St Thomas 2024: Cherry

St Thomas is an ale made with cherries. It is named for Chris and Emily’s eldest son.

St Thomas was made by blending barrel aged golden mixed culture fermentation ale with 500kg of fresh, whole, handpicked, stemmed and destemmed, tree ripened Morello sour cherries from Thornbrook Orchard in Nashdale, NSW. After a seven month maceration and refermentation of fruit and beer, it was bottled and allowed to naturally carbonate and mature for four months before release.

Tasting notes by Meesh: I actually said 'wow' out loud the first time I lifted the glass of this beer to my nose. It bursts out the glass with marzipan, stemmy cherry and a richer vinous character. The palate is brimming with tart cherry, vanilla, almond, some spice - just layer after layer. There is fruit sweetness, but balanced with a cleansing acid, and a savoury element on the finish making it an incredibly moreish drink.

360 bottles available online.