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Otiose
The Bruery
- From:
- The Bruery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 10.1%
- Reviews:
- 70
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 30, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2012
- Wants:
- 61
- Gots:
- 101
Otiose is an English word (pronounced ‘oh-shus’) which means “without practical purpose.” It was a beer developed by our brewers during a rare space in the brewing schedule simply to satisfy their own cravings for a sour brown ale fermented with guava. Rich with tropical notes and balanced by a mellow roast, this beer brings your mind directly to a decadent Hawaiian luau, complete with the roasted pig.
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.9/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Wow, thought I reviewed this beer like a decade ago almost, but here we are.
Pours like an imperial brown ale. Brown. Very brown. Like almost black. Lighter brown head, 1/4". Has a light brown malt smell, but miniscule compared to the sourness and guava notes. The wood isn't obvious as oak, comes into it like an oak/cedar hybrid of smells.
Taste reveals what might be a one of a kind wild ale. There is a light dark cherry note that comes with the guava, oak, sourness. light leather and brown maltiness. The wood seemed prominent when fresh and years later. Good amount of acidity like virtually every Bruery wild ale from this era, but it doesn't detract too much, world class, no, but still good drinking. Hides the alcohol pretty well too. I would think the malt content would be more roasty given the color, but it was not as big as the SRM might make you think.
I can appreciate this for being off the beaten path and enjoyable to drink.
Jun 30, 2021Pours like an imperial brown ale. Brown. Very brown. Like almost black. Lighter brown head, 1/4". Has a light brown malt smell, but miniscule compared to the sourness and guava notes. The wood isn't obvious as oak, comes into it like an oak/cedar hybrid of smells.
Taste reveals what might be a one of a kind wild ale. There is a light dark cherry note that comes with the guava, oak, sourness. light leather and brown maltiness. The wood seemed prominent when fresh and years later. Good amount of acidity like virtually every Bruery wild ale from this era, but it doesn't detract too much, world class, no, but still good drinking. Hides the alcohol pretty well too. I would think the malt content would be more roasty given the color, but it was not as big as the SRM might make you think.
I can appreciate this for being off the beaten path and enjoyable to drink.
Reviewed by cvm4 from Mississippi
4.03/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L - Pours a dark red mahogany brown body with a light tan head.
S - Oak, leather, lactose & some cherry notes. Malty base.
T - Cherry, oak, leather and sweet malts. I think the guava has gone the way of the dodo bird. But, it's still so drinkable with a whirlwind of flavors.
F - Light bodied and medium carbonation with a dry finish.
O - I'm impressed. Great balance between sour & barrel.
May 03, 2016S - Oak, leather, lactose & some cherry notes. Malty base.
T - Cherry, oak, leather and sweet malts. I think the guava has gone the way of the dodo bird. But, it's still so drinkable with a whirlwind of flavors.
F - Light bodied and medium carbonation with a dry finish.
O - I'm impressed. Great balance between sour & barrel.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.69/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Saturday night bottle share. 750ml bottle courtesy of Toby Berries and barrels. Lots of wooden notes to take the edge off the tartness of his sour. Slick and oily, sweet and tart, which lingers on the palate.
Feb 21, 2016Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
4.16/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle: Poured a deep clear reddish color ale with a medium size foamy head with good retention and some light lacing. Aroma of tart notes with some light vinous notes and some oak. Taste is a complex mix of guava with some tart and oak notes with some light vinous notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Nice level of complexity with some good drinkability with the nice guava presence.
Jun 03, 2015Reviewed by swanfungus from California
3.83/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Purchased last week from the "archiversary" sale from the Bruery. I feel bad rating this lower than its average, but the guava is pretty much non-existent at this point.
May 31, 2015
Otiose from The Bruery
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
349 ratings
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