Fonta Flora Brewery AWAS 2018: Blend #4

AWAS 2018: Blend #4

 

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

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Special Out of Production
Score
7.28
ABV: 6.4% IBU: - Ticks: 25
Appalachian Wild Ale Society 2018 Blend #4 - a blend of 75% foeder-aged, watermelon wild ale and 25% 2017 razzmatazz vol 2 stock (black raspberries).
 

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

From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Smells like paint, the aroma is bold raspberry which leaves little room for the watermelon. Lovely dark and red fruit tones. Body is medium. Tart with big fruits, good despite the smell.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:56


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Craig. Pours a dark purple with medium pink head leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is watermelon rind, raspberry, earth, funk. Slick body, jammy, watermelon, black raspberry, oak, nice funk, enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2021 at 05:29


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draught @ MBCC 2019 - Yellow Session
Pours purple with a purple head. Aroma has notes of malt, tartness, vinegar and citrus. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium sour with a long fruity, berry, vinegar, citrus and tart finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 13 Jul 2020 at 17:09


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

Sample at MBCC2019 First Session, Copenhagen. Dark ruby with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Berries, red berries, some some blue berries and sourness. Dry sour.

Tried on 24 Aug 2019 at 10:10


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

Draught @ MBCC '19 [ Yellow Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2019, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark.[ As Fonta Flora AWAS Blend #4 (2018) ].Unclear medium to dark brown - red (purple) colour with a small average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white - pink head. Aroma is moderate malty, tart, berries, raspberry, light leather - funk - dakr malt, odd. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration, vegetables - floral, berries - raspberry, watermelon, light leather - funk - dark malt, again something odd. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20190510] 7-4-7-3-14

Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 17:00


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Red colour with small tan head.
Aroma: Berries, watermelon, malt, fruit, sour, raspberries.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Funk, sour, berries, watermelon, malt, fruit.

Tried on 29 Jul 2019 at 18:18


8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Tried on 25 Jun 2019 at 16:23


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

MBCC. Clear deep red with no head. Aroma is malt, berries, fruit and herbs. Flavour is malt, berries, fruit, herbs, citric, lemon, medium sweet and a little dry.

Tried on 23 Jun 2019 at 10:50


5.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Purple with a small purple head. Aroma of rank old melon and light vinegar. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft at BeerTemple on 23 Jun 2019 at 10:09


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[5/10/2019] Draught sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2019. Yellow session. Deep purple. Watermelon, beetroot, berries, sour. Weird.

Tried on 21 Jun 2019 at 15:37