Good as Gold Blend #18

Good as Gold is a bit of a dream beer for us, it's a 50/50 blend of barrel aged Gold and fresh Gold that has just completed primary fermentation.     

Good as Gold is a 50/50 blend of barrel aged Gold with fresh Gold that has just completed primary fermentation. This blend is composed of three barrels, 1740 (14 month old Gold), 1820 (4 month old Gold) and 1712 (26 month old Gold) equally blended with the 134th batch of Gold brewed in late March 2022.

This composition of aged and fresh beer is what we had originally intended for our Gold. It didn't end up like that though, as Gold is 100% barrel aged. We love the fresh fermentation esters and bright hop character we get in our young fermentations. But we can't hide that we also love the apparent funk, creamy mouthfeel and complex fermentation flavours of aged beer. We don't think of this blend as being a best of both worlds, but more an attempt (and this is only the first one) to marry these flavours harmoniously. One of the beers that really got me thinking about making mixed culture beers at all was BFM √225. It was the first biere de coupage I tasted and still remains a little bit of a mountain for me. Good as Gold may be made in the same fashion as and with a lot of inspiration from √225 but has a distinctively Wildflower feel.

Luke's tasting notes - Lifted nose full of spice and sweet French oak. Citrus looms large, zesty lemon and lime. With some time in the glass, the oak turns the bright citrus more savoury, lemon curd and vanilla. Wonderful seamless palate, brimming with bright citrus and punchy hop. Fine carbonation and juicy acidity result in an irresistibly moreish combination. Lemon squash, dark spice and a hint of funk round out a seriously delicious ale. A standout blend. 

100 bottles available online - limit 6 per person. 

For full production and tasting notes, please see our corresponding blog post.