St Phoebe 2020
Wildflower Brewing & Blending in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
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7.66
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St Phoebe is an Australian Wild Ale refermented with plums. While the beer is named for Chris and his wife Emily's first daughter, Saint Phoebe was a first century deaconess from modern day Greece. In 2020, this beer was made from golden mixed fermentation, barrel aged beer and 722kg of fresh, tree ripened Ebony Sun plums hand picked from Thornbrook Orchard in Nashdale, NSW.
St Phoebe 2020 was made in a similar manner to St Abigail and St Thomas whereby we source and macerate whole, real fruit from Nashdale with barrel ripened Gold from our cellar. This year, the beer had a whole four months to hang out with these plums and soak up every last bit of their sweet plummy goodness before being blended and bottled in early July 2020. For 17 weeks the beer went through its ultimate fermentation in bottle for carbonation and conditioned concurrently. At this month of release, it is 5.6% ABV and super tasty. Strong skinsy pinot gris pet nat vibes. Lifted nose, perfumed (rose water) and full of ripe sweet fruit. Surprisingly funky and with a dark spice complexity. The palate shines, beautiful, subtly pretty integration with the fruit, creamy carbonation, sweet purple fruits and a moreish gentle acidity to finish.
St Phoebe 2020 was made in a similar manner to St Abigail and St Thomas whereby we source and macerate whole, real fruit from Nashdale with barrel ripened Gold from our cellar. This year, the beer had a whole four months to hang out with these plums and soak up every last bit of their sweet plummy goodness before being blended and bottled in early July 2020. For 17 weeks the beer went through its ultimate fermentation in bottle for carbonation and conditioned concurrently. At this month of release, it is 5.6% ABV and super tasty. Strong skinsy pinot gris pet nat vibes. Lifted nose, perfumed (rose water) and full of ripe sweet fruit. Surprisingly funky and with a dark spice complexity. The palate shines, beautiful, subtly pretty integration with the fruit, creamy carbonation, sweet purple fruits and a moreish gentle acidity to finish.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma is red grapes, plums, sugar, hint of funk and citrus. Wonderful taste sour plums and red grapes. Full bodied flavour. Slightly dry finish. A brilliant sour.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 11:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Shakespeares, shared with the snug. Cloudy to murky golden yellow, large white head with solid lacing. Stonefruit aroma. Taste has plum and cherry, very sour, tart, acetic. Decent but a bit too tart for me
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2023
at 09:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 375 ml. Courtesy of kajser27, shared with him and Miro B. Cloudy red with small white head. Fruity, medium sourness, plums, sweetish, nice fruitness. Juicy. Medium bodied. Somewhat puckering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2022
at 19:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle - Pours a cloudy peachy orange colour with a small white head. The aroma is tart plums, grape skins, leather and light funk. A light sweet and moderately tart fruity taste, tart plum, yoghurt, oak and vinous notes with a light dry and tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2021
at 16:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
37,5cl Bottle. Thanks to Sir Alex. Split during Denmark-Scotland. Pours hazy dark golden with a small head. Funk and wood. Plum, grapes and brett. Quite tart and dry finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2021
at 05:20
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
28/7/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours cloudy dark orange gold with minimal head. Aroma is funky, tart plum, soaked raisin, flowers, wood, leather, grape, hint of butterscotch. Moderate sweetness and medium tart. Medium body, average carbonation. Sharp, tangy, tart finish. Mouthwatering stuff. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2021
at 19:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml bottle, online from Rad Beer. Pours opaque milky pinky red with a slim whjite head. Aroma, sour, fruity tart plums. Taste: light to moderate sour, fruit, light plum, oak, with a yoghurty sherbety vibe. Medium bodied with light carbonation. Very nice if a bit subtle on the plums.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2021
at 19:05
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle from Hop Knocker, Durham, UK. Murky reddish orangey gold colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of plums, fruity, sour citric. Taste is sour, citric rind, fleshy plum, fruits, wood barrel, some grain, along with lactic & salty hints. Slick mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, sour finish. Very well balanced and very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2021
at 20:40
8/10
Lovely plum skin/ on the funk. Mellows it out a bit, lovely easy drinking. Great beers
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2021
at 21:00