Nectar Ale
New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Lambic Style - Fruit Series|
Score
7.06
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A few times a year we cut Dan loose to brew whatever he chooses. Always handcrafted, the bottle you hold is brewed for the adventurous soul. This is a very limited edition and we make no promises to ever brew this style again.
Sweet nuances of Bavarian heritage Geisenheim grapes, harvested in New York, dance effortlessly with malted barley and raw wheat in this unexpected celebration of traditional Lambic brewing methods. Dan’s masterful blending of wild fruit cave batches from 2017, 18 and 19 result in this luminous nectar of the Gods. Sparkling notes of honeyed apricot and candied lemon create illusions of summertime honeysuckle and humming birds. Finally, a long six week rest in oak completed the spontaneous fermentation sealing forever this marriage of wine and beer.
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nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Nectar Ale from New Glarus Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
2022 vintage consumed in 2023. Sweet and appley. Easy drinker. Off dry. 6 3 6 3 11
Rennat42 (5616) reviewed Nectar Ale from New Glarus Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(Thanks, Jim! Ozzy70) Bottle. A- Tart, stone fruit, apricot. A- Gold color, slightly hazy liquid, white head. T- Apricot, tart, green grape, honey, gummies, faint floral. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, refreshing finish. O- This was so tasty. Really lovely and drank it too fast. A fairly strong apricot flavor. Just all around really nice. Could drink a few of this on a hot day.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Nectar Ale from New Glarus Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours clear golden, small off white head, good lacing. Aroma is honey, white grape, hint of funk, apple. Flavor is medium sweet, faint hint of barnyard funk. Medium body. This here is a nice fruit beer, not in any way a lambic.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pour is a clear gold with a fizzy white head. Aroma is stone fruit with some sugar and white grapes. Flavor is lots of apricot with some honey and lots of carbonation. Thin but flavorful.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Nectar Ale from New Glarus Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Drake: pours gold with a white head. Aroma is grape, cidery notes, funky. Taste is smooth, fruity, sweet, grapey. Good. Interesting. Does not really strike me as what I would expect a lambic beer to be.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Nectar Ale from New Glarus Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle, courtesy of Drake. Pours slightly hazy yellow. Sweet, cider, almond, pear, honey, light apple juice tartness. Medium body. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from a trade. Thanks Adam! Pours a clear glistening yellow gold with a finger of white foam that dissipates. Big muscat nose with apricot and honey aromas. Nectar-like texture on the palate with more apricot, grape, honey and light mango notes as it warms. Sweet with some light tanginess on the finish. This is wild, very fun and works perfectly as a dessert beer.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Nectar Ale from New Glarus Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12oz bottle. Almost missed this one in stores somehow. Really more of a Faro than a Lambic, there is a sugary sweetness that is undeniable. The grape tones are mellow and pleasant, the oak is there. Probably would have been awesome if the hadn't sweetened it up. Still a really tasty beverage, just too sweet for its own good Better than Kuhler, but all too similar.
Drake (22934) reviewed Nectar Ale from New Glarus Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Festival College Ave Appleton, 3/28/20. Hazy amber, thin fizzy tan head, good retention. Aroma of apricot, grape, oak, fresh leaves. Taste is sweet grapes, apple, lemon, caramel, oak. Medium bodied, low carb. A bit sweet but pretty nice.