Wildflower Henrietta

REGION: Marrickville, NSW
SIZE: 750ml / ABV: 5.6%

"Henrietta is a blend of golden beers aged with apricots. One thread was turbid mashed, boiled with aged hops and barrel aged for a year with the other being our barrel aged Gold. Both were then macerated with apricots after making St Henry 2021 from Thornbrook Orchard in Nashdale and Yarralee Orchard outside Bathurst. At release we get a sweet, fruit heavy nose of apricot, guava, citrus… sherbet fizz and nose tickling spices. Intense yet controlled with more savoury fruit tones at the back. Layered palate with fruit across the board, perfumed stonefruit and citrus. Hints of pink fruit and confectionery. Aged hop bitterness on the back palate creates a wonderful vinous-like grip and bitterness that’s ever so moreish. There’s a cleansing acidity but the beer is persistent long after the sip." - 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.