Bruery Terreux Rueuze (2015+)
Rueuze is our take on the traditional Belgian-style blend of lambics of different ages. We carefully select a number of oak barrels from our warehouse that have been aging our sour blonde ale for various lengths of time and blend them to what we think is the ideal flavor. this is one complex beer. Notes of hay, barnyard funk, apricots, and even olives play wonderfully with the balanced acidity.
3.9
151 reviews
Anaheim, United States
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CiderSupporter luschert durch Zitronensäure vernebelte OreganoGlubscher & erspäht nur leere Kieferbarrels mit ApfelMudBodensatz🦎 ...2016er 0,75l Bottle von BEERGIUM.COM
Really tasty. Great sour & funky nose. Some citrus & earthy notes. Moderate sourness on the palate. Tasty.
Overall very good blonde sour. Easy drinking. Not too sour. Very smooth..................
Bottle. Light to moderate straw for the malt, moderate grass and lemon for the hops, moderate to heavy musty basement and barnyard for the yeast, with a strong smell of vinegar, and faint apple and spices in the background. Head is small, fizzy/frothy, white, with no lacing and is fully diminishing. Color is clear light amber. Flavor starts harshly acidic and sour, then finishes heavily acidic and moderately bitter. Palate is light, dry, with a fizzy carbonation and a very dry, tart and astringent finish. A super sour bite throughout this beer, but a seriously excellent Gueuze.
The Bruery's attempt at imitating traditional geuze, probably the summit of what one can achieve in the sour beer world, only a geuze in spirit and not literally of course but still an interesting idea, under the Terreux label which I tend to regard as one of the top brands in sour ales from the U.S.; 75 cl bottle with crown cap (no cork), ordered at Beergium, shared with Goedele. Snow white, mousy, somewhat fluffy but opening, slowly thinning and dissolving head; hazy apricot blonde robe with pale orangey tinge and lively strings of fizz - looks like a geuze indeed. The aroma comes relatively close as well, breathing impressions of lemon flesh, green gooseberries, raw sorrel leaves, sourdough, unripe grapes, rhubarb, sour yoghurt, gypsum, lime juice, fresh green garden weeds (thistles, hogweed) and a vaguely sweetish background note of apricot. Sour onset but avoiding sharp acidity, softly lemony and lime juice-like, notes of unripe plum, green gooseberry and rhubarb with an echo of apricot-tinged sweetishness lurking from within; lively yet 'refinedly sparkling' carbonation as would be the case in a typical geuze, with a smooth mouthfeel. Lean and supple wheatiness, sourdoughy effect from the lactic sourness, refreshing lime-like effect lasting all the way through, raw pineapple, green apple and lemon effects too, evolving into a very quenching, crisp finish with a subtle bready earthiness to it, woody vanilla-ish oak aspects and a certain chalkiness accompanied by green thistle-, cava- and unripe pear-like impressions. A dim, late, well-hidden hop bitterish touch is noticeable but faintly so. Quite remarkable, really: there is no doubt that this beer has evolved a lot from its beginnings seven years ago (when the Terreux label did not even exist yet) but I never had it back then, so I can only judge this current version, and as a Belgian lambic lover I am pleasantly surprised by the fact that indeed this beer approaches traditional Senne Valley geuze in looks, mouthfeel, aroma and taste, even if it has certain 'own' features not typical for lambic and lacks a bit in the funkiness and 'wildness' many actual geuzes are characterized by. I have a feeling - also with similar products by Jester King, De Garde and so on - that American sour ale has gained enough confidence in its twenty-odd years of existence that it is increasingly drawing inspiration from the great lambic tradition of Belgium's Senne Valley, with most of them being lambic-like without actually showing the exact same features as true lambic. Which, of course, is totally unnecessary: let's regard these pioneering lambic and geuze imitations as a new chapter in US craft brewing, tributes so to speak, as defined in the "methode traditionelle" certificate some of their producers adhere to. The Bruery, boasting years of experience in the sour beer field, presents us with a very tasty example of this trend, probably the best of their many - now 'Terreux' - sours I had so far. I do, however, prefer to judge this as a lambic-inspired US sour - and that is how it seems to have been intended, without actually trying to 'be' a geuze. Whatever the case, very refined, refreshing and easily drinkable sour, a great Bruery product in my opinion.
Barwa złota, piana duża.
Aromat białych owoców, cytryn, lekkie drewno, trochę skóry.
W smaku cierpkie, cytrynowe, ziołowe, dzikie.
Fajne pifko.
Taster at Weathered.
Appearence: clear golden
Aroma: nice barrel and fruity notes
Taste: similar, just maybe slightly too acidic
Body: medium
Overall: good one
Bottle. Aroma of funk, stone fruit, light farmhouse malt. Hazy orange with white head. Taste is light+ sour, dry, funky, more stone fruit. Medium body, dry feel and stone fruit finish.
Piana sycząca, ale pozostaje w formie firanki, barwa złota, lekko mętna. W aromacie niedojrzałe, jasne winogrona, cytryny, papierówki, do tego odrobina skóry, starej beczki... W smaku kwaśne, mocno cytrynowe, limonkowe, lekko cierpkie, mineralne. Na finiszu lekkie ściąganie, trochę tanin, drewna, ziół. Wysycenie średnie, grube, rześkie w odbiorze.
Ogólnie całkiem udane Gueuze na poziomie średniej belgijskiej.
Flaska från Beergium drucken med ölföreningen. Mycket gueuzeliknande. Mycket karaktär, fin men ganska mjuk syra. Fat, syrliga äpplen, vita vinbär, citrus och stall. Riktigt gott!
Hazy gold pour with a two finger, creamy off white head. Aroma is tart and funky, stone fruit and berry fruity, hibiscus floral and lightly mineral. Flavor is more earthy and woody than the aroma lets on, some horsey funk, big- tart, floral, fruity notes. Medium body, acidic feel, medium carbonation. Really tasty
Bottle. Golden glear. Strong funky bacterial nose, pretty heavy aceto vinegary, applevinegar. Med bodied, tart but slight soften, aged. Barny farmy, dry applepeely finish. Ok. Bit too vinegary for my flavour.
75cl bottle split with colleagues at café de koffer in Groningen. Pours a hazy golden colour with no head. Aroma of citrus, bitter lemon, malt dust, brett, slight malt, slight caramel. Taste very sour, moderate bitter, low bitter with a moderate dry finish. Notes of pale malt, brett, citrus, malt dust, slight kaffir lime, bitter lemon. Texture is oily, medium bodied with moderate carbonation
Pours golden, clear. Typical geuze notes- hay, barn, horse, wild notes, crisp, tart, dry. Tastes like an original belgian Geuze.
Bottles purchased for $2.99. This is not as good as the best Belgian lambic, but it holds up favorably. Yeast in the aroma, cheese, and it is quite sour. Dry, acidic, but even it is not fermented in a koelschip, they did a great job with the flavor and it is perhaps the best commercially available American lambic I have had.
A 750ml bottle, 2016 vintage, bottled on 10th October 2016. Poured into a Cantillon gueuze glass. It was a very lightly cloudy, still see through, golden blonde colour with a just under two finger white head that dissipated quickly to nothing and left behind no lacing. Aromas were funky, tart, grape, apple and hay, with hints of oak, vanilla and lemon. Tastes funky, barnyard, grape, white grape, apricots, lemon and hay. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation. Overall an enjoyable Gueuze. The main thing though was that I was hoping that carbonation would have been much higher than what it was.
Pours an unclear palate straw colour with a fairly frothy head. Nose is not quite as complex and multifaceted as a gueuze but nice non the less. Taste is light and clean with mild sour notes along with light vanilla from the wood. Somewhat a sweeter oaky presence than you typical Belgian counterpart. Lighter aftertaste too. For cold consumption on an a hot day.
Fra flaske.
Lys gylden og klar.
Let funky aroma, tør cider, citrus, en smule stald.
Høj syre, let i kroppen. Velsmagende og ikke videre kompleks.
Bottle. Apple cider vinegar, apricot, malt, and hay aroma. Hazy golden yellow with minimal head. Minimally sweet apple, malt; moderately strong sour vinegar/citric acid, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Good body. Okay but pretty basic.
Funky fruit with some grapes. Cloudy yellow color with minimal sized white head. Heavy sourness, funky, even more grapes, some wood. Medium body, lively carbonation.
8-3-8-4-16
Bottle, two years after bottling. Pours hazy yellow, with a small creamy head. Aroma is tart bretty fruity notes, with grapes, hay and citrusy notes of lemon, as well as floral notes and wooden barrels. Full body, with average carbonation. Flavour is tart bretty fruity notes, with hay, berries and citrusy notes of lemon, as well as sour candy, grapes and wooden barrels.
Bottle at tasting. Aroma of brett, funky barnyard, vanilla, cherry and horseblanket. Taste has horseblanket, funk, acidic sourness, barnyard, cherry, oak, subtle vanilla and a sour tart finish. Really good, on par with the Brussel version.
Bottle, 750 ml, from Beergium, shared with others. Cloudy golden, medium white head. Citrus, lemon, funk, medium sourness, some barnyard. Medium+ carbonation. Medium bodied.
Flaska från Beergium drucken med ölföreningen. Mycket gueuzeliknande. Mycket karaktär, fin men ganska mjuk syra. Fat, syrliga äpplen, citrus och stall. Riktigt gott och snubb på i klass med de bästa belgarna.
Flanders red ale-type aroma. Lambic-type taste. In a category of pure sours it's an astonishing beer!
hazy amber color; nice sour apple aroma; fantastic, tart apple flavor with light oak notes;nice lingering sour notes;somehints of grass; a really enjoyable beer
750ml bottle share. Pours a hazy orange gold with a white head. Aroma: citrus, grass, grapefruit notes. Pleasant but mild aroma. Taste: citrus and grapefruit flavours dominate. Very sour. Medium bodied. I really enjoyed this beer but the sourness was a bit overpowering.
Backlog. Sample. Fruity, gooseberry, pineapple, currants, vanilla, oak, peach, barnyard. Medium sour.
Frisch nach dem Öffnen ein Aroma wie Champagner und Aprikosen. Im Trunk sauer, dann sehr erdig, dann fruchtig, schwer einzuordnen, aber toll komponiert. Man will gleich nochmal nippen, um alle Noten einzuordnen. Hinten noch lange komplexer Abgang. Das Fläschchen ist jeden Cent wert.
11/05/2017 (750ml capped bottle): Aroma of vinegar, soft fruits, and berry; hazy marigold color with a fluffy white head; white wine vinegar, earthy, fruity, very tart and sour, hints of berry, red grape, and leather; light body, mostly calm mouthfeel; very good and refreshing, really like the lower alcohol, really good beer overall