Farmenty Mix Culture Fruity : Background
Farmenty Mix Culture Fruity is a 6.5% farmhouse ale from Farmentry based in Kashihara, Nara. It’s part of their mixed culture lineup, and is available in bottles only at sporadic parts of the year, so this is potentially a limited edition release. It is is brewed using long-aged, home-grown Cascade hops that were harvested and aged between 2019 and 2021. This mixed fermentation primarily took place with wild yeast in the forms of Weizen-type Cerevisiae, along with Lactobacillus, Brettanomyces, bacteria, and Pediococcus, and the mixed fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks for six months.
At A Glance
- ABV : 6.5%
- Style : Farmhouse Ale
- Hops : Cascade
- Adjuncts : Cerevisiae, Lactobacillus, Brettanomyces, bacteria, and Pediococcus
- IBU : 35
Sale Information
- Availability : Limited
- On Sale : –
- Size : 500 ml
Farmenty Mix Culture Fruity : Appearance, Aroma, and Taste
Farmenty Mix Culture Fruity poured out a dark golden straw colour, with a slight haze to it, though that could have been from the sediment in the beer. There wasn’t a lot going on with the sediment, but with a hefty part of the grain bill being wheat, some of the particulates could have gotten through. Farmenty Mix Culture Fruity was a lively beer for certain, with a huge, frothy white head developing very quickly, and plenty of bubbles eminating from the bottle of the glass.
The aroma was definitely a fruity one, with a clean banana-like aroma being the first to come through, with a clean rounded tartness following through soon after that. The body had a light malt sweetness to it, with some interesting funk aroma being present as the beer warmed up. I wanted a better word to describe Farmenty Mix Culture Fruity than funky but it really is the best way to describe the aroma.
Using Cascade hops for a farmhouse ale was an interesting point, yet you wouldn’t have been able to guess they had been used at all as this beer was all about the banana esters in the body, along with a tart and that same funkiness as in the nose. It’s a more natural, balanced funk and tart compared to a kettle sour so it’s easier drinking in comparison. The only downside to the beer that I could find was that it was pretty heavily carbonated, in spite of it being stored in the fridge after purchase.
Farmenty Mix Culture Fruity : The Bottom Line
The price of entry for Farmenty Mix Culture Fruity is pretty high, but when you spend so much time making a beer that is this good, sometimes you have to suck it up. Well worthy of a find for a style of beer that is hard to find naturally in Japan.
Farmenty Mix Culture Fruity : Where to Buy
It can be bought online at the following places:
