Farmer's Reserve Pluot | Almanac Beer Co.
Brewed by:
Almanac Beer Co.
California, United States
almanacbeer.com
Style: American Wild Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Pluots are some of our favorite fruits. Created by cross-breeding apricots and plums, there are dozens of varieties with an amazing range of color and flavor. All through the summer, Blossom Bluff Orchards picks each variety at its peak: Dapple Dandy, Honey Punch, Flavor Queen, Black Kat & Dapple Jack were all added to a sour blonde ale and aged in wine barrels to create this funky oak-aged brew.
Added by obiwan on 03-18-2014
Ratings: 725 | Reviews: 75
Reviews by TXhomebrewer:
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
TXhomebrewer, Jun 29, 2014
More User Reviews:
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle opened on 4.16.14
A - Pours a cloudy, medium orange with a smaller white head that fades slowly to the edges.
S - Tart stone fruit and oaky.
T - Very fruity, a nice hit of tartness, oaky, peachy-plum
D - Good carbonation with a medium body.
O - Good fruit flavors with a nice tartness.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle opened on 4.16.14
A - Pours a cloudy, medium orange with a smaller white head that fades slowly to the edges.
S - Tart stone fruit and oaky.
T - Very fruity, a nice hit of tartness, oaky, peachy-plum
D - Good carbonation with a medium body.
O - Good fruit flavors with a nice tartness.
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4.38/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Light, grassy. Head disappears completely after about 20 seconds.
S: Pluots, apricots, apples.
T: Stone fruit, but it's subdued. The sourness is a tinge overpowering.
F: Medium bodied. Nice sour tang.
O: Very enjoyable and solid sour, which I've come to expect from Alamanc. But it lacks the complexity of their other outstanding sours such as VotHD. I'm planning to age a few bottles and try periodically to see if time tempers the sourness which should allow the pluot fruit to shine.
(bottled March 2013)
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Light, grassy. Head disappears completely after about 20 seconds.
S: Pluots, apricots, apples.
T: Stone fruit, but it's subdued. The sourness is a tinge overpowering.
F: Medium bodied. Nice sour tang.
O: Very enjoyable and solid sour, which I've come to expect from Alamanc. But it lacks the complexity of their other outstanding sours such as VotHD. I'm planning to age a few bottles and try periodically to see if time tempers the sourness which should allow the pluot fruit to shine.
(bottled March 2013)
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4.75/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A: Apricot
S: That familiar Almanac scent; some vinegar, some lemon, a bit of saison funk.
T: Very fruit forward but dry. The pluot really shines through. Its not particularly sour, closer to a berlinerweisse, but still quite dry and flavorful.
M: Crisp, dry.
O: This grew on me after a couple sips. While I prefer some of their more sour offerings, this is yet another excellent brew from Almanac.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A: Apricot
S: That familiar Almanac scent; some vinegar, some lemon, a bit of saison funk.
T: Very fruit forward but dry. The pluot really shines through. Its not particularly sour, closer to a berlinerweisse, but still quite dry and flavorful.
M: Crisp, dry.
O: This grew on me after a couple sips. While I prefer some of their more sour offerings, this is yet another excellent brew from Almanac.
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4.21/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Farmer's Reserve Pluot from Almanac Beer Co.
4.16
out of 5
based on 725 ratings.