Eidolon
The Commons Brewery

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From:
The Commons Brewery
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.18 | pDev: 8.61%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
29
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 02, 2015
Added:
Aug 18, 2012
Wants:
  40
Gots:
  4
Eidolon is a collaboration between our brewer, Sean Burke, and friend Sean White. A sour farmhouse ale with Meyer lemon juice and peel, jasmine green tea and flowers, and New Zealand Hallertau hops. It is then matured in wine barrels with two strains of brettanomyces.
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Ratings by Rutager:
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Reviewed by Rutager from Canada (BC)

3.95/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Thanks black13!

Appearance. Pours a lightly hazy rich gold with a finger of cream coloured head that fades to a skim fairly quickly.

Smell. Funky and sour with some nice orchard fruits coming through, mainly pears and peaches and a little dank old wood and floral hops.

Taste. Very funky again with a nice floral/herbal flavour that I can't quite describe. Orchard fruits are present like the smell and a nice mild sourness.

Mouthfeel. Medium body with fine medium carbonation.

Overall. Very much enjoying this unique brew. Thanks again black13!!
Aug 20, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.3 by QuentinCall from Georgia

Mar 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.02 by EricTeusink from Georgia

Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by SteeleWright from Texas

Nov 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Drknight from Virginia

Mar 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by DimensionX from Oregon

Jan 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Dec 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by PZBREW from Oregon

Oct 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by bstyle from Indiana

Aug 19, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by mjohnson17 from Illinois

Jul 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by beernads from Florida

May 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by jessicapreuss from Brazil

Mar 28, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by oregonskibum from Oregon

Feb 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by tcampbel1 from Oregon

Feb 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by digita7693 from Germany

Jan 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by twelveinches from Washington

Jan 06, 2013
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Reviewed by sweemzander from Illinois

3.92/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750mL bottle poured into a taster glass. Thanks Jason for the bottle!

(A)- Pours a hazy golden orange color. Some tan froth and lacing. Fairly good retention to it.

(S)- A dry lemon peel and funky hay bit. A touch of tartness with some mellow dry oak components. Not overly complex, but the aroma as a whole is just really nice.

(T)- Lots and lots of a hay/wheat and biscuit-like lemon. Bits of oak with subtle tartness. Very subtle Brett in the background.

(M)- A good carbonation level. An ok balance to it too. It does get a touch chalky in the mid palate as it warmed, but otherwise quite nice.

(O)- Overall, a nice wild ale that could improve a bit with some time on it if you have the patience; might bring the Brett forward more, but this is quite a nice wild ale as it sits now too.
Dec 18, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by teddyarrowhead from Oregon

Dec 16, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by standardcherry from Massachusetts

Nov 14, 2012
Eidolon from The Commons Brewery
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 29 ratings