The Commons Myrtle

Brewed by The Commons Brewery
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle shared by someone in VT. Glowing orange with 2 finger head and nice lacings. Notes of tart fruits mostly, but also some grass, wheat and a dct amount of acidity. Overall solid brew.

750ml bottle, courtesy of Michael. thanks. split with my wife. Pours a hazy yellow color with a huge white head. Aroma is fruity, banana, lemon. Light to medium on the palate with lively carbonation. Flavor is lightly sour, bready, wheaty, citrus, lemon, a little funky, a little earthy, with a light tart finish. Interesting. Not the great sour ale, but still pretty tasty.

Draft and bottles at 16 Tons Taphouse, Eugene. Pours a slightly cloudy golden color, nose is very funky. Body is very tart, but the finish is rather abrupt in that regard, comes off as more of a funky, yeasty finish. Very nice in any event.

Thanks, Aaron! Lightly tart with a bit of earth. Quite dry. A bit of stone fruit in the background. Really smooth and easy to drink.

Smells like fresh squeezed lemon juice, orange sherbet, boozy, and tart grapefruit. Tastes tart and sugary. Summer Jam.

Super hazy deep honey coloured body with a bright orange glow and a thick, two centimetre tall white head. Aroma of sour grapes, yeast, brett, oak and a very nice sweetness. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence with a lot of grape and sour notes, tons of oak and brett flavours with a lingering lemony and sweet hint at the end. Aftertaste shows a lot of character with a little malt and wheat, some light grassy and herbalness and a very pleasant sourness which lasts long after a final sip. Overall, a very nice beer and one to sample if you can find it - a great offering, and very happy to be one of the first to try it! I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods (Pearl) in downtown Portland, Oregon on 11-April-2013 for US$9.49 sampled at home in Washington on 19-April-2013 - and will pick up another bottle of this in a few days when heading back West.

750, capped. Thanks j! Pours a cloudy dark amber with bright golden brown edges. Huge billowing volcanic white head...not a geyser, but a tiger to tame nevertheless. Tangy balsamic nose, creamy medium body with lively carb. Tangy sharp mineral and balsamic mid palate. Tart, dry, and rocky.

750mL bottle, pours a hazy bronze with a medium white head. Aroma bring out some tart dark fruits, some barnyard notes, and some vinegar. Flavour brings out tart farmhouse notes, tart lighter fruits, some medium funk, and medium acidity. Quite complex, finishing on medium funky and acidic notes. Light-bodied and highly drinkable. Great stuff.

On draught at commons - small head, cloudy golden color. Nose of booze and cherry. Taste of tart and citrus. Slight dry finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

750mL bottle from Belmont Station. A: Light orange colr with a lazy foam that dies into a rim of bubbles. One single geyser of carbonation in the middle. N: Banana, clove, straw, and a heavy presence of uncooked bread dough. T: Firm tartness, pilsener malts, and some lemon zest. There’s a soft hop presence/bitterness that mingles in with the beer, and there’s some clover honey. There’s some definite diacetyl on the back end. M: Light but somewhat slick. Pretty sharp with the carbonation. O: I’m not sure if this just needs a month or so for the yeast to settle, but right now, I can’t really recommend it. Doesn’t feel like it ever meshes, which saddens me to say. Perhaps in a few months, it’ll settle down.