vinegar, crab apple and lemon tart, funk, stone fruit.
The beer hits of tart apples, vinegar, some hay funk, a hint of apple cider vinegar, more tart qualities, but complimented by a dry and bubbly finish like champagne. A really well done sour by Ithaca.
Dec 04, 2015The beer hits of tart apples, vinegar, some hay funk, a hint of apple cider vinegar, more tart qualities, but complimented by a dry and bubbly finish like champagne. A really well done sour by Ithaca.
Brute from Ithaca Beer Company
Beer rating:
98 out of
100 with
846 ratings
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