Supplier: Luvians Bottle Shop - St Andrews
The Wild Beer Co. are a British brewery that specialise in the use of wild yeast strains, and a blend of old & new techniques. For this beer they use freshly harvested hops from both the northern and southern hemispheres. As these hop harvests are different they make the distinction of which batch you are drinking, this is a review on Batch 2 and I served it slightly chilled.
The Wild Beer Co. are a British brewery that specialise in the use of wild yeast strains, and a blend of old & new techniques. For this beer they use freshly harvested hops from both the northern and southern hemispheres. As these hop harvests are different they make the distinction of which batch you are drinking, this is a review on Batch 2 and I served it slightly chilled.
Appearance: Pale straw with a hint of orange in it. Nice bubbles throughout but little to no head right from pouring.
Aroma: The initial smell is of hop resin but this develops into sweet caramel and apples (with a hint of burn) which is quite acidic. Its a bit too apply to be considered very nice but isn't unpleasant.
Flavour: A sharp tang of bitterness from the hops mixed with a charcoal like taste from the malt body. This leads to a sweet resin flavour as it hits the back of your tongue. The balance between the hops and the malt is spot on even if the flavours are ever so slightly off.
Body: Light but also oddly solid in the sense that it is slightly hard on you throat on the way down
Aftertaste: Dry and slightly bitty. This coupled with the pale malt taste gives my common tasting note of floury. There is also a nice hoppy bitterness leftover with hints of coffee from the malt body.
Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 6.
Price Range: £3.10 for a 330ml bottle, worth it but I wouldn't get it again
Food Pairings: Spiced and juicy Pork/Beer. Mexican food would be best, Indian would also go well.
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