Faster, Bigger, Better, Bolder
The Bruery

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From:
The Bruery
 
California, United States
Style:
Herb and Spice Beer
ABV:
8.25%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 14.1%
Reviews:
122
Ratings:
303
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 17, 2016
Added:
Oct 15, 2011
Wants:
  15
Gots:
  78
Collaboration with Dogfish Head.
Full name is "Faster, Bigger, Better, Bolder (Gradually, Quietly, Steadily)"
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Ratings by Kegatron:
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Reviewed by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

3.7/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
750 ml capped bottle into a couple of tulip glasses.

Pours a crystal clear gold, with a couple fingers of shiny and frothy bright-white head. This retains with some sudsy ringing around the edges of the glass, leaving back some thick and patchy swathes of lace. The aroma smells sticky, fruity, and spicy all at once in the nose, with notes of ripe tartness, bready sweetness, and spicy yeast.

The taste continues this, with a sweet and sticky mix of fruit and malt on the palate that leads into a steady spicy dryness that totally parches the back of the throat. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a sprightly carbonation that dances those flavors around in the mouth. I will say that any alcohol warmth here is fabulously well hid here the ABV, with it mostly just adding extra fullness to the flavors.

This was interesting. Almost like a Saison crossed with a sparkling cider at times and while I actually liked the lively feel here it’s unfortunately contradicted a bit by the high alcohol and overall chewiness of the flavors. This was worth checking out but I’m glad that I was able to split the bottle with someone.
Apr 03, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.25 by drummermattie02 from Texas

May 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by 22Blue from Kansas

Aug 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Jun 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by oldsailor from Connecticut

May 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by MisterKilderkin from California

May 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by ivegot3Dvision from Oregon

Mar 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by StoutSnob40 from California

Mar 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Mar 03, 2015
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Rated by chefhatt from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Light color body, with a thick white fizzy head.
Taste has a yeasty taste to it. Nice kumquat flavor with a little clove.
Darn good beer.
Feb 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by BAsbill from California

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by Raziel313 from California

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.3 by Rollzroyce21 from California

Oct 31, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Beerbuddy21 from California

Oct 28, 2014
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Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York

4/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 750mL bottle into a flared glass at a DFH dinner at Rapture. From notes. Reviewed 16 January 2012.

A: A finger of stark white head fades fast. Lots of bubbles in this pale, clear ale. Decent lacing.

S: Tart kumquats, tripel-ly spices, and clean Belgian(?) yeast. Nope, apparently it's sake yeast. Interesting. Smells like a BSPA.

T: And it *tastes* like a BSPA. Very clean, subdued, grassy flavors. The spices aren't very spicy (i.e., not pepper). Light in taste for 8.2%. Vague clove, but the fruitiness is the star of the show -- light citrus; roundly pleasant.

M: The mouthfeel is excellent. Champagne-like, spritzy, light, refreshing, and, overall, delicate.

O: Good beer, but perhaps not exceptional. Recommended for lovers of odd yeasy and (BS)PAs.
Jul 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by LakerLeith from California

Jun 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by EROCK75 from Illinois

Jun 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by tommyguz from Pennsylvania

Jun 05, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Braden from Tennessee

May 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by RolandBlunts from California

May 22, 2014
Faster, Bigger, Better, Bolder from The Bruery
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 303 ratings