Fonta Flora Brewery Land Trust

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Fonta Flora Brewery in Nebo, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Smoked / Rauchbier Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.64
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 12
Mixed culture smoked saison ale brewed with organic apples
 

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle split at RB Best Hotel Lobby Share, post festival, 31/01/16. Pale yellow with a moderate off white head. Nose is pissy citric rinds, lemon curd, straw, light funk. Taste comprises lemon rind, lightly singed straw, faint yeast, light acidic bibble, hay bale. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Middle of the road kind of saison ... didn’t really come together for me.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2017 at 06:50


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample at the taproom. Hazy yellow-gold color with a medium bone white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of herbal yeast, fruit and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of yeast, apple and grainy malt. The finish is mildly charred malt and a bit of apple. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jan 2017 at 11:01


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is rather grain forward white bread and a very light smokey note. Some light rye notes with medium apple character. A light, herbal, phenolic spicy note. Pours a hazy, pale, straw color with a large, frothy, pillowy white head that does not seen to recede at all. Moderate lacing and no legs. Flavor is slightly acidic to a medium light acidity with a light sweetness. Medium light apple notes with moderate grain character. White bread, some light smoke notes and rye spice. Medium light phenolic notes with some moderate fruity esters. A bit grassy. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, better than I was expecting when looking at the ingredients. The flavor and aromas are all well balanced and none really overwhelms the other. Still not an amazing saison though.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2016 at 17:12


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - pours gold white head - nose and taste of apple, smoked wood, rye and lemongrass - med body

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2016 at 18:04


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draft at Churchkey. Hazy pale yellow color. Aroma has light herbs, dust, subtle apple, flowers. Taste has spiced roots and bitter apple. Interesting.

Tried from Draft on 24 Feb 2016 at 16:15


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Churchkey. Poured a hazy pale yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was some light fruity notes. Light yeast, with a light amounts of lemon. Mild tartness. Not bad at all!

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2016 at 16:09


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[1/31/16] Bottle sample at a hotel lobby bottle share during RBWG 2016 in Santa Rosa. Cloudy pale yellow. Aroma of apples, smoked wood, wheat. Dry flavor, tart, with apples, wood, funk, a bit of smokiness. Lively carbonation. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2016 at 18:29


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle the the RBWG hotel bottle share
Cloudy white with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of citrus and yeast. Taste of citrus, grains, tart with a dry finish
Ok

Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2016 at 12:47


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle shared at the the rbwg 2016. Thanks. Hazed straw, yellow coloured pour with a small white head. Aroma is pithy lemon, smoke, harsh alcohol, grassy. Flavour is composed of tangy apricot. Wet dog, socks, wheat grainy, grainy, gin. Palate is grainy, moderate carbonation. Lemon tangy.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2016 at 03:59


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle shared during RBWG. Pours unclear yellow with a creamy white head. The nose has some doughy wheat bread, light ash, rind. Light sweet flavor, rubbery and ashy, with lemony tartness, some dirty hay. Light bodied with average carbonation. Harsh bitterness in the finish, more ash and rubber, lemon. Ugh, this is pretty rough.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2016 at 03:55