Flemish Kiss
The Commons Brewery

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From:
The Commons Brewery
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 9.37%
Reviews:
40
Ratings:
199
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 19, 2020
Added:
Mar 19, 2011
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  19
Right out of primary fermentation this beer is decidedly an American Pale Ale, but as it enters secondary, a bridge to Belgium is built with a dose of Brettanomyces Bruxellensis. A 5 week maturation results in slightly dry, fruity beer with a hint of floral Brett character that will evolve over time.
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Reviewed by kemoarps from New York

4.17/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Body is a deeper amber/copper than I would have expected and is less clear, but not really cloudy/hazy/particulate or anything, just... opaque. Quick fuzzy white head that fades down to just an island and ring around the glass.

Nose is a pleasant blend of light fruity sweetness and lush brett tartness. Straightforward and just really well blended and inviting.

Not as sour as I would expect, but a nice tart balance settled in with the gentle fruity bitter of the hops and a kind of woody depth to the middle that keeps the whole thing on an even keel. An interesting and enjoyable take on the hops/brett combo idea. Finish lingers with just the perfect level of both tart and bitter, though it does bring in just enough of the sweet belgiany esters that I'm less fond of, but feel appropriate in the context of the beer as a whole.

Efffervescent carbonation that brings short lived aggressive bubbles and a good medium body with some stickiness to the finish.

This is a really nice one overall, and I can see why the local forums mourned its loss when Commons went under. I could definitely see myself grabbing more if I were to come across back stock somewhere.
Jul 19, 2020
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Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon

4.32/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Just a beautiful beer. Golden orange and solid looking. Light funk, acid, and orchard fruit aromas and flavors, in a light, crisp, inoffensive overall package. So nice to see this beer on tap from time to time again. Cheers.
Oct 19, 2019
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Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado

4.24/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours a clear bright copper orange color with a medium white head and just a bit of lacing on the glass.

S: Notes of orange, lemon candy, a of tart and acid, a nice brett funk, light toasted bread, a very nice smelling beer.

T: Notes of orange, lemon candy, a light bitterness, a bit of berry, some nice toasted bread, a nice dose of tartness and acid.

F: Spritzy and light to medium body.

O: This is a very nice Brett Pale ale.
Apr 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by atrocity from Virginia

Jul 13, 2017
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to Thomas & Jenny for this one!
Bright golden orange, lasting coverage and spotty lace.
Aroma has a light wet hay funk and a tea leaf note.
Tart with a mild acidity, lemony and fruity with a light dry funk.
Highly effervescent, a little coarse at first, but appropriate for the style.
May 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by i4ourgot from California

Mar 30, 2017
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

4.69/5  rDev +18.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Bought 11/15, enjoyed 11/16

This pours an orange tinted tan. Tremendous foam, at least initially, and an incredible bouquet that I can smell from an arms length away. There's a real mellow barnyard funk, with a light touch of cherry undertones. Restrained and nuanced. This was utterly fantastic. A treat with each sip.
Feb 25, 2017
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.18/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
the commons makes some incredible rustic funky beers, their attention to detail and high quality in all they do is sometimes most on display in their simpler beers. there is nothing simple about the flavors here, but the process is rather basic, especially as wild beer goes, and despite it being somewhat untraditional stylistically, being an american pale at its core. i think its a little maltier than that, a pale red hue is in here, faintly behind the hazy wheaty looking base, an effervescent bubbling collects into a full inch of eggshell white head, looking very much alive. i get a shot of fruity vinegar on the nose, tons of wild yeast that seems unmolested by any wood maturation (not sure this ever sees oak), cherry, tang, floral hops, a cereal medley in nice proportion, and an overall delicate vibe. more acidity than we normally expect brett to produce on its own, a sort of flanders vinegar thing going on, just way more mild. a little fruity belgian yeast element comes on a bit too it seems, soft funk too, musty but bright. not as hoppy in the flavor as the nose, but there are some bitter highs to the finish. hearty beer while also being really airy in texture, a unique feel i have noticed in other of their beers. a huge thanks to my homie for bringing this one over last night. from a quality standpoint, it stood out in a very impressive lineup of ales...
Feb 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.55 by dasotelo50 from Texas

Oct 01, 2016
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.41/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Rating from notes taken Zwanze Day 2014:

B- / WORTHY
Sep 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.86 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Sep 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by HopBroker from Washington

Aug 15, 2016
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

4.08/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to JLindros for sharing.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice crystal clear copper hue with a fat two finger white head that fades to leave thin wisps.

S - Aromas of light grassy hops, nice funk almost creamy lactic lemon acid. Very nice brett brux.

T - Taste is similar to the nose, very nice funk, I'm missing the lactic lemon creaminess too. There is very good light brux too.

M - Mouthfeel is nicely carbonated, fluffy, clean.

O - Overall this was a solid beer with a nice almost berry funk, really good barnyard funk.

Serving Type: bottle
Aug 12, 2016
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked up at the brewery when I was there, shared with rudzud

Pours a huge fluffy creamy 1.5 finger head that fades at a need pace with messy lacing, crystal clear copper orange color.

Nose brings big tart Brett funk, tart berry farmhouse funk, raspberry almost, acidic funk little creamy malt thing.

Taste brings Brett funk out front, little farmhouse Brett, but a lot of sour fruity funk, berry like funk, creamy lacto like creamy mild acidic funk, little flemmy finish, mild acidity lingering, little funk mostly sour acidic fruit vinegar notes.

Mouth is med bod, nice fluffy carb, little flemmy finish mild acidity.

Overall not bad, fun Brett, fruity fair funk and tartness, good beer.
Aug 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by GRG1313 from California

Jun 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.97 by zeledonia from Washington

Jan 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by South2NW from Oregon

Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by drone from Oregon

Nov 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Nov 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by mik3coh3n from Massachusetts

Aug 16, 2015
Flemish Kiss from The Commons Brewery
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 199 ratings