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Gunga Galunga
The Bruery
- From:
- The Bruery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 18.73%
- Reviews:
- 41
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 13, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 18, 2010
- Wants:
- 20
- Gots:
- 37
Gunga Galunga is a black beer with Thai influence. Brewed with 100% brettanomyces, kaffir lime leaves and galanga root (also known as Thai ginger, but it's not too ginger-like). This smooth, dry and roasty beer has clear notes of fresh citrus, crushed herbs and will compliment a spicy curry beautifully.
ABV: 7.7%, IBU: 25, SRM: 30, Release: One time only
ABV: 7.7%, IBU: 25, SRM: 30, Release: One time only
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Ratings by ptykozoon:
Reviewed by ptykozoon from California
2.59/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.59/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Mocha brown with a thick coffee colored layer.
???, nuts, honey. Very very light in the scent dept.
Coffee, earth, nuts, spices, a bit of brown sugar.
ABV hard to detect, standard carbonation and mouthfeel.
Never would have guessed this to be an AWA. Tastes like it belongs in a porter category. No brett infection detected, not particularly appealing.
Oct 23, 2011???, nuts, honey. Very very light in the scent dept.
Coffee, earth, nuts, spices, a bit of brown sugar.
ABV hard to detect, standard carbonation and mouthfeel.
Never would have guessed this to be an AWA. Tastes like it belongs in a porter category. No brett infection detected, not particularly appealing.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by STEG from New York
3.22/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25
Doing some cellar cleaning, this one's been a loooong time coming. Poured into a Riedel Pinot Noir Glass.
Stout like appearance, sandy colored quick dissipating head, small bubbled lacing. Mostly deep brown and opaque.
Smells got some industrial cleaner(bleach?) and christmas ribbon candy candy aromas, some black licorice in there as well
Taste is heavy on the black licorice, star anise, was expecting more sour/brett character given how old it is. Wasn't expecting any lime or galangal and that's definitely the case here.
Feel is light overall, slightly oily, silky, medium effervescence
Really glad I got to try this and for the most part it's enjoyable, mouthfeel's really nice, smell's interesting yet not necessarily pleasant, taste is heavy on the licorice and not much else.
Oct 13, 2016Stout like appearance, sandy colored quick dissipating head, small bubbled lacing. Mostly deep brown and opaque.
Smells got some industrial cleaner(bleach?) and christmas ribbon candy candy aromas, some black licorice in there as well
Taste is heavy on the black licorice, star anise, was expecting more sour/brett character given how old it is. Wasn't expecting any lime or galangal and that's definitely the case here.
Feel is light overall, slightly oily, silky, medium effervescence
Really glad I got to try this and for the most part it's enjoyable, mouthfeel's really nice, smell's interesting yet not necessarily pleasant, taste is heavy on the licorice and not much else.
Reviewed by HuskyinPDX from Washington
4.16/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle opened on 10.5.13
A - Pours a dark brown with a huge dark tan foamy head that fades slowly.
S - Lots of lime, some mint, a touch of Brett.
T - Coffee at first, then more mint and lime.
D - Good carbonation with a light body.
O - A unique brew, roasted and coffee but still fresh and light. I was told I must be crazy to like this one, true!
Oct 23, 2013A - Pours a dark brown with a huge dark tan foamy head that fades slowly.
S - Lots of lime, some mint, a touch of Brett.
T - Coffee at first, then more mint and lime.
D - Good carbonation with a light body.
O - A unique brew, roasted and coffee but still fresh and light. I was told I must be crazy to like this one, true!
Gunga Galunga from The Bruery
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
106 ratings
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