Terroir Project: Rkatsiteli 2017
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 10.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 25, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 04, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Firestone Walker's Terroir Project explores the concept of iteration and locality by having seven different breweries create beers using the same grain bill and barrel-aging time, but with each sourcing grapes grown within 100 miles of their home. The essence of each participant's "terroir" is what will define their version of the finished product.
Terroir Project: Rkatsiteli 2017 is our newest exploration in creating beer/wine hybrids - a curiosity that we've been cultivating through the years with beers like Cuvee de Tetreault, Dialed In, Stroka and Oenobier. We sourced Rkatsiteli juice from Westport Rivers Winery in Westport, MA to convey our New England heritage through this beer.
The beer pours an effervescent yellow straw, with rustic, funky aromas leaping out of the glass and a champagne-like essence. Subtle fruit notes lead off on the palate, nectarine, lemon zest, and white grape. A crisp, refreshing mouthfeel contrasts nicely with underlying earthy oak and funk.
MALT: Valley Malt Pilsner, Valley Malt Wheat, Valley Malt Crystal-20
HOPS: US Goldings
Terroir Project: Rkatsiteli 2017 is our newest exploration in creating beer/wine hybrids - a curiosity that we've been cultivating through the years with beers like Cuvee de Tetreault, Dialed In, Stroka and Oenobier. We sourced Rkatsiteli juice from Westport Rivers Winery in Westport, MA to convey our New England heritage through this beer.
The beer pours an effervescent yellow straw, with rustic, funky aromas leaping out of the glass and a champagne-like essence. Subtle fruit notes lead off on the palate, nectarine, lemon zest, and white grape. A crisp, refreshing mouthfeel contrasts nicely with underlying earthy oak and funk.
MALT: Valley Malt Pilsner, Valley Malt Wheat, Valley Malt Crystal-20
HOPS: US Goldings
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.84/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Clear light gold with solid effervescence and two fingers of white head that are quick to dissipate.
Sour, oaky aroma with a little rainforest rot, pear, white wine, stinky feet, soap and waxy lipstick to it.
Pear, wood, white wine, grape and a ghostly hint of wax and banana show in the taste. It’s only very lightly funky and sour, but has a drying finish that let’s just a little residual sweetness into the aftertaste.
The mouthfeel is slick and syrupy, with a strong fizziness in the swallow.
Interesting mix of fruit, wine and wood flavors in this, but not the most artfully nuanced wild ale. The funk doesn’t meld particularly well with the other characteristics, IMO.
Feb 08, 2019Sour, oaky aroma with a little rainforest rot, pear, white wine, stinky feet, soap and waxy lipstick to it.
Pear, wood, white wine, grape and a ghostly hint of wax and banana show in the taste. It’s only very lightly funky and sour, but has a drying finish that let’s just a little residual sweetness into the aftertaste.
The mouthfeel is slick and syrupy, with a strong fizziness in the swallow.
Interesting mix of fruit, wine and wood flavors in this, but not the most artfully nuanced wild ale. The funk doesn’t meld particularly well with the other characteristics, IMO.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.18/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This one pours a light and slightly hazy yellow color, with a small foamy head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like funky grape juice mainly, with some candied lemon, orange, and champagne.
This is a bit basic, but the grape juice that they used is quite delicious. It's delicate, slightly lemony, zesty, and refreshing. The base feels a bit champagne like, with a light rustic funk, and some grassy notes.
This is lighter bodied, crisp and very clean. It's almost a pilsner-like finish here.
This is a really fun and unique beer- I definitely would want to try the other breweries' versions of this beer.
Dec 13, 2018This smells like funky grape juice mainly, with some candied lemon, orange, and champagne.
This is a bit basic, but the grape juice that they used is quite delicious. It's delicate, slightly lemony, zesty, and refreshing. The base feels a bit champagne like, with a light rustic funk, and some grassy notes.
This is lighter bodied, crisp and very clean. It's almost a pilsner-like finish here.
This is a really fun and unique beer- I definitely would want to try the other breweries' versions of this beer.
Reviewed by npolachek from New York
4.48/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Very solid American wild ale. Farm style taste subtle hints of nectarine and lemon with great balance and smoothness. Drinkable at 8.3% And solid aroma.
Oct 11, 2018
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