Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery Traveling Companions (2023)

“Fresh cherry notes in the aroma balanced by subtle hints of leather, hay. Cherry flavor is lightly sweet, dry, tart. Nice tannic backbone balances the sour edge. Behind the scenes, nice acidity.”

“Wild nose of juniper, lime, cucumber, ginger root, oak, black pepper. The gin-like botanicals, earthy spice, and fermentation-derived funk sound weird, but work. The lime brings a liveliness, the cucumber grounds it.”

**Aroma:** “Red apple and caramel with a little acid, Brett barnyard goodness, and stone-fruit-like plum, apricot, and dark cherries. Very intriguing with almond, wildflower, leather, and mahogany notes.” **Flavor:** “Honey and a bit of umami yeast stress meatiness accented by light mint, brett, caramel, and lactic acid notes. Has a light tannic bitterness. Astringent wild lacto/pedio chewiness sits up front, but past that is some very interesting bitter/acid carrying it through the finish. Light wild-yeast sourness and Brett horsiness. Could use more apple charac- ter and a little more tartness.” **Overall:** “Interesting cider—the Brett balances well with the apple. I wanted to love this—the wild character is so much fun—but there are aspects that come off accidental. The astringency and leather are a bit strong for taste. As a cider, this really doesn’t satisfy. Instead, it’s better to think of it as a wild thing.”