Embrace The Funk - Preservation Ale
Yazoo Brewing Company

 

 

12 ounce bottle into tulip glas; batch 11, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, mango, melon, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, peppercorn, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and lightly toasted bread; with light notes of honey, caramel, oaken vanilla, leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy/light acidic yeast, earthy hops, oak barrel, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, mango, melon, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, peppercorn, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and lightly toasted bread; with light notes of honey, caramel, oaken vanilla, leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness, herbal/grassy/citrus rind bitterness; and light lactic tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, mango, melon, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, light funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/light acidic yeast, earthy hops, oak barrel, and bready flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/tart/spiciness balance, and minimal puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spicy/tartness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, grainy/sticky/tannic, and lightly acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is an excellent wild Biere de Garde. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/light acidic yeast, earthy hops, oak barrel, and bready flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink with the moderately bitter/spicy/tart/drying finish, not overly lactic. Really well rounded Brett/Lacto/saison yeast complexity; nice earthy hop balance, oak presence, and bready malt backbone. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.