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oud bruin

oud bruin noun: a style of beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation, which takes several weeks to a month, and is followed by bottle aging for several more months, which allows residual yeast and bacteria to develop a sour flavor characteristic for this style.

oud bruin: a style of beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation, which takes several weeks to a month, and...
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Noun

oud bruin (countable and uncountable, plural oud bruins)

  1. A style of beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation, which takes several weeks to a month, and is followed by bottle aging for several more months, which allows residual yeast and bacteria to develop a sour flavor characteristic for this style.
    • Some oud bruins are also flavored with raspberry or cherry.1996, Stephen Snyder, The Beer Companion: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the World's Finest Craft Beers, Quintet Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 18
    • Markowski has produced characteristically tart and acidic Flanders red ales, oud bruins, and lambics using both stainless steel and wooden barrels and finds, quite naturally, the best results come when using wood.2005, Jeff Sparrow, Wild Brews: Beer Beyond the Influence of Brewer’s Yeast, Brewers Publications, →ISBN

Forms of oud bruin

pluraloud bruins

Origin of oud bruin

From Dutch oud bruin (“old brown”), referring to the long aging process, up to a year.

Questions about oud bruin

What does oud bruin mean?
Oud bruin means a style of beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation, which takes several weeks to a month, and is followed by bottle aging for several more months, which allows residual yeast and bacteria to develop a sour flavor characteristic for this style.
What part of speech is oud bruin?
Oud bruin is a noun.
What is the plural of oud bruin?
The plural of oud bruin is oud bruins.

Words near oud bruin in the dictionary

  1. ouching
  2. Ouchis
  3. ouchless
  4. ouchy
  5. oud
  6. oud bruin
  7. oud bruins
  8. oudda
  9. Oude
  10. oude genever
  11. oude genevers

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