Fonta Flora Brewery Alpha vs. Beta Carotene

Alpha vs. Beta Carotene

 

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

  IPA - Flavoured Regular
Score
6.36
ABV: 7.0% IBU: - Ticks: 6
An India pale ale fermented with local carrots and dry-hopped with citra, mosaic and sabro.
 

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7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Interesting idea—IPA + carrots!—but the execution is just kinda odd, with muted hop notes against an earthy-floral carrot sweetness and a touch of pine on the back end. Worth trying but one is plenty.
Tried from Can on 04 May 2026 at 00:23

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Appalachian, canned 6/13/23. Pint glass @home after picking some carrots in the yard. Clear, medium gold, thin but frothy head. Very nice drippy mango nose that turns into cookies & onions once it starts to settle; soft perfume. Taste is sweet onions & simcoe piss up front through the acidy middle; very low carb. Near the end the texture gets creamy, it gets delicately-cakey sweet & honestly tastes a little like yams. Twinge of earthy bitterness on the stop. Low co2 & the tired onion flavor was just a bit too much to appreciate the novelty. Price ain't nice either.
Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2023 at 22:10

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can split at L6, picked up at 73 Enid, 21/03/19. Very lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is tangy citric zest, orange pith, mandarin, straw, melon. Taste comprises toasted malts, bitter orange, suggestion of carrot juice, peach, citric tinged straw, light malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with balanced light juice laden hop bitterness. Had my doubts on this one but it works well !
Tried from Can on 13 Jan 2020 at 15:44

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can shared in London - cheers! Pours cloudy gold with a foamy, white head. Juicy citrus abounds, with low bitterness, mild pale bread, tangerine. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Nicely balanced in the finish, more vibrant citrus fruit character. Solid.
Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2019 at 13:22

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Can shared at the Columbus Tasting 21/03/2019. Many thanks A mostly clear bright golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is earthy, stale grains, citrus orange, midget gms. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, orange , mango, orange rind. Flavour is composed fo sweet and stickylight stale grains. Palate is semi swet, moderate carbonation. Ok.
Tried from Can on 31 Mar 2019 at 16:15

1/10
Earlier Rating: 3/21/2019 Total Score: 3.4
Tried on 21 Mar 2019 at 21:35