Farmer's Reserve Pluot
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.21
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Pluots are some of our favorite fruits. Created by cross-breeding apricots and plums, there are dozens of varieties with an amazing range of color and flavor. All through the summer, Blossom Bluff Orchards picks each variety at its peak: Dapple Dandy, Honey Punch, Flavor Queen, Black Kat & Dapple Jack were all added to a sour blonde ale and aged in wine barrels to create this funky oak-aged brew.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(375ml bottle from boxbeers.dk) Pours a pretty, slightly hazy dark peach colour with a small white head that leaves a lasting ring and lace. Aroma is tart, fruity and floral, lots of apricot-like notes, but richer, deeper and sweeter, backed by oak, white wine, plum skin, citrus, wet earthy funk, slight tones of sulphur. Flavour is again fairly tart, notes of apricot and tart pale plums, with a bit of a deeper dark plum vibe too, fair amount of tart blood orange, plum skins, white wine, lots of drying oak, very lightly funky. Lightish of body with fairly high carbonation. Less tart than some of this series, though not hyper-fruit forward so typical in that respect. Still, the fruit character that’s there is very pleasant. A good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2017
at 15:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
RBESG 2017, sampled on July 20, 2017.Alus Celle, Riga.From tap.Cloudy orange color, white head. Malty, acidic scent. Acidic, fruity taste. Sour aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness.6/3/7/3/13=3.2
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2017
at 02:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 12/21/2016. Pours lightly hazy pinkish golden/orange color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tart plum, peach, apricot, lemon, lime, green apple, pear, white grape, melon, berry, white wine, pepper, oak, hay, straw, wheat, and cracker; with lighter notes of vanilla, leathery/musty funk, slight vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, pluots, wine barrels, and moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of tart plum, peach, apricot, lemon, lime, green apple, pear, white grape, melon, berry, white wine, pepper, oak, hay, straw, wheat, and cracker; with lighter notes of vanilla, leathery/musty funk, slight vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness and light yeast/tannic oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart plum, peach, apricot, lemon, lime, green apple, pear, white grape, melon, berry, white wine, pepper, oak, hay, straw, wheat, cracker, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, pluots, wine barrels, and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Light dryness from tart/spiciness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/acidic, and lightly tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.8%. Overall this is a great fruited sour/wild ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, pluots, wine barrels, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, clean and quite refreshing to drink with the mellow tart/lactic finish. Awesome balance between fruit, Brett, and wine barrels; with a nice malt backbone. Not a ton of Lacto, but adequate. Was hoping for more acidity, but this was still very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2017
at 17:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy, pale pinkish, thin head. Fairly harsh sharp acidity, touch of yeast, and a touch of fruit but overall a bit harsh.
Tried
on 15 Jul 2017
at 10:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Darby’s Gastown, Vancouver
Cloudy light brown, dirty color, with compact persistent head. The aroma is fruity, sour, wine barrel. Smooth, with a good body strength; the acidity is quite aggressive, but then it’s supported by a nice component of undefined stone fruit, and a feeling of yogurt.
Interesting; very good fruit Sour.
Cloudy light brown, dirty color, with compact persistent head. The aroma is fruity, sour, wine barrel. Smooth, with a good body strength; the acidity is quite aggressive, but then it’s supported by a nice component of undefined stone fruit, and a feeling of yogurt.
Interesting; very good fruit Sour.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2017
at 21:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Himmeriget, Aaboulevard 27, Copenhagen, Denmark 1960. [ As Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Pluot ].Murky medium orange colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, pale malt, apricot, tart apricot, tart fruit, light cookie. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, tart, tart apricot, dried fruit, dried apricot. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170520] 8-3-8-3-16
Tried
on 10 Jul 2017
at 11:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. A- Tart, subtle saline solution, citrus. A- Pale orange red color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Tart, mild plum, mild apricot, subtle vinegar. P- Light body, average texture, medium carbonation, refreshing finish. O- Perfect beer to start off a Sunday morning brunch. Not much funk like most in this series. Not sure what a pluot is but it had a plum and apricot like taste. Looked and smelled more like grapefruit juice. Good and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2017
at 11:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Cott Botts; hazy amber pour with a bubbly off white head, aroma has light fruit, taste has red fruits, hint of peach, sourness, vinous finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Farmer’s Reserve Pluot on 09 Jun 2017 at 18:20 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2017
at 12:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. An unclear amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of fruits, straw, and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of lemons, brettanomyces, straw, and spices, leading to a tart finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2017
at 10:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On Tap cloudy pink peach color Small white head. Very tart light peachy, pluot i guess flavors. SOme wild funk but very drinkable and flavorfull. Sufficiently tart for a sour. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2017
at 15:05