Steinbock
Fonta Flora Brewery in Nebo, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Zillicoah Beer CompanyBock - Doppelbock Rotating
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Score
7.12
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This is steinbier: a very old way of brewing beer. Back before metal vessels, wooden vats were used in the brewing process. As you can’t apply direct heat to wood, hot rocks were used to heat the wort. We gathered granite rocks from a local quarry & used local oak & cherry wood for fuel, using a technique learned from our forever friends at Scratch.
Composed of a grist build of 100% local grains from our friends at Riverbend Malt House of Asheville, we journeyed far into lager land. Utilizing the hot rocks to boil the wort, we achieved a mind-bending amount of caramelization and color.
Inspired by the gloriously malty dopplebock, this steinbock will ferment cool and condition cold for a long time. Precisely the way lagers are intended!
Composed of a grist build of 100% local grains from our friends at Riverbend Malt House of Asheville, we journeyed far into lager land. Utilizing the hot rocks to boil the wort, we achieved a mind-bending amount of caramelization and color.
Inspired by the gloriously malty dopplebock, this steinbock will ferment cool and condition cold for a long time. Precisely the way lagers are intended!
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz can. Aroma is dark bread, peppery, halitosis, light smoke. Pours unclear amber with a one+ finger beige head with good retention. Taste is mostly sweet with some light bitterness on the back end. Lightly to moderately smoky. Interesting.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 30 May 2026
at 03:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can - clear amber pour - creamy texture and full body - lots of deeply caramelized malt character, raisin, cherry - back end gets a little spicy and warming - light hints of the foeder - rich and clean - I dig it.
Tried
on 13 May 2026
at 20:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from tavour: pours light copper with clear body and whitish head. Aroma is some dark fruits, earthy and caramel. Sweetish. Ample but subdued bitterness. Solid.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2026
at 04:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Amber pour. Thin foam around the rim. Sugar flavored liquid smoke with liquid smoke palate. Nice and easy drinking.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 05 Apr 2026
at 01:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Pecan, mild brown sugar nose. Tea colored, medium tan head. Cake, caramel. Medium body, easy carbonation. Not overly sweet, nor kibbly.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 05 Apr 2026
at 01:37
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Can from Tavour
Appearance: clear copper with a thin tan head
Aroma: caramel, smoke, floral
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, sticky feel, medium body, long finish
Tasty
Appearance: clear copper with a thin tan head
Aroma: caramel, smoke, floral
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, sticky feel, medium body, long finish
Tasty
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 04 Apr 2026
at 23:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Tavour. Pours clear and darkly ruddy with a moderate tan head that didn't try to persist. Aroma of lightly roasty malt. Med body. Malty/roasty and not dry, but barely sweetish. There's some bitterness that seems to come from Noble hop - the spice is there, but the grass not so much. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 13 Mar 2026
at 23:33
7.5/10
Ruby Brown pour from can. Dark fruit and fig. Malty finish
Tried
on 16 Feb 2026
at 02:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Tavour. Beautiful copper red pour. Smallish bubbly tan head dissipates to a small ring. Sweet, toasty, caramel malt aroma. Some booziness as well. Flavor upfront is sweet caramel, toasted nuts, baked apples, baked bread. Sweet liquor. Wonderfully represented of the style. My first steinbier in some time.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2023
at 04:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft at Fonta Flora. Pours a clear copper with a small beige head that dissipates. Lovely smoked note with toasted toffee and caramel aromas. Palate is similar, light peppery notes on the finish to balance things out. Slightly boozy, but nice stuff.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fonta Flora Brewery
on 13 Mar 2022
at 16:13