Brutus
Brouwerij Maximus

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From:
Brouwerij Maximus
 
Netherlands
Style:
American Amber / Red Lager
ABV:
6%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 13.9%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 15, 2018
Added:
Jan 05, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by Ciocanelu:
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Rated by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Apr 02, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.85 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

Sep 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.58 by samEBC from Belgium

Oct 07, 2017
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

1.89/5  rDev -48.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Reviewed from notes taken in Summer 2012:

Served on-draught @ Cafe Arendsnest, Amsterdam, NL into a tulip.

APPEARANCE: 2 fingers worth of head, thin, lacking creaminess, and of bad (~1.5 minute at most) retention.

Body colour is a nontransparent copper (not an amber as one might expect in a beer of this style).

AROMA: Amber malts. Overly bitter bittering hops. Strong and unappealing.

TASTE: Unwelcome bitterness plagues the climax, bringing little in the way of hop flavour (maybe some generic floral character). Malty yet thin. Not balanced. Badly built, Nasty stale malt ruins this for me.

Simple. Unenjoyable.

TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, unrefreshing. Doesn't accentuate the beer's flavours or elevate the beer as a whole.

OVERALL: Pretty poorly executed stuff. If I wasn't drinking this at Amsterdam's best beer bar, I might worry the keg was off or the tap lines dirty.

D- (1.89) / AVOID
Jul 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.6 by bird_soul from Netherlands

Apr 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by tottel from Netherlands

Oct 20, 2016
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Reviewed by Zet from Netherlands

3.69/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A pretty amber colour with a decent and steady head of foam. Smell of caramel, herby hops and malt. The taste is reminiscent of a dutch bokbier actually, due to the bittersweet taste with caramel, well used hops (herbal, no fruit or flower flavours, which i tend to expect in an american amber) and light citric notes. Quaffs very easily. Quite good, though the taste gets a bit boring after a while. A good balance, but some more complexity wouldn't hurt this one.
Sep 22, 2016
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Reviewed by janubio from Spain

3.16/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Orange-amber colour, with a medium head that has a good retention and leaves a good lace. Aroma of caramel, with some citrics notes. Medium body, creamy palate and OK carbonation. TAste of caramel, malts, notes of citrus and fruits. OK.
Aug 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.37 by Taboada from Spain

Apr 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by Beer-Ed from Netherlands

Mar 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Marius from Netherlands

Aug 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.64 by Erwin_Sakkers from Netherlands

Apr 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by leitmotif from Romania

Apr 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by hansavijaticar from Croatia (Hrvatska)

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.72 by BrunoPettipas from Canada (QC)

Aug 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by BJSmit from Netherlands

May 27, 2014
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Reviewed by Maakun from Netherlands

4.12/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle poured in pint glass. Looks a nice darm amber, medium fluffy head and nice carbonation going on.

Smell is big grapefruit, hops, caramel, spices. Very inviting.

Taste is again fruity, mainly citrus, but with a yeasty bitterness instead of just full on hops. Great toasted malts taste too. Later some mango and dried apricots, again some spices, can't really put my finger on what it is, but it would taste good in a nice curry. Aftertaste is hoppy bitterness, some lemon and a tiny metallic touch. Love this, very balanced but still quite bold.

Mouth: medium, perfect carbonation, slightly sticky feeling. Very good.

Overall: this is really good. Perfect beer for a warm summer evening. Very balanced and complex and still some bold hops. Will drink this again for sure.
Aug 02, 2013
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.82/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On-tap at Cafe Belgie, Utrecht, Netherlands

A: The beer is clear reddish amber in color and has no visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high dense off white head that gradually died down and left lacing covering the surface.
S: Light aromas of pale and caramel malts are present in the nose along with faint hints of citrusy hops.
T: The taste has flavors of caramel malts along with strong notes of citrusy hops. There are some faint hints of malty sweetness and a moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied, a little clean and rather smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a nice beer that combines the citrusy properties of an IPA with the clean character of a lager.
Apr 17, 2013
Brutus from Brouwerij Maximus
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 22 ratings