The Bruery Marrón Acidifié
Dark sour ale aged in oak barrels. A collaboration between The Bruery and Cigar City Brewing, this Imperial Oud Bruin is layered with aromas of cranberries, tropical fruits, leather, and aged balsamic, balanced by wood tannins and roasted malt.
3.9
308 reviews
Placentia, United States
Community reviews
Bottle via JohnGalt1, thank you sir! Dark garnet in color with a thin beige head that quickly fades. Nose of sours, vinegar, and woody. Lightly vinous. Translates well into the flavor with the wood adding a subtle dry character. Some deep vinous notes and balanced vinegar flavors. Good sour.
Bottle from trade recently. Shared with friends at the Pig. Awesome brownish-amber pour with a thin white head. Snifters. Aroma of cherries, blackberries, black raspberries, slight vinegar, wood barrel, and malts. The taste was very complex especially as it warmed. Cherries, blackberries, black raspberries were the backbone of the tartness. You also get the leather, wood barrel, roasted malts, and vinegar notes but it balanced very well. Medium light body, moderate carbonation, serious tart and fruity finish. REALLY enjoyed this one from the Bruery and CCB.
Bottle share @ Surly Darkness day 2013. Pour is hazy brown with a small beige head. Aroma and flavor is sour and dry - tannic oak, light fruit, cherries. Finish is very dry with some slight berry sweetness.
Une délicieuse oud bruin grasse et vineuse avec des tannins délicats pour enrober le tout. Beaucoup de fruits foncés et un soupcon acétique qui se laisse dominer par l’éventail des malts. Content d’avoir attendu.
750ml bottle shared by Brad. Oaky dry aroma. Thick brown amber body. Soured out bourbon tones. Has some of that dry, mineral Bruery house flavor, but still rather delicious. Puckering sour tones, muted brown malt. Big new school US sour. Quality.
Serving: 750 ml. bottle from State Line Liquors. Not sure why I took so long to drink this one. Reddish amber pour with a thin head. Slight nail polish note in the nose along with some balsamic vinegar. Vinegar tartness up front followed by cherry skins, oak, and leather. Very long finish. Should have opened this sooner.
750 ml bottle
Rating #2600 - I have been trying to clear out my collection of Bruery beers for a while now. Now seemed like a good time to see how the collaboration with Cigar City panned out. Picked up a long time ago at Lizardville this was no letdown. A spendy special release turned out to be worth the expense.
Aroma / Appearance - A ruby red base shimmers heavily in the glass. Vanilla head and icy legs accompany the tart cherries, vinegar, and a sour feel that is right in line for the style without being overly acidic.
Flavor / Palate - Vinegar, cherries, black raspberries, ad more dark fruits coat the tongue with a pleasant sourness. After the first few sips the alcohol emerges. Radiating warmth over the palate it brings waves of enjoyable tartness. Malt driven and bold this beer is the hallmark of an American sour.
The beer poured great with a solid dark amber, brownish hue that passes through almost no light, a nice off brown head and some lacing on the glass. The beer smells decent with a sour note of dark fruit and some oak barrel aging on the back end. The beer tastes outstanding (better than oude tart) with a definite oak barrel aged sour fruity flavor. The mouthfeel is decent with a definite dry and bitterness to it and the beer is well carbonated. Overall, better than Oude Tart but a solid a sour ale...recommedned.
Bomber at WTWBA. Brownish pour. Some vinegar and leather in this. I didn’t particularly like this one - just okay for me.
750 mL bottle. Nice reddish brown body with thin white head and lacing. The aroma is earthy, with cranberries and sour, woody notes. Taste is soft but still tart - with some minerality and faded pineapple (likely due to the age) This one is still has some sour cherry and cranberries throughout and ample amounts of oak and leather on the long, drying finish. Nicely done for this collab....quite enjoyable.
Reddish brown. no head. pretty acetic with vinegar on the nose. a touch of raisins. Taste is oaky, sweet and tart. Vinegar is pretty apprent. Taste like a soured porter in some ways with roasted qualities.
Bottle @ The Bruery. Pours thin dark brown with a reddish tint and thin creamy head. Aroma is light fruity sourness with a bit of caramel malt. Taste is mild dry caramel malt, big pucker on the finish. Leathery, earthy finish. Much drier and less fruity than the ISO:FT. a bit more barrel aged notes, but on balance I liked it better.
Bottle - Pours rosy brown with a thin bubbly tan head. Nose is vinegar and oak with cherries. Pretty sweet. Taste is the same, with lots of cherry, bold malt, balsamic vinegar, and an oaky finish. Bubbly and thinnish and much too vinegary. Kind of a mess.
Bottle for a big rate. Pours out a dark ruby tinged brownish color with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is of cherries, wood, comples tart sourness, light vinegar and some earthy leather. Taste is complex, sour cherries, oak barrel, tart funk, horse blanket, burnt roast, light molasses, leather and not much of a tell of the alcohol. Damn expensive bottle, but totally worth it.
By far the best sour thing that CCB has ever had a hand in, with ample notes of fruit and a rich oud bruin malty character. My one gripe is that there’s a LOT of acetic acid, and I’m not the type for Tums-endorsed beers.
750 ml bottle shared by J. Poured a ugly muddy brown with an average sized beige head. Aroma was acidic with notes of old balsamic vinegar, used band aids, sourness, old cherry, stale bread and wet leather. Medium bodied with loads of acidity and a long lingering burn from the sourness remains long after you swallow. Flavor is strong sour notes lots of earth, wet wood funk wet bread, medicinal cherry flavor, sour rotting lemon. Time definitely brought out a ton of sour and funk on this one.
Bottle. Pours a hazy reddish brown with a small lingering head that left nice lacing. Aroma of balsamic vinegar, sour cherries, oak and some funk. Flavor was sour cherries, balsamic vinegar, funk, oak tannins, and had a dry tart finish.
dark brown. Big oak sour nose. Nice, manageable sour up front, that gives way to oak tannin and some dark malt. Truly fantastic.
750mL from Sparky. Thanks!
A: Very dark red with a lack of head. Solid looking with good carbonation.
N: Acetone, glue, bleu cheese. Sour cherries, a touch of ginger. Some leather, tannins, and oak.
T: More of the cherry mixed with acetone. Tannins and sour on a moderate-high level. Some harsh solvents.
M: Decent amount of carbonation and medium body.
O: Don’t know why they chose an imperial oud bruin when the normal version is so hard to get right. Would be a lot better if they’d gone that route.
Bottle at home, courtesy of Dave. Thanks man!! Pour is murky burnt caramel with little to no head; decent lacing. Big sour cherries, vinegar, wood, light caramel, brown sugar, red grapes, and raisins in the aroma. Taste is medium sour, cherry pit, vinegar, light acetone, plums, and dark grapes with a medium sour finish. Light body with soft carbonation. Not a bad sour brown.
750mL bottle. Poured very deep amber with a short-lived garnet-tinted beige head. The aroma picked up sour cranberries, vinegar, oak, and vinous notes over a sweet, quasi-fruity base.. this came across a touch warm and assertive for my liking, but it was still interesting. The flavor found sour berries, oak, and metallic notes on the tip of the tongue, with dark fruit skins, tannins, and Balsamic vinegar following.. deeper down was some caramel and nutty sweetness.. lots more sourness on the finish, with cranberries, red wine, and oak leading.. really dry back there too. Medium-bodied with odd pockets of carbonation on the palate.. sour-er and more compelling than I expected.. overall a very good beer, but a little more subtlety would’ve gone a very long way.
Bottle from womencan’tsail.
Pours a rich, deep amber with a nose of funky grapes and cranberry leather. Flavor is cherry blanket leather left in a barn. Lingering mouthfeel. Great beer.
Forgot to put this up here. Hunahpu’s Day pour split with beastmaster. Deep red with a bit of head that dissipates quickly. Very tart vinegar and cherry aroma, and the flavor follows exactly. Pretty dry flavor from the oak aging, perhaps a bit of raspberry. One of the more tart sours I have had. Very nice and refreshing after a bunch of stouts on the day.
Bottle shared at RBWG! Pours a hazy brown with a ring of bubbly tan head that doesn?t really stick on the way down. Aroma of sour tart fruit and some nice vinegar acidity. Taste follows with a very tart finish, nice balance, kind of thick and bubbly. Pretty good though, alcohol well hidden.
Bottle shared at the RBWG grand tasting
Appearance: Cloudy dark amber with a small beige head
Aroma and flavors of vinegar and tart fruit
Nice and tasty
Bottled. Pours dark amber-brown with a short head. Booming ultra-complex nose. You have got to be kidding me! Oak, medium tart dark fruit, leather, wine oak and balsamic and even tropical fruit. Stunning. Medium sour flavor. Medium body, thin-oily texture, soft carbonation and a tart finish.
slighly hazed brown pour with off white head and lace. Aroma is sour, tart fruit. Nice tart, acidic flavor that is very subtle but runs hard as you go. A nice beer with smooth carbonation.
Rbwg! Hazy mahogany white head. Particles floating. Sour red fruit cherry raspberry wood leather vinegar. Great aroma. extra vinegar and cherry. Almost tastes like angostura bitters. Wow this beer has gotten better.
Very nice beer. A bit of oxidation, edium ot high sourness, levelling sweetnes, very slight funk but not much.
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Pours a semi-hazy brown with a beige head of foam. Aroma is bracingly sour and dry. Some cherries and green apple come through. Super tart and dry. Dries the mouth out immediately upon first sip. Holy shit is this sour.