Brute
Ithaca Beer Company

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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:
846
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 jeffthecheff:
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Reviewed by jeffthecheff from Connecticut

4.38/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a bright gold color with a fluffy, two finger white head with great retention. There is a touch of haze, with carbonation bubbles adding liveliness.

The aroma is deep, acidic, and fruity with a large amount of funkiness from the yeast and bacteria. Lemon juice comes to mind, as well as some hay. Maybe some old hay. The smell of the air after a rainy day also came to mind.

The flavor is much less funky than the nose. It's very sour with lemon notes and a large amount of acid. The flavor is kept simple and almost clean, but with a very unique sourness to it.

The mouthfeel is light bodied and dry, with a decent amount of carbonation, perhaps even a bit low. Overall this really impresses me, although I wish I had some more help finishing the bottle.
Jul 22, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by rodmanfor3 from Vermont

Jan 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.39 by rab53 from Washington

Dec 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4.78 by swanfungus from California

Jan 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by vfgccp from New York

May 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by cp45 from New Jersey

Jan 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by logicalparadox from New York

Dec 06, 2016
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Reviewed by PHBoiler from Illinois

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, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Sweffin from Wisconsin

Aug 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by xtonytx from Connecticut

May 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.44 by AMCimpi from New York

May 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by zekeman17 from Pennsylvania

Feb 14, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

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, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Jan 19, 2016
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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
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, 2015
 
Rated: 4.43 by SocalKicks from California

Nov 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.39 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Sep 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.49 by yeaprolly from Washington

Sep 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by EB1 from California

Sep 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.32 by tobelerone from New Jersey

Aug 11, 2015
Brute from Ithaca Beer Company
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 846 ratings