Russian River Brewing Company Fonio

Fonio

 

Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Brooklyn Brewery
  Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular
Score
7.10
ABV: - IBU: - Ticks: 8
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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, 2024 vintage. Bready malt aroma with notes of pear, spicy Belgian yeast, pepper, clove, grain and banana. Pours clear golden colored with a finger white head that has good retention and lacing. Starts with bready malt, pear, pepper and banana flavors. Finishes dry with grainy malt, spicy Belgian yeast and clove flavors. Excellent Belgian style blond.

Tried from Bottle from Newton Wine and Spirits on 11 Aug 2025 at 02:27


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

Bottle. Golden beer with a whitish head. Yeast and spice aroma with light fruity esters. Spice and yeast flavor with light banana and light citrus. Medium bodied. Spice and yeast linger with light banana, light earth, and light citrus.

Tried on 01 May 2025 at 18:00


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

Bottle. Pours clear golden yellow, medium white head, good lacing. Aroma is dusty, floral, brett. Flaky is light sweet, light plus bitter. Light funk, saison and brett notes. Light body. Quite good

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2024 at 02:50


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from Nugget Market in Woodland, CA. Pours gold with a decent white head. Aroma is light yeast/spice with something suggesting buckwheat. Med body. It's quite dry. Flavor is light yeast/spice with a flavor that's new to me but suggests spelt. Nice flavor.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2024 at 00:47


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

Bottle to glass. Pours clear, light gold with firm white head that retains well. Grain and Belgian esters on both the aroma and flavor. Really enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2024 at 02:55


7

Tried on 10 Oct 2024 at 22:40


7

Tried on 10 Oct 2024 at 22:29


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

335mL bottle, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has dry bready, gentle spicy Belgian yeast, toasted grains, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is basically bone dry, with crisp biscuity malt, toasted grains (somewhat husky), and a light spiciness. Very clean and dry, but not particularly vibrant or memorable; just a solid albeit ordinary blonde ale.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2024 at 23:57