Faerie Tears
The Ale Apothecary


- From:
- The Ale Apothecary
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 8.15%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 05, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 06, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
"from our chapparral biome to you... blend of 5 ales barrel aged for 2 years in pinot barrel named SID... OR honey + sour wort + our yeast... 100% natural carbonation from bottle fermentation... Infused with the very tiny flowers of Arctostaphylos"
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.18/5 rDev -21.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev -21.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
750 mL bottle. Orange body. Smells of honey and strong sweetness. A little stone fruit acidity, but very slight. Tastes of green apple tartness, sweet honey, a little bit of grassiness, maybe from the flowers. Mostly sweetness in the back end. A little bit of wine in the finish. Heavy and too sweet for me. Not Ale Apothecary's most interesting beer by a long shot.
Jun 29, 2017More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml bottle from share. Medium golden/amber, small foamy head. Lots of wine notes from the barrels in the aroma, mildly fruity, tart. Taste is a nice gentle sourness, fruit, more of the wooden barrels. A bit subdued, and nice.
May 05, 2024Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong
4.09/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A 750ml bottle, batch bottled 28th June 2017 (I think, as the last number wasn’t so clear). Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark copper orange amber colour with a big two finger off white head that had pretty good retention but eventually settled to a thin but replenishing layer. It left only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Oak, vanilla, leather, funk with hints of tart, fruity, apricot and peach.
Taste: Sour, tart, funk, fruity (I’m unsure exactly what fruit, but I want to say apricot…), grape and oak with hints of lemon, vanilla and a vinous touch.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: Nice, easy and relaxing to drink even at 9% abv.
Jul 16, 2018Appearance: A hazy dark copper orange amber colour with a big two finger off white head that had pretty good retention but eventually settled to a thin but replenishing layer. It left only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Oak, vanilla, leather, funk with hints of tart, fruity, apricot and peach.
Taste: Sour, tart, funk, fruity (I’m unsure exactly what fruit, but I want to say apricot…), grape and oak with hints of lemon, vanilla and a vinous touch.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: Nice, easy and relaxing to drink even at 9% abv.
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