Fated Farmer: Peach
Trillium Brewing Company

 

Fantastic beer, almost thought I was drinking something from Belgium. Aged really well, smelled distinctly peach right out of the bottle, not too acidic or tart, but enough to let you know it was there, just a great beer.

Part of the March 2023 "One" Subscription pack from Carwyn Cellars in Melbourne, Australia. Drunk in December 2023.

L: Apple-juice-coloured, dark golden yellow in the glass, with a surprisingly persistent head that's probably the brightest, whitest one I've ever seen. Huge amounts of small, fast-moving bubbles work their way up the glass. To wrap things up, there's an audible snap and crackle susurration from the top of the beer, akin to a freshly poured soft drink, which is something I've never come across before in a beer.

S: The nose brings to mind a trip to the orchard, with wild, tart, over-ripe peaches and stone fruit fermenting on the ground, being crushed and split apart by my passing feet, launching their heady, yeasty, funky aroma into the air. There's also the smell of farmyard animals, old leather and fresh, wet grass and grain.

T: My mouth is actively watering before I even bring the glass to my lips such is the expectation of tartness based on what the nose has shown. And I wasn't wrong. This beer is mouth-puckeringly tart to the point that I'm screwing my face up and rolling my shoulders with each mouthful. The tartness overpowers any barnyard or stonefruit notes that might have come from the yeast, but at the swallow there's a hint of rose-water-like softness that peaks its head up from between the acidity, only to be overwhelmed as a retronasal wash of even more tartness causes further eye squeezing, shoulder rolling and Three Stoogesesque body gyrations. It's just too damn tart!

M: The mouthfeel is velvety with a sherbety quality from the active carbonation that, ten minutes into the beer, is still busily shooting up the glass and babbling at me in the secret language of fizz. The finish is long and tart, and the body holds up throughout the entire swallow; there's no tepid thinning out that can sometimes be found in wild beers as random yeast and other fiddly creatures eat away at the beer's body.

O: I like everything about this beer bar the tartness, which was just way too much for me. I admit that my mileage possibly varies from others, especially compared to those who love wild, tart ales. Maybe the biggest problem for me is that the tartness overwhelmed what, from the nose, promised to be a tasty journey into wild, peachy farmhouse territory but instead ended up as a trip to the super sour lolly stand.

Cheers!
#382

Picked up at brewery 6-2023, has Pkg11-JAN-2018 printed on label. If it’s this old it sure has aged well. Very good wild ale with intense peach flavor, thick and juicy. 4.5

 

I bought this on a discount rack for $1 per becUse they thought it was expired. To be honst I wasn't sure if it was or not and have so little experience with wild ales (but knew they age well) I shuffled through all of the "expired" beer and bought all three they had. Big $3 investment.

Wow just wow this is good. Still no clue if trillium intended this to be drank fresh or not but I absolutely love it at 2 years past bottling. Remarkably fresh, zesty, vibrant, crisp, likening and sharp. Peach is subtle. Funkiest is low. Sweetness is low. Absolutely love the refreshing zest of this. I generally avoid wild ales (but do like duchess de bourgeoisie) but this is absolutely one I would buy again and again if I ever see.

 

 

 

 

This one pours a bright golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like tart white wine, lemony funk, and soft peachy jam.

This tastes like peach, cheesy funk, white wine, sour lemon, etc with a really pleasant funk. Trillium wild ales tend to be very acidic, battery acid, enamel-melting affairs for me, and this one luckily is much more restrained in that department.

This is soft, creamy, and pretty crisp, with a soft and manageable acidity. It's pretty drinkable.

This is one of the better Trillium wild ales that I've had recently.

 

Thanks to Joplamp for this one, from the rece CanCans BIF. 11.2oz bottle ( dated Jan/15/20) poured into 14oz teku. Poured a cloudy straw yellow color with just 1/4 inch of white head that quickly dissipated, but left no lacing.

The aroma was lead by some base tartness, with peach and the foundational grains behind.

Fairly similar on the tongue, with the tartness more pronounced, the grains a bit more solid, and the peach still subtle.

The body was light and crisp, with a dry finish.

Drinkabilty was good, the moderate tartness made it a nice quaffer.

Overall, a very pleasant brew. worth a shot if you see it.

 

 

 

 

 

8/18/2018

Funky, oaky, sour, acidic, some herbal notes, real nice fresh fruity peach flavor