This release of WILD PLUM ALE is a multi-year blend of 2017 (5%), 2018 (39%), 2019 (34%) & 2020 (18%) editions of our plum project. Predominantly Satsumas (the famous Japanese Blood Plum), with as many Prune d’Agen as we can find ... and there is a particular tree of this variety in our immediate neighbour’s (the house of the former owner of our farm) which is wizened by time, and meagre in yield but those fruit that make the journey are absolute treasures; navy hued jet black, thick-skinned jewels with sparse flesh and huge pips and the ultimate prize attracting the keen eye of this fermenter.
Why do the things I personally love, appear the least often in our releases? I don’t even remember the last Wild Plum Ale release ... 2015? What I do know is that as TwoMetreTall celebrates 20-years of brewing this year, this is only the third release of this treasure.
At TwoMetreTall we take the concept of handmade, bespoke & artisanal integrity very seriously indeed!
And I adore plums!
Why do I admire plums so much? Because they are the ultimate “chameleon”. Camouflaged, plums adapt to, take on and integrate with each particular environment as if they have always belonged there. A dried plum and
anchovy entrée is sticky plum and salt. Plums with roast pork is all about this incredible fruit enriching, texturizing & sweetening the naturally delicious pork flavours, not about the plum itself. Then plums with ice-cream is a simple, refreshing seasonal fruity delight. There’s a lot of plum on that menu, but it’s never an excess. Plums are by nature humble, team players, your best friend.
And for this reason, they are a dream to ferment!