Good As Gold
Wildflower Brewing & Blending in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.39
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A 50/50 blend of barrel aged Gold with fresh Gold that has just completed primary fermentation. This composition of aged and fresh beer is what we had originally intended for our Gold. It didn't end up like that though, as Gold is 100% barrel aged.
We love the fresh fermentation esters and bright hop character we get in our young fermentations. This is what we focus on in beers like The International & As It Were (coming in November). But we can't hide that we also love the apparent funk, creamy mouthfeel and complex fermentation flavours of aged beer. We dont think of this blend as being a best of both worlds, but more an attempt (and this is only the first one) to marry these flavours harmoniously. One of the beers that really got me thinking about making mixed culture beers at all was BFM √225. It was the first biere de coupage I tasted and still remains a little bit of a mountain for me. Good as Gold may be made in the same fashion as and with a lot of inspiration from √225 but has a distinctively Wildflower feel.
We love the fresh fermentation esters and bright hop character we get in our young fermentations. This is what we focus on in beers like The International & As It Were (coming in November). But we can't hide that we also love the apparent funk, creamy mouthfeel and complex fermentation flavours of aged beer. We dont think of this blend as being a best of both worlds, but more an attempt (and this is only the first one) to marry these flavours harmoniously. One of the beers that really got me thinking about making mixed culture beers at all was BFM √225. It was the first biere de coupage I tasted and still remains a little bit of a mountain for me. Good as Gold may be made in the same fashion as and with a lot of inspiration from √225 but has a distinctively Wildflower feel.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Fra tap på The Rake: lett uklar gylden med ok skum. Lett hvitvins- cidertoner med vanilje/eik og hint av hyllebær. Forfriskende på min spasertur på gamle tomter.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Rake
on 21 Aug 2026
at 14:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a clear yellowblonde. Small white head fades instantly. Scent is buttery acidic, fairly simple nose. Some wood. Distant brett.
Taste is sharp, dry, acidic, citrus, buttery acidity. Mild wood, very distant brett. Not great, not awefull. certainly could use a better variety of acidity and more balance.
Taste is sharp, dry, acidic, citrus, buttery acidity. Mild wood, very distant brett. Not great, not awefull. certainly could use a better variety of acidity and more balance.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2026
at 18:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Amager Bryghus. Clear light golden. Pretty, funky, sour. Front heavy, fizzy, then oily. A nice sour, with funky notes. Not undrinkable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Amager Bryghus Taproom Bryggen
on 11 Mar 2026
at 20:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tap at Amager Bryggen. Hazy golden, white cream. Barnyard, cider, bubblegum aromatics, medium light foaming body, dry herbal, wood, light root beer notes, barn aftertaste. Fresh and un.
Tried
from Draft
at
Amager Bryghus Taproom Bryggen
on 11 Mar 2026
at 20:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle from Hop Knocker. Golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of fruit, citric rind, funk. Taste is sour, grain, fruity, citrusy, lemon rind, wood, with funky notes and some bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry soured finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Hop Knocker
on 04 Oct 2025
at 20:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
(Draught at Craft Beer Clerkenwell, London, 16 Nov 2023) Hazy golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity nose with notes of citrus, yeast, oak wood and vinegar. Fruity, tart taste with oak wood, citrus, grapes, yeast, white wine and funky yeast. Low bitterness. Medium body, dry. Fresh and citric, with a yeasty tartness. Well balanced and moreish. Great beer.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2024
at 21:09