Meet The Brewery Built For Sour Beer Experimentation

One of Southern California’s newest and most experimental breweries, Bruery Terreux, is pioneering innovative brewing methods to bring its signature line of farmhouse-style wild and sour ales into the craft beer spotlight.

Wild and sour beers offer a distinct tart and tangy flavor and are created by using wild yeast and a special, fruit-infused fermentation process that requires the use of large wine-barrels, known as Foeders.

In fact, Bruery Terreux’s Anaheim facility has the largest foedoer system in California. Here, the beer can age and sour thanks to microflora in their wood. This is especially important to the brewing process at Terreux, because the base beer is added to their signature “Frucht.” Frucht is Terreux’s series of Berliner Weisse-style beers, which is then infused with fruit to create different flavor profiles.

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Past Frucht flavors include Frucht Apricot, Frucht Passion Fruit, and Frucht Yumberry. Currently, Terreux’s is serving it newest flavor, Frucht Blueberry Sour Ale.

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Celebrating its eighth year in Orange County, Bruery Terreux’s second brick and mortar location in Anaheim, which opened on July 8, is dedicated to housing the specific brewing technology and staff needed to perfect and protect the unique, fruity, and sour blends of beers and ales.

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However, this expansion process is not just a sign of Bruery Terreux’s success, but was a necessary step to cultivate the perfect brewing environment.

Orange County-based beer blogger, Greg Nagel, explained that things can become problematic for brewers when working with wild yeast, due to the unexpected changes that can occur during the brewing process.

“Wild yeast and souring bacteria are invasive, causing unwanted flavor changes and premature spoilage of beer if not planned,” Nagel said. “Thus, the need to separate production of normal and wild beers.”

With so much craftsmanship and dedication behind these very delicate and specific brewing methods, it’s easy to see why Bruery Terreux’s innovative stance on creating specialty beer has yet to sour any beer connoisseur’s opinion of deliciously unique, local craft beers.

Created in partnership with Visit Anaheim

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