Filmishmish - The Bruery

Auracom

Illinois

3.33/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Bottlesplit from RS. 7-8 oz. poured into a Cantillon flute on June 30th, 2012.

A - Lighter peach coloring, very little head with quick dissipation, slight legs, okay lacing.

S - Lots of citrus and white wine vinegar. A touch of rich apricots, honey, and yeast spices.

T - Tons of front end effervescence that doesn't translate to a particular favor until mid palate. Lots of lemon juice, more vinegar, super bitter limes. Can't really sense any sweetness from the apricots. Moderate sourness overall.

M - High carbonation, light body, dry finish.

D - A bit single-noted. It's plenty accessible for an intro to sours but there's not enough variety of component flavors mixed into here.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2012 14:37:33 | More by Auracom

ehammond1

California

3.48/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle (2012)

The Bruery Provisions
Orange, CA

Hazed, burnished, dark orange with a very small near-white head. There's not a lot of visible carbonation or head forming, even after a vigorous pour. It leaves small specks and dots of lacing down the glass.

The aroma is a little bit strange and very much unexpected. The combination of funk, simple grain, mild, rotten fruit combine together for something pleasant enough, but this is not a particularly good smelling beer. The funk is slightly dominating and if given this beer blind, I probably wouldn't have guessed this was an apricot beer, though there's definite, obvious citrus.

The flavor is similar, with the funky yeast and grain character leading the way. There's also some bruised apricot flavor, and definite lactic sour presence.

Light to medium bodied with low to moderate carbonation. Certainly drinkable.

A flavorful attempt, but not near the top tier of sours and/or The Bruery's beers.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2012 23:29:28 | More by ehammond1

writerLJBerg

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle courtesy of womencantsail (I think.) Thanks! Reviewed from notes.

A: Clear apricot color. No head and some bubbles randomly shoot upwards.

N: Apricots, mandarins, lemon, acetic acid. Has a sharp nuttiness in addition to the grass/straw elements which I attribute to the oak. Some funk.

T: Apricot, oranges, and sour lemon zest. Grainy wood. This is definitely souring up to a sharp point while the fruit declines. Not sure that’s a good thing. Acetic and lactic, but not unpleasant. Liked this better when it was fresh on tap. Grass, straw, no barnyard funk.

M: Light on the tongue. Think is this the most noteworthy aspect of the beer. Too many heavy sours.

O: Recommendable but it’s far better fresh. Will probably re-review when it’s released again.

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2013 17:06:04 | More by writerLJBerg

DavoleBomb

Ohio

3.53/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a tulip.

3.0 A: Hazed yellow-orange with brown tinting. One finger of frothy white head. Retention is poor and no lacing is left.

4.0 S: Tart apricot throughout. Lots of oak with a "tool shed" funkiness. Fairly sweet for a sour with sweetness coming from the apricots and the malts. A light sugariness exists as well. Good amount of lactic acid with a low amount of acetic acid. Grainy herbalness.

3.5 T: Tart pithy apricot. Earthy woody funkiness, "tool shed" can apply here as well. Grainy herbalness with somewhat bready malts. Lots of lactic acid and a moderate puckering acetic component. Good mix of sweet and sour in this.

3.0 M: Bruery sucks with mouthfeel in their wilds. Medium body. Much lower carbonation than the style calls for. Not spritzy at all and also lacking creaminess.

3.5 D: This is no Fou Foune, but it isn't bad. Good flavors, it just needs a bit of refinement.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2012 23:22:42 | More by DavoleBomb

drabmuh

Maryland

3.58/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a Bruery glass from a bottle, don't be lazy, just do it.

Beer is yellow and really hazy with no head, moderate carbonation, no lacing, no retention.

Aroma is grainy and sweet with mild lactic notes and some fruit on the backend, although the fruit is mild.

Beer is thin and bubbles on hte palate, tastes fine but there an odd finish to it. A little stingy and again the fruit is mild. This isn't the fou foune replacement I had hoped it would be. Decent though.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2012 19:43:57 | More by drabmuh

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

First of my Bruery reserve beers from 2012. Thanks to BrewtifulMind for this one (and the rest of them).

Poured in to Bruery tulip.

A - Poured medium orange with a yellow glow around the edges. One finger of bright white head formed on the pour and quickly receded to a ring around the glass.

S - Big funky tart aroma up front. Some very light apricot aromas in the background along with a touch of sweetness.

T - A big puckering sour flavour up front with lots of funk. The apricot is present in the background but is not as prominent as expected. The finish is dry and tart with a slightly sweet apricot flavour. The apricot is most noticeable many seconds after a sip.

M - Fairly light body with light to moderate carbonation.

O - Would have liked more apricot here.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2012 03:50:40 | More by TheSevenDuffs

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.65/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy deep yellow color with a smallish white head that dissipates rather quickly. Smells of lemony funk mostly. I get a hint of oak tannin, and some bready sweet malt, but the apricots are hard to find in the aroma. The flavor is lemony and tart, and I found the apricots. Light hit of funk but this one seems to be more about the acid than the barnyard. Faint hint of oak, then a long lingering sourness long after each sip. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a tart acidic mouthfeel. Decent wild ale, but a bit one dimensional.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2012 23:35:42 | More by johnnnniee

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle: Poured a light golden color ale with a nice white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light apricot and light tart notes is refreshing. Taste is also a mix between some light apricot notes with a mix between some fruity ester with some tart notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Not bad overall though I felt a bit letdown by some of the characteristics that were not as dominant as I had expected. The oak is quiet hard to distinguish and a t the end of the day we are a bit far from something like FouFoune.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2012 19:07:47 | More by Phyl21ca

billab914

Virginia

3.78/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

750ml bottle poured into my 512 glass. Golden orange in color with a thin white head scattered across the top. The head faded pretty quickly after the pour.

The sour apricot flavors show pretty well in the aroma. The sourness is a little light on funk, but the acidicness is also pretty low. The oak barrel is also noticeable with a little bit of vanilla flavor to it. It's got a little bit of a vinous, white wine character to it as well. I really like the sour apricot flavors in it.

The taste also shows a lot of tart and sour flavors to it. The apricots show a little more towards the finish and give it some really good fruit flavors. The finish becomes really dry and tart with some nice sour fruit flavors to it. Just a hint of the oak is noticeable.

The mouthfeel is medium bodied with carbonation being low for the style. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good beer. I really liked the sour, tart apricot flavors. I liked the sourness and the low acidicness, but it could have used a little more funkiness to give it some more complexity. Overall though it was a pretty nice beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 23:35:28 | More by billab914

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.8/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Dark yellow coloured body, very pretty. Funky sour aroma. Sour story,very good, with apricot and acid well malted down. Fuller mouthfeel. Sipper, impossible to drink too much at a time, as in a day. Finish the water in the vase drying finish.Thanks for sharing John.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 02:07:47 | More by northyorksammy

womencantsail

California

3.83/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Unfortunately very lowly carbonated, but orange in color with a definite haze to it. Decently funky on the nose. Lots of apricot which gives a touch of sweetness. A bit of oak and maybe some grass, but fairly simple aroma. The flavor has a pleasant tartness of lemon and a solid apricot flavor as well. A hint of fruit sweetness with a moderate oak presence. Again, a touch on the simple side, but I definitely enjoyed this one.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2012 18:12:25 | More by womencantsail

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.85/5  rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle courtesy of drabmuh. Served in a snifter.

Pours a hazy light apricot color with a very thing white head and a bit of a white collar, though not too impressive on the appearance. The nose brings a pretty good amount of apricot with some lactic sourness and a good bit of wheat in the background. The flavor has some nice lactic sourness and a semi-strong apricot presence. Light body with a good dry, sour finish. Tart and refreshing with a nice wheat presence.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2012 20:18:09 | More by Thorpe429

Phelps

Arizona

3.85/5  rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle into my Bruery tulip.

Partly cloudy and apricot-colored. A hard pour results in about half a finger of fizzy, pure white head.

Funky. Lots of hay and barnyard funk, some vinegar and toasted white bread, a touch of apricot.

Nice apricot sweetness here. Lots of fruit and a little caramel make things sugary; bacteria give it a smooth white vinegar tartness. There’s another touch of hay and vinous oak. Sweet apricots linger long into the finish. It’s not too complex, but displays nice balance.

Light, electric tingles of carbonation give the beer some life, but there’s not a lot of it. Sugary and medium-light in body; mildly funky and tart. The acidity goes to town on my teeth a bit.

There’s not much special about Filmishmish, but that’s okay. Not every Bruery sour has to be outrageous. This one’s got good flavor and great drinkability. Perfect for drinking alongside dinner.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2012 04:36:26 | More by Phelps

aasher

Indiana

3.85/5  rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

I traded a bottle of Darkness for this since the description is too good to pass up.

Filmishmish pours a light bodied, very cloudy dull tangerine orange in color with no head or lacing at all and appears almost flat. The nose is fruity and tart with nice acidity. It smells of peaches and apricot with some light acetic acid. The flavors are pretty straightforward. You get tart peach skins and dried apricot with plenty of acidity. It's actually not too far off from Hanssens gueuze, just with less acidity. I've been told this is somewhat similar to Fantasia but I think that this has better flavor and much more fruit presence. This beer is very drinkable but the one thing that hurts it it is the watery mouthfeel. This bottle isn't too far from being still. It isn't too far from a few gueuze in that regard. Still, I liked this beer but it didn't exactly live up to expectations.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2012 02:08:30 | More by aasher

Sean9689

Illinois

3.88/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle into Bruery tulip.

A - Pours a hazy orange color, off-white fizzy head, thin collar, wisps.

S - Tart fruity notes, oak, light acidity, some citrus. Pretty straight forward and I can't actually pick out the actual apricots that were used in this beer, unlink Fou'Foune.

T - Similar to the nose. Lots of tart fruit, oak, citrus. It's good and enjoyable, but not really all that complex. Finish is dry tart fruity notes.

M - Light body, good carbonation, dry finish.

O - While I found this beer to be super-drinkable, after half the bottle, I was a bit bored. That said, split even two ways, I would really be able to enjoy and appreciate this one for what it is, a super-easy-drinking American Wild Ale.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2012 18:55:54 | More by Sean9689

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.88/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle pured into a Bruery Snifter.

A - Pours a hazy, pale light orange with absolutely no head at all.

S - Oak, funk, and very ripe apricots.

T - Similar to the nose but the apricots stood out more.

D - Lower carbonation and a light body. Good tartness.

O - Light, crisp, and tart. The apricots were nic without being overly sour or tart.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2012 04:16:07 | More by HuskyinPDX

claspada

New Jersey

3.9/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy yellow with a soapy white head that slowly recedes to leave some fluffy bubbles.

Aromas surprised me for how fresh this beer is. I get a lot of oak, grainy malt, light earthiness, lemon zest and white grape skin. Where are the apricots?

The tastes follow the nose; light funk and earthy followed by grape skin, orange/lemon zest and oak combined with lactic acidity. Apricots again are sadly lacking.

The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium to high carbonation. Finish is dry oak dominant, acidic light fruit in the background.

Overall this was a tasty beer but not one I was wowed by. The apricot was faint, if present at all, and the lactic acidity is a bit much for my liking. Nothing wrong with this per say, just not something I overly enjoyed to plan to have again anytime soon.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2012 17:31:09 | More by claspada

largadeer

Kentucky

3.9/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Clear and golden body topped by two fingers of head that quickly crackles away to a film.

Smell: Funk - lots of it, somewhat manure-like, though it's not unpleasant. Apricots are there, too, but it's more skin and pit than sweet flesh. Mildly lactic, but the acidity takes a backseat to the fruit and funk at this point in the beer's life.

Taste & mouthfeel: Moderately sour up front, big on the lacto though it thankfully avoids tasting like yogurt. The fruit and funk take over from there, and as the nose implies, this highlights the earthier, drier aspects of the fruit rather than the ripe sweetness found in some of the better batches of Fou' Foune. The mouthfeel is good: moderately effervescent, light but not thin, and the finish is long, leaving a residual note of apricot skin on the palate that I enjoy. I like this beer on the whole, and it seems almost unfair to compare it to Fou' Foune, but ultimately that's the first thing that comes to mind when I think apricot sour, and this definitely falls short. Nevertheless it's decent stuff.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2012 07:38:40 | More by largadeer

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.9/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle shared by drabmuh. Thanks Matt.

The beer is a straw yellow color, appearing hazy. There is virtually no head, just a few scattered bubbles. The scent is of musty apricots, yeast, and a mild funk presence. Decent enough beer. Apricot presence is there, but the flavor falls short of greatness. Carbonation level is a bit low, but otherwise the feel is pretty good. Mild tartness and acidity. Overall, good but not great. Still, it's always nice to enjoy an apricot sour ale.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2012 21:21:23 | More by Huhzubendah

SpeedwayJim

New York

3.9/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to capra12 for this one. Poured into a snifter. Reviewed from notes.

Pours a slightly cloudy golden. No head, no lace, and with thin, oily legs. Below average.

Nose is lemon rind, apricot puree, wet wood, must, with a mild cheesiness and band-aid presence. Funkier than expected. Nice.

Opens almost gueuze-like. Straw, hay, apricot puree, wet wood. Lemon tartness at the middle with some more apricot and oak at the end. Finishes dry with a like, fruity-tart aftertaste. Solid.

Light bodied with medium carbonation. Slick and smooth in the mouth with an accented, spritzy finish. Lingering, filmy, light aftertaste.

The Bruery keeps churning out these slightly above-average sours and I say, keep 'em coming. The apricot presence in this one is pretty prominent and lends a nice, gueuze quality to it. The low alcohol also really helps the body here. Well worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2012 01:31:58 | More by SpeedwayJim

axeman9182

New Jersey

3.95/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 mL bottle, thanks to my Reserve Society trustee JRSD for getting this one out to me. It was poured into my Duvel tulip.

Filmishmish pours a completely opaque tangerine/light orange. There aren't even highlights when the beer is backlit. There's maybe a finger of frothy white foam, and it quickly disappears without a trace. The aroma features some fruity brett funk that's augmented well by the apricots. There's also a definite sour element to the nose that isn't very noticeable at the first whiff, but starts to stand out a little more upon further inspection. There's a little bit of wheat in the flavor profile, and the funk has a little bit of an earthy edge to the tropical fruit flavors. The apricot is a little more subdued here, and there's still a tartness to the beer that emerges more with warming. The body is nice and light, thought it could maybe stand to be jut a little bit moreso. It's paired with a nice, expressive carbonation though. Filmishmish is a solid offering from the Bruery, and I look forward to trying more of their sours and experimental beers this year.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2012 06:32:30 | More by axeman9182

FosterJM

California

3.98/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

1083rd Review on BA
Bottle to stemmed tulip
750 ml

2012 release

Thanks to GuruDel for sharing

App- A little bit of a brighter orange color with some medium orange and yellows spread throughout. A small 1/4" head and then falls to nothing but liquid.

Smell- Its funky but not sour on the nose. More damp, blanket and musty. A little bit of a old cheese note.

Taste- Very similar to the nose but more citrus and funk comes out over time. It has more gueuze notes than wild ale in my opinion. The oak is a bit more prevalant, but the apricots just seem to get lost in my opinion.

Mouth- A light-medium body with a medium high carbonation. A nice residual funk with a small amount of sour.

Drink- This was really fresh and vibrant but I really didnt find the apricots in this one. More straight funk but still really good. I have one more to sit on for the recommended year on the bottle. We will see what happens.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2012 18:01:01 | More by FosterJM

brystmar

Texas

3.98/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Cloudy, hazy yellow pour. Tart fruit, funky yeast, & sour funk in the nose, but unfortunately there's a little sulfur in there too.

Good blend of sourness and fruit in the taste. Tart and yeasty, apricot comes through well. Strong acidity which is slightly polarizing (I love it!). An enjoyable sour, though I certainly prefer Mother Funker to this one.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2012 02:12:22 | More by brystmar

merc7186

New York

3.98/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I had this beer poured from a bomber into a pint glass.

Id like to thank Trxxpxxs for sharing this great beer.

A: Hazy Golden Straw Hue, Passes Most Light, White Head Ring, Some Lacing

S: Apricots, Bitter Peach, Yeast

T: Apricots, Yeast, Peach

M: Decent Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Sour, Semi Bitter

Overall, a very decent sour ale but very weak for the brewer

Serving type: on-tap

07-29-2012 02:35:36 | More by merc7186

brotherloco

California

3.98/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml bottle. Served in a white wine glass.

Pours a hazy blonde with half a finger of off-white foam. Large bubbles settle to a thin ring.

Aroma of baked pie mixed with some astringent notes. A good dose of tart fruit along with the bready malt.

Flavor delivers much of the same. Citrus fruit with light sweetness and a lot of tartness sits on top of bready pie crust dry malt. Some dry oak contribution as well. Lingering tartness in the aftertaste.

Body is medium-light with a good medium amount of carbonation. Dry and tart finish makes this quite drinkable, if a little puckering.

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2012 03:07:57 | More by brotherloco