Brett IPAs

My favorite Brett IPA is Evil Twin Femme Fatale Blanc: a beer made in Denmark that is an IPA brewed with 100% Brett and Nelson Sauvin hops. That beer was sublime! It was somewhat bold but what I appreciated was the pleasant blend of the Brett produced flavors (phenols, esters, etc.) and the flavors from the Nelson Sauvin hops. I am not typically a fan of Nelson Sauvin hops but they worked real well in this beer!

I also like Victory Wild Devil; there is an active thread in the Beer Forum discussing this beer.

In terms of homebrewing, it sounds like which strain you select and how you utilize the Brett strains (e.g., 100% Brett, Brett combined with Brewer’s Yeast, etc.) will significantly impact how the beer turns out. I have read posts from other homebrewers where their 100% Brett beers had little to no funk. Hopefully you will obtain more input here.

Cheers!

 

Red swingline is my go to hoppy wild. Its sour mashed, finished with brett in barrels, and dryhopped to high hell. Amazing beer.
As far as homebrewing them goes, I do alot of hoppy saisons, and brett brux trois is always there to finish things up for me. I find tropical, melon, and vineous hops all work well with the brett. Nelson and citra have been my favorites, but I mean to try mandarina bavaria next. The brett gets pitched with saison dupont strain and they work wonders together, but dont take temps too high, the brett produces some crazy phenols at 90 degrees. Zymurgy had a nice write up on brett ipas a couple months ago. Totally worth the read.

 

Wouldn't have thought the combination would work, but I was able to try the Brett IPA from Wicked Weed/New Belgium and it worked real well. Hoppy, slightly tart and, with a bit of funk. Left me wanting more. Who knew?

 

Yeah, the Yuzu is tasty too!

Cheers!

 

@fmccormi , all of my Evil Twin drinking experiences have been on draft; I have no input on how well these beers hold up in the bottle.

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Evil Twin Femme Fatale Brett is one of the most sublime beers ever created IMO.
Then there's Prairie 'Merica. I could smell that beer all day without even taking a sip and be in heaven.
Wicked Weed's Taketake does an amazing job of showcasing New Zealand hop varietals in a Brett context.
Victory Wild Devil, while not really having an in-your-face hop profile, is a great Brett beer that I'm so glad has returned.

I'm of the opinion that the combination of Brett and hops is a glorious thing. As if I'm not already hooked enough on hoppy beers, adding this perfectly complementary yeast strain to the equation is like sprinkles on the icing of the cake.

 

Wicked Weed is coming out with another one next week. Called Lusus Naturae. Gonna definitely be picking that one up as WW does no wrong

 

Have experimented with IPA and Brett in barrels. Brux didnt really work in my opinion,the mix of hops and wet horseblanket/barnyard were not a good mix. Using a classenii brett worked much better,good flavors of granny smith,verbena,lemongrass mixing with the hops. Dry hopping added a nice aroma to the brett and wood. I would recommend doing a 100% brett fermentation. Remember this shit ferments out almost all of the sugar so careful using to much priming sugar.

 

Drink it fresh to enjoy the hops? Age it to enjoy the brett? it's a style that I don't think will ever "take off'. But my opinion stinks too.

 

Bitter Monk and Galaxy White IPA from Anchorage Brewing are both Brett IPA's that I absolutely love. Wild Devil, which has just been re-released by Victory, is another great example of a Brett IPA. I opened a bottle of the 2009 Wild Devil in the spring of 2013 after cellaring it. It had lost the hops but the Brett had done some amazing things and it was a whole different experience. I just put a bottle of this years into the cellar to see what happens. Another that really seemed to develop well was Green Flashes Rayon Vert. Unfortunately it is no longer being produced. I still have a 4 pack of it in the cellar, personally sad to see it go.
Also forgot to add Brettliquor IPA by Surly Brewing. Fermented with Brett and dry hopped with Styrian Golding Hops. Only had it once from a trade but would definitely drink it again.

 

Love hoppy wild ales with my favorites being New Belgium's Le Terroir, Crooked Staves Hop Savant, Trinitys Red Swingline Funkwerks Brett Trois. Just had Prairie's Funky Gold Mosaic last night, which is marketed as a dry hopped wild, but I didn't notice a ton of hops in it.

I do notice I generally enjoy these beers best fresh, even for wild ales. Once the hops go, the base beer is kinda boring to me. Even with the brett.

 

Yes & I favor Brett Pale ales over the higher abv more intense 'IPA'. 4.5-5% is where it's at.

 

Sounds like Round Guys Fear of a Brett Planet (a Brett APA) is right up your alley? Are you a beer trader? If so, maybe this would be something you would like to trade for?

Cheers!

 

Love dat fungus!

Enjoyed all the Femme Fatale I've had (though I never had the black ale version) - my favorite is the Yuzu Pale - lime/grapefruit plus funk! Also really loved Mikkeller's Invasion Farmhouse (brewed at Anchorage); speaking of which... Bitter Monk is amazing (I've had Anchorage's Galaxy White and Tide and Its Takers (tho that's a tripel) - both awesome brett beers); and while Crooked Stave does lots of styles, it seems they really love their brett and so do I.

 

this is the best one I've had
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/110961/
American Style by Mikkeller
Perfectly balanced