Filmishmish - The Bruery

DoubleJ

California

4.1/5  rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A bit of a tongue twister, don't you think? My first "full serving" to be enjoyed at Bruery Provisions, on to the beer:

A tint darker than orange and not much of a head served on top. Well, this is a sour, so I'm not really expecting a decoration of foam. But what I do expect is a tart nose, and that I get. A very appetizing one! The mix of apricot and sour is great, though it does seem a little more "sweet" than sour.

Immediately, this is refreshingly sour. But let's not forget the other notes, including little funky blanket, a reasonable apricot note, and a linger of cheese. The tartness of the beer lingers long and far into the aftertaste. As for its mouthfeel, it is medium bodied, and its carbonation is very pleasing and acts like its massaging the inside of the mouth.

It's business as usual for The Bruery to be producing good sour ales. Keep them coming...

Serving type: on-tap

03-11-2012 04:27:37 | More by DoubleJ

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

stakem

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle into a matching Bruery snifter. The brew appears a clouded peach color with a fizzy off-white cap that surges to about a finger's strength but quickly fades to just a ring around the perimeter of the glass. A hearty swirl doesn't do much but release a few bubbles from solution. No lacing effect at all.

The smell is wild and funky with a tangy brett and lacto inclusion that sits upfront first and foremost before the onset of some jam-like peach/apricot inclusion. The more whiffs I take, the more it goes back and forth between lactic/sour smelling and naturally fruited with some pitted/earthy character. In the background is a fresh grain quality that is somewhat reminiscent of wheat. A light swirl releases some notes of sulfur and more funk.

The taste is quite tart with a bacterial sourness that borders acidic. Some lemony/yogurt lacto notes are present that blend into a natural fruit flavor of peach/apricots. There is a fresh grainy wheat flavor throughout that lasts into the aftertaste. There is a creamy yeast flavor/feel about this brew that attempts to tame the sourness, but it fails miserably. This is one tart offering with solid fruit inclusion and very mild alcohol impact.

The contrast of fresh fruit verse sweet grain and bacterial sourness is a very nice balance that keeps me enjoying this from start to finish. This is a medium to lighter bodied brew with a moderate to lower level of carbonation. This brew nails it for what I expect in a fruited wild ale. The apricots are there with a fresh, natural flavor that is very enjoyable. I wanted to open one of these as soon as possible to see the fruit inclusion before any of it fades. It will be interesting to see what this brew develops into.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2012 02:02:50 | More by stakem

kscaldef

Oregon

4.33/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 2 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Epic Bruery sour/wild tasting, 3/4/2012

Pours cloudy golden with no head. Aroma is solid apricot. The beer is an intensely fruity sour, with the tart apricots enhancing the acidity. Dry, mildly astrigent, with a long linger. My favorite of the tasting so far.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2012 03:15:01 | More by kscaldef

UCLABrewN84

California

4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle shared during Churchill's Renaissance at Churchill's Pub & Grille in San Marcos, CA.

Pours a murky apricot gold with an off-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of sour, funky, and earth apricot and peach aromas. Taste is pretty much solely of sour and funky apricot flavors. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good sour that is quite tasty and very easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2012 23:35:14 | More by UCLABrewN84

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

jmarsh123

Indiana

4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy dark orange with a 2 finger white head. Some lacing down the glass.

Aroma has a good level of funk. The apricots definitely come through, but the funkiness overpowers it a bit.

The flavor is similar. Good apricot flavors with a heavy lactic presence. The sourness definitely picks up as it warms.

Light bodied with moderate carbonation levels.

Very solid beer. The apricot is a good touch although I wish it stood out a bit more. The sourness is pretty intense. This is a good beer now, but I don't see it holding up too well with time. Once the apricot fades, there may not be much left here and the sourness may overpower.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2012 09:41:23 | More by jmarsh123

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

largadeer

California

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

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

notchucknorris

California

4.7/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Provisions

A: Hazy golden color with a thin white head.

S: Pretty sour on the nose. The smell reminded me a bit of temptation. Lots of lemon curd/zest, oak and some vinegar.

T: Damn, this was top notch stuff. Tons of sourness right off the bat. Lots of mouth puckering lemon and vinegar flavor with a great touch of apricot jam and some oak on the finish. I really want a bottle of this.

Serving type: on-tap

02-27-2012 07:21:12 | More by notchucknorris

mdfb79

New York

4.1/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

From 02/25/12 notes. Bottle shared by drabmuh; thanks Matt.

a - Pours a murky bright orange color with one inch of fluffy white head and low to moderate carbonation evident. Pours with a lot of sediment.

s - Smells of sour apricots, sour fruits, citrus hops, vinegar, wheat, and bready malts. Not overly sour but still quite nice.

t - Taste of vinegar, sour apricots, tart fruity malts, lemon, citrus, funk, wheat, grains. I originally rated this a 3.5, but came back to it later as it warmed up and I enjoyed it a lot more. As it warmed it lot a lot sourer, so bumped it up to a 4.0

m - Medium body and moderate carbonation. Acedic, and tart feel.

o - Overall a pretty nice sour from the Bruery. The nose isn't overly sour but as it warms up, the taste starts getting funky and more sour fruits come out. I'd suggest letting it warm up a bit, but I'm happy to have a few bottles of this coming my way in the RS.
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Edit: Bumped the Appearance from a 3.5 to a 4.0 and the Overall from a 4.0 to a 4.5. I've had this one 3 times now and have liked it more each time I've had it. Haven't gotten any sediment from the second of third bottles. Overall I think this a very good fruity wild ale. Not overly funky or sour but tasty.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2012 22:04:28 | More by mdfb79

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

DovaliHops

California

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a very hazy, bright golden color with a hint of orange. Small white head that turn to bubbles very quickly. Scent is quite delightful...the apricots make themselves known immediately. Nice funk and oak aromas with some white wine vinegar, but very faint. A little musty. I really love the nose on this, lets hope the flavors are just as nice. Taste is immediately acidic tartness which turns to lactic apricot flavors in the middle of the tongue. Finishes sweet on the back of the tongue with a lingering tartness. For some reason I was under the impression this one wasn't going to be very sour, but it is DAMN sour, which I love. The sour notes mesh well with the stone fruit flavors and slightly acidic notes. Very fruity and sour! Mouthfeel is nicely carbonated...almost sparkling like champagne...very puckering. Drinkability is very high. Overall, I love this beer. It is absolutely delicious and sour! I will definitely be picking up more bottles once we're allowed to.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2012 05:42:21 | More by DovaliHops

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

IKR

California

4.2/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Cloudy golden-yellow with modest white head that quickly disappeared.

Smell: Barnyard funk, tart citrus notes, and apricots.

Taste: The citrus, mild barnyard funk, and apricots from the nose come through in the taste. The mild funk and citrus hit first but the apricots come through in the middle and finish. The finish is dry and crisp. The beer strikes a balance between tart and sour. Tasty.

Mouthfeel: Fairly light-bodied with low carbonation.

Overall: A tasty sour where the apricots feature but don't overpower the taste profile.

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2012 06:36:00 | More by IKR

Khazadum

Illinois

4.53/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Hazy yellow body, like solidified cough drops. Light carbonation.

Smells crisp, tart, lactic and strong lemon pulp. Faint peach and Brett kick on the finish. I think more apricot than peach but still confused.

Tastes.... Very tart. Lactic, clean citrus flavors, light apricot finish with citric acid nature. Not too harsh. It's acetic with light lactic. The citric isnt big enough to bitter the center. It's lemony with peach. So so nice. The Brett nature that does bring memory is.straw, bubblegum character, and diacetyl.

Medium bodied, crisp, lingering tartness. It's got some residual sweetness, maybe well get more Brett.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2012 02:12:10 | More by Khazadum

kevanb

Illinois

4.23/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

It pours a really nice hazy straw color, definitely reminiscent of dried apricots, a thin layer of white soapy head sits atop the beer, doesn't last long and leaves only the faintest of film layers atop the head. The aroma is very pungent, funky, musty, big yeasty elements. The apricots are definitely there, maybe could more pronounced but still a strong and assertive presence, sweet oak, white grapes and some vinegar round off a very wild aroma, not at all atypical of a sour. The flavor is fantastic, very tart, lots of apricots and white grapes, some citrus with plays with an earthy element like lemongrass. Fainter oak, but still adding some depth and variety, a bit more vinegar in the flavor than in the nose, but not distracting or detracting in any way. This is a very complex beer, lots of flavors and each sip brings out more of one than the others. Very bubbly, reminds me of a gueuze in that sense, very clean dry finish like champagne.

Verdict: Exceptional sour from the Bruery, these guys have a knack at making these and this one doesn't disappoint, lots of funk, pungent and sour, nice fruit profile and a crisp dry finish. A job well done.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2012 06:02:06 | More by kevanb

HopHead84

California

4.05/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

2/4/2012

On tap at The Bruery.

A: Yellow gold with an inch of white foam. Nice color.

S: Pronounced apricot blends with a little citrus and evident oak. I get restrained vinegar and some earthy, leathery Brett notes. 

T: Lightly lactic up front with a mild acidity. Apricot flavor is pronounced and I get a little white vinegar. There's some earth and leather, as well as drying oak. The finish is lactic with a light tartness.

M: Upper light body with low carbonation on draft. This could definitely use more bubbles.

Overall: A nice apricot sour. Not super complex but the fruit profile is quite good. Recommended.

Serving type: on-tap

02-05-2012 19:13:50 | More by HopHead84

Halcyondays

California

4.33/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at The Bruery,

A: Pours a hazy orange-yellow with a small white head, some lace.

S: Lemon zest, some light apricot with some earthy hop character.

T: Dominated by delicious lactic acidity, with apricot skin. Not overly fruity, but still quite tasty.

M: Medium-bodied, crisp, very dry. High acidity. All lactic, no acetic which is interesting to see from The Bruery.

O: This could give Fou Foune a run for its money, seriously it's that good. Quite a shocker.

Serving type: on-tap

02-05-2012 01:02:29 | More by Halcyondays

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

wethorseblanket

California

4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at the 1st Clusterfork of 2012. Soon to be available in bottles for Reserve Society members.

A: Pours a hazy yellow with a white head composed of big bubbles which circle the rim. A vigorous swirl bring a quick 1/4" foam which recedes just as quickly.

N: Tannic oak up front, with some hard to distinguish fruit.

T: Sour and tart, faint apricot, very gueuze-like in the cheesy-funky department. Some oak barrel is apparent along with a nice fruity element. Dusty cobwebs and musty.

M: Lite and refreshing. Good prickly carbonation. Extremely dry finish.

O: Very nice. Wait to see how the bottles turn out. Worth a try.

Serving type: on-tap

01-22-2012 03:32:50 | More by wethorseblanket