Persica blend 1 & 2 thoughts

To me #1 is closer in flavor to the one from last year, but the peach notes definitely aren't as strong. The "gamey" brett character is a little stronger, though.
I love #2 and think it has a bready sweetness that's unlike most other sour beers. It's rich and the fruit kicks in a little with the finish, but it's not too strong.
It'll be interesting to see what becomes of both with a little time.
Last year's Persica was one for the ages and neither seems to be the same beer that one was, but I still adore blend #2 nearly as much.

In terms of favorites, I still think Cherry BA Origins takes the cake.

 

Blend 1 is the WWBO base, right?

 

Is Cherry BA Origins your favorite? Still waiting to crack one of mine.

 

I'm not sure. I'm sure there are others here who do.

Yup. It's my favorite CS beer to date, even over last year's Persica. The Raspberry Origins is also wonderful. For that matter, I love all of the Origins beers. I think they could probably use that base with almost anything and I'd love it. The Cherry BA is definitely my fave, though.

 

I have heard about a heavy butter flavor in both blend 1 and blend 2. I have not tried either bottle, so its speculation for me at this time. Anyone have this experiences with a buttery flavor in blend 1 or blend 2 of Persica?

 

What's it take to land a batch one or something like Walezblood? I have some Wulver and Black Tuesday and a Hunahpu coming in. Would any of those be able to score a bottle?

 

I thought blend 2 was super bready...but not buttery. I know some palates have overlap with those characteristics. Not sure if this beer was brewed at Prost, but that bready character is usually something that I'd associate with decocion mashed German beers...not a sour brett-based beer.

 

I still haven't had any, but am going to Denver this weekend to pick up my haul. I hope it's not buttery.

I wouldn't let my last bottle of Batch 1 go for that, but that's just me.

 

Thats great news to hear!

 

They sold Batch One in the tasting room for a while, so there should be a few around...however because it is AMAZING, it's not an easy trade to make I wish I still had one.

 

We opened 2 of each blend (from different memberships) last Saturday and everyone got tons of diacetyl from both, with Batch 2 being really bad. We ended up drain pouring half a bottle of Blend 2. Picked some up in L'Brett D'Or as well. Hopefully it is just bottle variation, or that it smooths out in the bottle over the next couple weeks.

 

Interesting - I had the same thing happen with a bottle of St. Bretta Fall this past weekend. It was like a buttered popcorn Jelly Belly. It had been a long time since I had to drain pour, but man, I just could not finish that beast. Hopefully this isn't a trend.

 

Yes. Both blends in 4 different bottles. The most disappointing beer I have ever had. I couldn't finish the bottle. Down the drain it went.

 

Peach Whiskey Surette had some diacetyl type buttery flavors when first released, but it's all but gone now.

Every CS beer gets better with age, IMO.

I didn't get any in the new Persica. Agree with @Domingo 's assessment of blend 2. Blend 1 is more tart and has a better nose. Blend 2 has a more earthy peach characteristic.

 

It's going to be tough to pry away a batch one from anybody. That and Bourbon Cherry Origins are the best beers CS has ever bottled, IMO. I like both even more that batch 1 Persica.

 

wowzers

 

im still taking razz dark origins over cherry by a hair, but only a hair. razz dark is probably my favorite CS beer ever bottled, but thats also hard to say.

persica blend 1 and l'brett d'or release 1 and 2 are all diacetyl bombs on my palate. cracked a d'or batch 1 to compare to batch 2 after the members party and it hadnt smoothed out the butter yet, just shy of a year since purchase.

i would agree that given persica's reputation that blend 1 in particular is a huge disappointment and that blend 2 is in the lower tier of this years releases, though better than blend 1.

i would reconsider my membership in 2015 if disappointments like this continue through the significant-price-increase of 2014 and im a pretty big CS fanboy, preaching their gospel most places i go and to all with whom i drink.

 

The two bottles of blend 1 Ive had have been drastically different. The second bottle opened was poured down the drain. Butter from start to finish