“If our business was a flower, then this new series would be our roots”
Fall ‘22
Last year, in collaboration with Sophie Potter, we launched our Rise/Fall series. After some lengthy discussions we decided that a core range wasn’t something that felt appropriate for us. We wanted to continue to have the room to celebrate the differences within our beers, and the changing of the seasons.
We looked at our past releases, and tried to neatly narrow down how Wilderness might be best represented within three cans. Eventually we decided that the first iterations of Rise/Fall would be a bretted pale ale, an ordinary bitter and a blended saison. With the idea that the recipes will vary between Spring-Summer and Autumn-Winter, and the styles might even change year on year.
The response to our 2022 Fall Bitter, Pale and Saison has been overwhelmingly positive, from our very important long time Wilderness supporters, to all of the new customers we met through the launch of these beers. We can’t thank you enough.
Rise ‘23
Today we are launching our 2023 Rise Bitter, Pale and Saison to celebrate the warmth and light of the new season. Each style has been dry or lightly hopped with Motueka, a hop variety from New Zealand known for its fresh and fruity flavour compounds.
The cans have had a lift in colour thanks to the wonderful Sophie Potter who has been doing outstanding work with all of our releases in 2023. Every time we release a beer we are always the most excited about sharing her beautiful designs with the world, and we feel very lucky to get to work with someone so talented, but also who understands what we are trying to achieve with our products.
Rise Bitter is a 3.9% ordinary bitter, brewered with Maris Otter and Munich malts, with light hop additions of Motueka and East Kent Goldings. Light, biscuity, peach, sessionable.
Rise Pale is a 4.5% bretted pale ale, brewed with Pale and Munich malts, hop additions of Motueka, Hallertau Blanc and fermented with Brettanomyces. Dry, white wine, nectarines, gooseberry, funk.
Rise Saison is a 3.9% blend of barrel aged saison and a fresh spelt Grisette. Hopped with Saaz, and a light Motueka dry hop. Light funk, oak, lemons, bright.
These beers are heavily inspired and influenced by the flavours and experiences we seek out in our food and drink this time of year. Olives in spritzes, bright and juicy white wines, flat peaches at the seaside, bread and oil, any dessert with rhubarb, keg conditioned perry drank with friends.