Big Shrug
Fonta Flora Brewery in Nebo, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Rotating|
Score
7.31
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Appalachian Wild Ale fermented in Oak with local blackberries & fennel.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ MBCC 2017. Pours dark reddish with a smooth head. Aroma of berries, tartness, mild sourness and farmyard. Taste is tart and funky with some sour berries and earthiness. Finish is tart, fruity and slightly juicy with some berries. Okay.
Tried
on 12 May 2017
at 10:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at MBCC2017, Copenhagen. Color is deep red with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, berries, red berries and some sourness.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2017
at 10:18
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - pours plum white head - nose/taste of black berry, sour funk, fennel, rye, flaked oat - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2016
at 20:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Berries, mint, leafy and some vegetal. Ones. Cloudy plum with a white head. Tart Berry with a very dry finish. Funky and weird, really tart.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2016
at 23:56
8/10
Tried
on 15 Jul 2016
at 23:40
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, hotel tasting RBSG PGH 2016. Hazy pink color, off white edge head. Wow, I actually get the fennel in the aroma! Also some dust and berries. Taste is softly sour and earthy berries, maybe some fennel at the finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2016
at 23:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 375ml bottle. Aroma is moderately fennel forward with a slightly lighter blackberry character. Light oak notes and acidity with a light herbal and moderately floral note. A large gusher. Pours a murky, light purple color with a large, thin, slightly pink head that quickly recedes to the edges. No lacing or legs. Flavor is moderately acidic with a light sweetness. Moderate berry notes with some lighter fennel. Light oak notes. Light floral notes and some herbal phenolics. Hints of honey and lemon. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a decent beer and the blackberry and fennel work better than I was expecting. The carbonation needs work, but lots of berry and yogurt notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2016
at 17:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to SilverFalcon! Pours hazy rose, small white head, decent lacing. Aroma is blackberry, licorice. Initially medicinal but that fades a bit with breathing. Flavor is light tart, berries, licorice, light funk. Light body. Decent, but honestly would be improved without the fennel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2016
at 19:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a cloudy pink with medium off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong funk, fennel, berry, plastic. Thin mouth, funky, berry, light fennel, very tart, really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2016
at 22:34