Fonio
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Brooklyn BreweryBelgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Special Out of Production
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7.10
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This Belgian-inspired Blonde Ale is brewed with Fonio, an ancient West African grain which requires no fertilizers or insecticides, needs very little water, and grows in some of the most inhospitable conditions. "Brewing For Impact" is a global collaboration with our friends at Brooklyn Brewery to explore the unique characteristics of Fonio in beer, promote the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture, and support smallholder farmers in Africa. Thank you to our friend, Garrett Oliver, for inviting us to participate.
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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.
bb (18607) reviewed Fonio from Russian River Brewing Company 11 months ago
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.
Bytemesis (16323) reviewed Fonio from Russian River Brewing Company 1 year ago
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
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Fonio from Russian River Brewing Company 1 year ago
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.
Zymurgeist (5786) reviewed Fonio from Russian River Brewing Company 1 year ago
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.
kangareuben (5090) ticked Fonio from Russian River Brewing Company 1 year ago
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mcberko (47797) reviewed Fonio from Russian River Brewing Company 1 year ago
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.