Brine
Fonta Flora Brewery in Nebo, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating|
Score
7.24
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Oyster saison ale brewed with oysters
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draught at Khyber Pass: pours hazy yellow with white head. Herbal, minerally, vegetal nose. Taste is sweetish, lightly funky. Lasting aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jun 2025
at 18:21
7/10
Bottle thanks to Brian. Pours a hazy gold with small white head that lasts. The aroma is strong earth, salt, funk, brine. Slick body, oyster, salt, brine, earth, dry finish, unique, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2020
at 01:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Rund säuerlicher, trocken hefiger Beginn. Hell malzig, wenig Brett, spritzig. Konstante Säure, mittellanger würziger Abgang. 10/11/11/11//11
Tried
on 29 Sep 2019
at 21:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at State of Origin. Pours a clearish straw gold with a finger of foam that lingers. Cracked wheat, estery yeast notes, grass and lemon on the nose. Smooth and clean on the palate, with a softer carbonation. Lemon, white grapefruit and hay. Maybe some light briney notes on the palate and finish. Quite muted though, but still a great saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2018
at 21:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the taproom. Cloudy yellow color with a medium white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of yeast, fruit and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of fruity yeast, grainy malt and a hint of briny oysters. The finish is fruity with a yeast and salty citrus. Pretty unique, and above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jan 2017
at 11:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle @ Finissons ces pétroles tasting, merci Niels. Bottled 11/2015. Dorée sur un léger trouble, col fin blanc. Arôme au nez plaisant avec un apporrt belge modéré surtout dans l’usage de levure. Rétro rustique avec un ajout un peu minéral renfermé. Palais est léger, finement malté avec ce profil belge des malts et levure. Pointe de minéral venant des huitres Presque salin, pointe fermentée, froment, et une balance plaisante des houblons, plutôt noble.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2016
at 08:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - pours hazy yellow white head - nose/taste of brine, smoked wheat, lemon, saison yeast, light funk and sea salt - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2016
at 04:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Location: Draft at the brewery, 1/4/15
Aroma: The aroma is heavy yeast/spice, with some mild saline
Appearance: Pours a cloudy yellow-white color, small white head, light lace
Flavor: The flavor is along the same lines, balancing the saison yeast/spice and the saline
Palate: It has a fairly lively carbonation, and a dry, tingly finish
Overall Impression: This one is almost a saison/gose hybrid. Which is kind of a brilliant idea. I really enjoyed it.
Aroma: The aroma is heavy yeast/spice, with some mild saline
Appearance: Pours a cloudy yellow-white color, small white head, light lace
Flavor: The flavor is along the same lines, balancing the saison yeast/spice and the saline
Palate: It has a fairly lively carbonation, and a dry, tingly finish
Overall Impression: This one is almost a saison/gose hybrid. Which is kind of a brilliant idea. I really enjoyed it.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2015
at 11:02