Plum Fairy
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.36
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: orange color with a half finger of white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: plum sweetness and plum skin tartness; slight lemony sweet & tart whiffs, subtle funk, light sweet grassy tones and a little bit of sweet wood
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a semi-tart to sour to sweet quality; finishes the same way
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; some light smoothness but also some tart stabbings to the tongue with a little bit of dryness
Overall: nice plum sour/tart ale worthy of coming back to.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: orange color with a half finger of white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: plum sweetness and plum skin tartness; slight lemony sweet & tart whiffs, subtle funk, light sweet grassy tones and a little bit of sweet wood
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a semi-tart to sour to sweet quality; finishes the same way
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; some light smoothness but also some tart stabbings to the tongue with a little bit of dryness
Overall: nice plum sour/tart ale worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2026
at 14:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Wakefest. Pours a cloudy dark orange with medium off white head leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is plum skin, oak, yeast, stone fruit. Slick body, funky, oak, plum, stone fruit, yeast, vanilla bean, light tartness, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2021
at 03:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. (thanks Tom) Hazy golden/orange with a small white head. Aroma and taste of mild funk, some oak, fruit and hints of spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2020
at 09:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz bottle. Very good Sour - plum flavor made for a cool taste - very good beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2019
at 03:00
7/10
Puckerville, but fruity and balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2019
at 18:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
375ml bottle. Hazy, orangey, bright golden colour with average to huge, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Sweet-ish, funky, complex fruity, slightly oaky and spicy aroma, notes of plum and vanilla, hints of oak, mild funk, grape sugar, white grapes, gooseberry, apricot, cherry. Taste is tart-ish, slightly tangy, fruity, very subtle sugary sweetness with a touch of vanilla sugar, grapesugar, a slightly dry, funky touch, contrary to the aroma rather restricted fruitiness with hints of plum, unripe plum, unripe apricot; some more oak in the finish. slightly watery texture, fine, smooth carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2019
at 21:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Mikkeller, Odense, Get Together. Pours Hazy Golden with a White head. Plum, vanilla, funk and Wood. Dry and Tart. Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 19:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a copper peach with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy plum with a bit of oak and straw supporting. Flavor has earthy and tart plum with oak and grains underlying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2019
at 21:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at the Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours hazy/translucent orange/purple/gold with a white head. Aroma is slightly tart plum. Medium body. Flavor is tart unripe plum with a hint of sort. Dry. Medium tart/sour. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2019
at 23:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz. draft at EBF, Boston. Nice eye appeal. For how soft and mellow plum can be, this showed a steady amount of tart plums. Subtle oak. Not overly sour and balanced well.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Feb 2019
at 13:13