Farmer's Reserve #5
Almanac Beer Co.

 

Dulled clear orange with a flat white collar. Great cornucopia of fruit in the nose: strawberry, mango, passion fruit, raspberry, cherry, grape, peach and what I really think helps it stand out, pear. Oak supports well. Taste is equally as vibrant, lets the oak depth come out more, get some pineapple. Fruit punch like with decent tartness, a kiss of acidity, and a bright lighthearted body. A sour that packs a punch but doesn't put on airs. Best almanac in a long time

This beer is a sour ale aged in oak barrels with strawberries, raspberries, cherries, nectarines, and pear.

 

 

 

Pours an Amber with a tinge of red

Smells of farmhouse, strawberry, and cherry

Taste is tart apple, raspberry, strawberries and cherries.

Really great citrus flavor without being sweet....just the right amount of sour to balance it out. Crisp and not syrupy.

Really well done.

Fantastic, complex farmhouse ale - has that bubblegum-clove aroma reminds me of a mutated saison III yeast, layers of fruit (strawberry, nectarine, pear, cherry, raspberry) and sour without dominating or becoming overly sour/sweet/fruity/off. This beer’s a frickin’ achievement. Golden, thin lacing, lively enough on the tongue with lacto and Brett dancing around...