Apricot Orchard Brett Golden Ale
The Virginia Beer Company in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
7.02
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Brettanomyces is a species of wild yeast normally seen as a threat in the brewery, but we love the fruity and funky flavors it can produce when used with intention.
Our house blend of Brettanomyces strains, one Belgian in origin and the other isolated from a Virginia orchard, is sourced from RVA Yeast Labs in Richmond, VA. Re-fermented on 200 pounds of pureed apricots, Apricot Orchard features a fruity and slightly funky fermentation character that blends with the acidity of the fruit to create a lightly tart, fruit-forward beer.
The lone hop addition of Azacca in the whirlpool adds soft bitterness and a layer of tropical fruit complexity to an already pleasing flavor and aroma.
*2017 bottles are denoted by orange waxed tops.
Our house blend of Brettanomyces strains, one Belgian in origin and the other isolated from a Virginia orchard, is sourced from RVA Yeast Labs in Richmond, VA. Re-fermented on 200 pounds of pureed apricots, Apricot Orchard features a fruity and slightly funky fermentation character that blends with the acidity of the fruit to create a lightly tart, fruit-forward beer.
The lone hop addition of Azacca in the whirlpool adds soft bitterness and a layer of tropical fruit complexity to an already pleasing flavor and aroma.
*2017 bottles are denoted by orange waxed tops.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft pour at Aslin's 2 year anniversary event. Hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of stone fruit, tropical fruit, light tart notes. Tastes of stone fruit, citrus, tropical fruit, light Brett. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2017
at 16:51