Wildflower St Walter 2024: Gamay

REGION: Marrickville, NSW
SIZE: 750ml / ABV: 6.2%

Wildflower St Walter 2024: Gamay 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 Walter was an 11th century monk from the Loire Valley in France and is the patron saint of vintners.

"Look I know I say this every time, but what a colour! There is just so much fruit character bursting out of the glass...a beautiful expression of the lovely fruit from Johansen. Some light floral notes followed by red berries, and almost into black forest territory. There's an element of rich funk and vinous character giving it depth too. On the palate it's round, with an elegant fruit weight and a pleasant tannic grip." - 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.