Wildflower Ambrosia: Amaro 2023

REGION: Marrickville, NSW
SIZE: 750ml / ABV: 5.2%

"While the Gentian release was a little more intense, this Amaro version carries a little more sweetness and rounded flavour from the fruit. These Ambrosia named beers take inspiration from the herbs, fruits and spices used in apéritifs and digestifs. They came about last year for the first time over many discussions and knowledge sharing sessions with our friends at Poor Toms. This 2023 version was made with a barrel aged base beer brewed with gentian and wormwood in the kettle. This was married with stemmed and destemmed morello sour cherries and freshly pressed Pinot Noir skins from M&J Becker in the Hunter Valley NSW." - Topher

Luke's tasting notes: Lifted vinous aromas of strawberry and raspberry alongside funky oak and dark spice. High notes of plum and toasted bread add a lovely complexity. Subtle yet engaging palate. Restrained flavours that slowly grow. Red fruits initially before a structured mid palate showing oak and stemmy herbal flavours. A savoury palate amplified by the negroni like bitterness that cleans the palate.

It's difficult to overstate the impact of Wildflower since its inception only a few years ago in 2017. Hailing from Texas, Topher Boehm has an impressive resume - from Brasserie Thiriez to Jester King to his background in astrophysics - not to mention his unique house yeast. Cultivated from foraged wildflowers native to NSW, think wattle blossoms and banksia, blended with a Belgian saison strain, creating something truly individual which speaks of place. Topher even sprayed the entire brewery with inoculated wort when he moved in, just to make sure everything was literally covered in the house culture.