The Virginia Beer Apricot Orchard Brett Golden Ale

Brettanomyces is a species of wild yeast normally seen as a threat in the brewery, but the company loves the fruity and funky flavors it can produce when used with intention. The breweries house blend of Brettanomyces strains, one Belgian in origin and the other isolated from a Virginia orchard, is sourced from RVA Yeast Labs in Richmond, VA. Re-fermented on 200 pounds of pureed apricots, Apricot Orchard features a fruity and slightly funky fermentation character that blends with the acidity of the fruit to create a lightly tart, fruit-forward beer.