Wildflower St Thomas 2022
REGION: Marrickville, NSW
SIZE: 750ml / ABV: 6.7%
"In 2022, St Thomas was made by blending barrel aged amber mixed culture fermentation ale with 748kg of fresh, whole, tree ripened stemmed and destemmed Morello sour cherries from Thornbrook Orchard in Nashdale, NSW. After a five month maceration and refermentation of fruit and beer, it was bottled and allowed to naturally carbonate and mature in bottle before release.
Sweet perfumed cherry nose with a floral rose petal lift. Savoury cherry pie, cola, toasted spices and biscuity oak give wonderful complexity alongside a gentle minty note. Plump ripe red fruits upfront before a rich rounded malt driven mid palate that is full of cooking spices and texture. Wonderfully seamless and integrated with a beautifully balanced acidity." - Topher
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.