Fine Balance Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in Kingston,
Ontario,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Fine Balance Brewing Company
omhper (44752) reviewed Fête from Fine Balance Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample, thanks fonefan! Viscous black, minimal head. Aroma of maple syrup, brown sugar and chocolate liqueur. Very sweet with full body and viscous mouthfeel. Maple syrup, caramel and chocolate. Intensely warming finish.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Fête from Fine Balance Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown, thin head. Ok, on the nose it's a bit vegetal, bell pepper. Light maple, decent sugars, and a bit of dark malt. On the palate, it has more of a burnt molasses note. Different from the aroma, the green pepper disappears.
Mental note. Always mix the can before!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. Color: Very hazy orange, white head. Aroma: Hoppy, tropical fruit. Taste: Hoppy, some blood orange, tropical fruit like papaya and passion fruit, sweetish honey hints. Very smooth malty base. Just over medium body, average carbonation. Over moderate sweet, light to moderate bitterness. +1 for using honey instead of that lactose sh!t. Ok overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Opaque yellow/orange pour , with a huge white head. Tropical fruits abound. Massive stone fruit, with soft citrus notes. Creamy, full mouth feel, with a soft carb. Finish is medium to lightly bitter, no alcohol at all. impressive intro to the brewery for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy yellow, large creamy white head. Citrus, peach, mango. Medium bitter, light darkness, green hop cones, stone fruit.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Hazy copper, small white head. Aroma is sour, wheat, dark fruit, vinegar. Sharp mouth feel, medium tartness, very vinegary, soft fruit. Not great.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy yellow with a large white head. Aroma is peach, and apricot with light citrus zest. Very stone fruit forward. Creamy mouth feel, soft carb, low to medium bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Quite possibly the thickest, silliest pour I've ever seen. Black motor oil, with no head. Aroma is boozy chocolate cake mix, with hints of soy, and burnt coffee. Mouth feel is thick and oily, with a luscious mouthfeel ad silky carb. Medium to highly bitter with a mouth kicking soy/astringent cocoa powder and pine resin kick. The finish is a tad rough, with a raw, bitter soy sauce thing going on.. This is over the top, and goes downhill quickly. Could use a little refinement.