Wildflower St Phoebe 2024: Ebony Sun Plum
REGION: Marrickville, NSW
SIZE: 750ml / ABV: 5.7%
Wildflower St Phoebe 2024: Ebony Sun Plum is a golden barrel aged ale wholly fermented by a diversity of yeasts and bacteria collected from native flowers in NSW refermented with plums. Saint Phoebe was a first century deaconess from modern day Greece.
"Perfect pink with a big foamy head, the nose is all jammy plum, bright florals, fruit candy, and vanillin. On the palate, it is generous with sweet fruit, followed by elegantly integrated acid which leaves a clean finish. Perfect park juice!" - Meesh
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.