The Bruery — Restaurant in Placentia

Just getting straight to the point by stating if you're unsure whether you want to come here or their other location (Bruery Terreux Tasting Room), just go to the Bruery Terreux Tasting Room.

From what I hear this is the original location & it does look like an older setup than Bruery Terreux Tasting Room. Not rundown, just not really so modern or "new". Interior is nicely open spaced with a moderate amount of tables in the middle & "bar" seating along the perimeter.

There's much more outside seating which was all taken when I showed up on a busy Friday night. I was only able to grab a few seats on the side area inside. I did hear that precovid, there was much less outside seating, nowhere near what there is now. It's all self seating, so someone in your group should grab some open seats so others can line up to order the beer.

They have paper slips with the menu on them & you can check off what you want it you are ordering a flight (up to 5 beers).

Service was friendly enough with no problems for a busy Friday night. Parking is easy since they have their own lot which is a good size for the size of the brewery. It's nowhere as large as Brewery X or Golden Road.

As for the beer, I was a fan when I first visited The Bruery Terreux Tasting Room location & I still am. The sours they have are some of the better ones I've had, & they have some interestingly flavored stouts which are worth a try. I think you'll be able to at least find a few things you like based on what style of beer you prefer. They do NOT have the frozen sour beers like the Bruery Terreux Tasting Room which is a big draw over there.

When I'm in the area & I'm in the mood for some good beers I'm very much open to making my way back to Bruery Terreux Tasting Room & would most likely skip...

The Bruery rapes me all the time. Bone dry. They have so many good beers, but they charge a premium. If you want the exclusive beers like Grey Monday and Black Tuesday, you have to be in their club. That is, if you can get in.

They have a crapload of beers. For me to list all of them would be insane. They have regular beers, seasonal beers, collaboration beers (one with Bottle Logic soon) , beers in oak barrels, beers in whiskey barrels, special collection, seasonal collection, reserve member beers....and more! Next thing you know, they will have mini bottles and magnum bottles.

For easy drinking try the Loakal Red For you sours fans try Sours in the Rye If you are a Reserve Society member (you shouldn't be reading this): Try Chocolate Rain, better than Black Tuesday IMO. There's so much selection and exclusions here, it does get quite confusing even for an almost everyday beer drinker like me. So you can always get a flight of tasters if you are new year. They have different selections with that as well. You can make your own or select from the set they have. Usually all around $10 range.

What I can tell you from my experience here is that the tasting room is quite nice. It gets crowded very quick. There are no food. They have food trucks from time to time (Yes, visit my buddy at A Bite Truck there usually on Sundays). The bathrooms are clean (Yes 1 for men and 1 for women). Thumbs up for that !

So come early, score a table, make some friends. I love this place and I've been trying to get a job here part time but no avail. Maybe I'll just be volunteer at one of their events again because I had a great time meeting folks and enjoying...

The Bruery has a lot of beers to choose from. It’s a small space tucked in an industrial looking area just off the freeway. There is a check-off menu similar to a build-your-own-sandwich style menu where you get to choose the beers you would like to try. Some of the beers on the list are off limits unless you are a beer club member (which is a tiered membership by the way, and very costly).

The beer: I was looking forward to trying some different styles of beer. I enjoy a good barley wine, and I was happy to see about 4 choices to choose from. Unfortunately, of all the choices, only one was not masked with additional flavors, be it coconut, or coffee, or some other additive. As I scanned the beer list, I noticed this was the same for nearly every beer they offered. It was very difficult to find a beer that wasn’t flavored with something else.

My personal preference is to judge a brewery based on how they make BEER, not how they can mix flavor additives. I tend to think that anyone can make so-so beer, then add a bunch of flavors. But I was hoping to have some classic styles of brew.

I know the flavoring of beers with chocolate and coffee and fruit is popular and many like it. But it was hard to find a beer without this. If you prefer to sample beer for being beer, there are...