Wildflower Brewing & Blending - Ambrosia: Gentian

A barrel aged ale made with regenerative organic grains, boiled with hops, gentian root and wormwood and fermented by a diversity of yeasts and bacteria collected from native flowers in NSW. Wholly exposing and celebrating the intense, clean bitterness of gentian root in conjunction with the aromatics of wormwood. One for the earthy-bitter lovers out there. The second release in a on going series exploring the herbs, fruits and spices which make apéritifs and digestifs so bloody delicious… the follow-on from the Amaro version. Tasting notes: Floral, pollen like herbaceousness, earthy spices and creamy raw nuts on the nose… vinous citrus, sweet fruits and spicy oak harmonise in the background. Earthy and grassy palate, brown spices and flavours of ginger and sweet citrus running through core. The unmistakable gentian derived bitterness comes racing though invoking flavours and impressions of negronis and amaro. It’s firm… but balanced. The aroma invokes a childhood