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Fonta Flora Brewery in Nebo, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.50
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A barleywine-style ale aged in bourbon barrels.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml @ Ryan's shared with Josh, Farees, and Phill (thx for the beer!).
Aroma: dark fruits, American oak, some sweetness.
Taste: along the same lines, quite fruity.
Overall: pleasant.
Aroma: dark fruits, American oak, some sweetness.
Taste: along the same lines, quite fruity.
Overall: pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2026
at 06:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. No head. This is grapey, cognac, really intensely vinous aroma on this. Medium body, nothing crazy. Actually a bit light for this style. A bit of fruitiness. Some alcohol, woody depth...but they have really optimized for fruitiness and the bourbon just sort of lends an accent to that. Intense, and arguably lacks balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2026
at 06:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from 750mL bottle (batch #2, bottled Feb 2022). Dark brown with small beige head. Bland dark sugars and toffee, feint bourbon, lacks depth, okay, but disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2026
at 06:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Fermentoren CPH, Fonta Flora drop 08/05/2024 Sweet dark and roasted malty with notes of chocolate, caramel and toffee, fudge, lovely bourbon character, full bodied, bourbon laced sweet malty warming lingering finish. Gorgeous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2024
at 19:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, shared. @Fermentoren, Copenhagen (Denmark). 08/05/2024 [#7.111 Global - #1.277 United States of America - #5 Fonta Flora Brewery] Batch#3. Pours dark brown with no head. Aroma: boozy coconut, cocoa and wood barrels. Taste: boozy. Lingering warmth finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2024
at 09:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A hazy very dark brown beer with a beige lacing. Aroma of dark roasted malt, coffee, some bourbon. Taste of massive chocolate, caramel, wood, boozy finish.
Tried
on 16 May 2024
at 14:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
on 09 May 2024
at 06:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Fermentoren, Copenhagen. Very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit, wood and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 080524
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2024
at 12:36
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Aromas are raisins, dates and dark malt with a bit of roast. Flavors are similar to nose, blandly bittersweet with light carbonation. Forgettable.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 20 Apr 2024
at 23:45
8/10
From backlog. Taster, from Bottle, at a big share i Oslo. Dark brown with little head. Malts, yeast, Caramel, barrel, bourbon, sweetness,
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2024
at 20:15