Double Apricot Stonington
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 9.69%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 09, 2025
- Added:
- May 12, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
The base beer for Double Apricot Stonington was brewed with 100% Valley Malt and fermented by our native New England mixed culture which was collected from grape skins at Saltwater Farm Vineyard in Stonington, CT where JC & Esther Tetreault were married. This New England Saison is aged in French oak Chardonnay casks for sixteen months to layer in a bright vinous character before being blended back into stainless to carry out a secondary fermentation on 4.5 pounds of apricots per gallon for three months.
Out of the bottle, Double Apricot Stonington pours a hazy orange color, immediately announcing itself by swirling a bevy of stone fruit aromatics with undertones of bright white wine, lightly toasted oak and a mild funk. The amplified quantity of fruit used intensifies flavors of apricot nectar, yellow peach, overripe pineapple and tart, freshly squeezed orange that meld together and crash over the palate in bold waves. Balanced by a light biscuity malt backbone, Double Apricot Stonington is splendidly sour with a crisp, semisweet finish accentuated by an elegant floral note and bellini-like effervescence.
MALT: Valley Pilsner, Valley Danko Rye,Valley Wheat
HOPS: US Goldings
Out of the bottle, Double Apricot Stonington pours a hazy orange color, immediately announcing itself by swirling a bevy of stone fruit aromatics with undertones of bright white wine, lightly toasted oak and a mild funk. The amplified quantity of fruit used intensifies flavors of apricot nectar, yellow peach, overripe pineapple and tart, freshly squeezed orange that meld together and crash over the palate in bold waves. Balanced by a light biscuity malt backbone, Double Apricot Stonington is splendidly sour with a crisp, semisweet finish accentuated by an elegant floral note and bellini-like effervescence.
MALT: Valley Pilsner, Valley Danko Rye,Valley Wheat
HOPS: US Goldings
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.74/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 1 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 1 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Copenhagen 21/9 2022. 35,5 cl bottle from Mikkeller web-shop. Off-white label with a detailed etching of a oak barrel.
Pours opaque murky amber with big chunks of sediments floating about. Small white head. Settles as thin rim of foam running along the sides of the glass.
Aroma is intense with a sweet fruity odor mingling with a notable sharp and tart scent. Peach and apricot. Tart gooseberries and citrus. Wood and alcohol chiming in.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, watery, lively and tingling texture.
Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a stronger tart sourness. Aftertaste is tart with a sweet undertone of oak and alcohol. Lingers for a bit. Finish is rather dry.
Looks like something that most people would hesitate to drink but smells like a tart version of Heaven and taste pretty good.
Jan 09, 2025Pours opaque murky amber with big chunks of sediments floating about. Small white head. Settles as thin rim of foam running along the sides of the glass.
Aroma is intense with a sweet fruity odor mingling with a notable sharp and tart scent. Peach and apricot. Tart gooseberries and citrus. Wood and alcohol chiming in.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, watery, lively and tingling texture.
Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a stronger tart sourness. Aftertaste is tart with a sweet undertone of oak and alcohol. Lingers for a bit. Finish is rather dry.
Looks like something that most people would hesitate to drink but smells like a tart version of Heaven and taste pretty good.
Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong
3.33/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
3.33/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
A 330ml bottle, bottled on 1st November 2018. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange juice orange colour, with a very thin off white head that disappeared almost immediately, and left no lacing.
Aroma: Tart, intense apricot, with notes of peach and oak.
Taste: Sharp, intense sour, tart, apricot, with a hint of oak and white wine.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: While the flavour wasn’t bad, it could not hide the balance which was off, as the sourness was just too sharp and intense that it distracts from, and hides the other flavours. It also felt rather uncomfortable at times, and just wasn’t easy to drink.
Apr 19, 2021Appearance: A hazy orange juice orange colour, with a very thin off white head that disappeared almost immediately, and left no lacing.
Aroma: Tart, intense apricot, with notes of peach and oak.
Taste: Sharp, intense sour, tart, apricot, with a hint of oak and white wine.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: While the flavour wasn’t bad, it could not hide the balance which was off, as the sourness was just too sharp and intense that it distracts from, and hides the other flavours. It also felt rather uncomfortable at times, and just wasn’t easy to drink.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.2/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Purchased at the brewery in May, 2020.
Brief large bubbles on the initial pour. Lots of yeasty beasties in the liquid. The color is dark gold to amber in color. Hazy with lots of larger suspended particles.
Very complex smell behind the predicable tart. I get wild flowers, light hay, mild candy sugar.
More sour than most saisons, this tends to cover up any subtleties. Highly carbonated with an above average richness for the style. There's a vague sweetness that's nearly imperceptible. Only a hint of apricot shows up in the lengthy aftertaste. I also get an orange flavor immediately after the swallow. I'm also noting a touch of peach and light white wine.
Overall, one of the better sours I've had.
Jun 23, 2020Brief large bubbles on the initial pour. Lots of yeasty beasties in the liquid. The color is dark gold to amber in color. Hazy with lots of larger suspended particles.
Very complex smell behind the predicable tart. I get wild flowers, light hay, mild candy sugar.
More sour than most saisons, this tends to cover up any subtleties. Highly carbonated with an above average richness for the style. There's a vague sweetness that's nearly imperceptible. Only a hint of apricot shows up in the lengthy aftertaste. I also get an orange flavor immediately after the swallow. I'm also noting a touch of peach and light white wine.
Overall, one of the better sours I've had.
Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.93/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.93/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Smells like super jammy sweet ripe apricots, stone fruit candy, marmalade, orangey citrus, mango notes, some mild funk, oak barrel, peppery saison yeast, grainy hay, taste follows with juicy fresh fruity apricots, sweet and ripe with a balancing sourness and hints of vinegar
May 12, 2019
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