About
Fonta Flora Brewery integrates the soul of agriculture with the artisanship of zymurgy to create a menagerie of rustic and savory libations. With an emphasis on seasonal flora, Fonta Flora brings English tradition and Belgian inspiration to the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina.
Fonta Flora utilizes local artists to help conceptualize the notion that fermentation is yet another medium for creating art. This uniquely artisan approach to beer yields a sustainable product filled with culture from our very own community.
Fonta Flora utilizes local artists to help conceptualize the notion that fermentation is yet another medium for creating art. This uniquely artisan approach to beer yields a sustainable product filled with culture from our very own community.
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
750ml (thx, Phill!) @ Ryan's. 43rd birthday gathering. Contains enormous amount of wax!!!
Aroma: toasted coconut, chocolate, vanilla, a bit earthy.
Taste: along the same Iines, a little bit roasty, chocolate, coconut, a bit earthy.
Overall: good one.
Aroma: toasted coconut, chocolate, vanilla, a bit earthy.
Taste: along the same Iines, a little bit roasty, chocolate, coconut, a bit earthy.
Overall: good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2026
at 06:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 750mL bottle (batch #1; bottled April 2024). Very dark brown with minimal beige head. Nutty aroma with light toasted coconut. Taste of chocolatey roast, cacao nibs, and toasted coconut. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2026
at 06:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aromas are malt, citrus, resin, MJ. Flavors are similar to nose with citrus and MJ coming out more. Bittersweet. Add in a bit of stone fruit. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 25 Mar 2026
at 04:05
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle @Luppolo Station (Rome). Dorata, limpida, brillante, schiuma bianca leggera, mediamente persistente. Al naso note floreali, citriche, vinose. In bocca è acida media, citrica, ma con un suo bilanciamento, leggermente tart, secca, pulita, discretamente rotonda, leggermente minerale, man mano che si scalda diventa sempre più rotonda, equilibrata e vinosa. Corpo medio, carbonazione media. Molto gradevole, complimenti davvero.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Luppolo Station
on 21 Mar 2026
at 11:55
7/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Good, if a tad sweet. Notes of cracker, fresh corn, and a touch of lemon, followed by a briny back end that offsets the sweetness. Finishes with a modest floral bitterness. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2026
at 00:22
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can at LSU tasting: pours sort of hazy with white head. Aroma is lemony and floral. Taste is clean, dry and very lightly bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 14:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours dirty hazy gold with a large foamy white head. Aroma is mixed fruit with a touch of honey. Med body. It's juicy and not very sweet. Nor is it very bitter. Yet it has something besides a honey note. There seems to be white berry, garlic and earth. In the finish it seems rather dry. Interesting flavor.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 16 Mar 2026
at 00:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Tavour. Pours clear and darkly ruddy with a moderate tan head that didn't try to persist. Aroma of lightly roasty malt. Med body. Malty/roasty and not dry, but barely sweetish. There's some bitterness that seems to come from Noble hop - the spice is there, but the grass not so much. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 13 Mar 2026
at 23:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with a moderate tan head. Aroma of dark malt and a chocolate note. Med body or so. Not dry. Moderately bitter. Flavor is dark roast malt, chocolate and some woody notes. Very tolerable heat. Very nice flavor.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2026
at 01:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 12/22/25, drunk 2/28/26.
Cherry wood and Schilling?! Sign me up!
There's a bit of a fruitiness that could easily be the cherry wood, but you'd never know it blind. Cocoa and vanilla mix with base malt to give white bread and honey to balance. Low acidity, low hop, light minerality. Clean and seemingly crisp.
Nice and malty with a floral, woody, cherry-like character and lots of cocoa. Not sure I love the woody floral character of the cherry wood, to be honest, but it certainly is unique and interesting. Regardless, the malt here is fairly deep and satisfying, with the beer drying out on the finish. Super low roast/bitterness. Very drinkable and interesting, for sure.
Cherry wood and Schilling?! Sign me up!
There's a bit of a fruitiness that could easily be the cherry wood, but you'd never know it blind. Cocoa and vanilla mix with base malt to give white bread and honey to balance. Low acidity, low hop, light minerality. Clean and seemingly crisp.
Nice and malty with a floral, woody, cherry-like character and lots of cocoa. Not sure I love the woody floral character of the cherry wood, to be honest, but it certainly is unique and interesting. Regardless, the malt here is fairly deep and satisfying, with the beer drying out on the finish. Super low roast/bitterness. Very drinkable and interesting, for sure.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 28 Feb 2026
at 14:27