Brackish

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

Stout - Smoked Rotating

Score

7.45

ABV: 6.4%

IBU: -

Ticks: 13

Mashed with southern select two row barley from our good friends at @riverbendmalt of Asheville, NC along with a decidedly delicate blend of the finest caramel, chocolate and roasted malts. Fermented cool with our preferred house ale yeast for a touch of residual sweetness and a luxurious mouthfeel. Steeped on heaps of Virginia and North Carolina whole oysters. Blended with North Carolina sea salt from the Outer Banks Sea Salt Company for increased salinity and complexity.
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Originally named after the @theburkeartscouncil and crafted for their annual oyster outing, we have been brewing this smoked and salted oyster stout for the past four years. Historically one of the first beers intentionally paired with food, oysters help cut the acidity from dark roasty malts and lend a smooth and salty finish.

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8.8

Travlr (30173) reviewed Brackish from Fonta Flora Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Draft at Salud Beer Shop. Opaque brown color pretty beige head. Cocoa powder aroma with subtle anise. Taste is rich cocoa. Highly drinkable. Best beer of the day by far.

Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2018 at 16:19

7.8

Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Brackish from Fonta Flora Brewery 9 years ago

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

Sample at the taproom. The beer is a pitch black color with a medium creamy beige head that diminishes gradually to a dense film. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roast malt, dark chocolate and earthy coffee. Medium body with a roasty malt character and notes of bittersweet chocolate, coffee and a bit of brine in the background. The finish is charred malt and dark chocolate. Pretty good overall!

Tried from Draft on 03 Jan 2017 at 10:48

7.6

ben4321 (11522) reviewed Brackish from Fonta Flora Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Location: Nitro at the brewery, 1/4/15

Aroma: It has a pretty nice aroma of roasted malts, sweet malts, and some hops
Appearance: This is a really great looking beer. It pours a deep, dark brown color, with a thick froth of brown head, that is super creamy and long lasting, with nice lace work
Flavor: The flavor is balanced, it is light sweet, with some roast, and a light bitterness
Palate: Very smooth, with a creamy feel, on the lighter side, clean, easy drinking, lightly dry finish
Overall Impression: This a really nice looking beer for sure. The aroma and flavor are nice, and the nitro treatment works well.

Tried on 21 Jan 2015 at 22:39