Ale Of Fergus
Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- From:
- Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- English Dark Mild Ale
Ranked #59 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #33,331 - Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 10.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 16, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 27, 2008
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.53/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle dated 9/9/14 into a Belgian snifter at about 45F.
Pours with a clear, dark, ruby-brown body topped by a short, weak beige-colored head that nonetheless leaves good lacing.
Near medium body with medium carbonation.
Aroma: mild bready malts with hints of cocoa and caramel.
Flavor: mild; very good bitter/sweet balance. Maltiness builds with continued drinking.
O: solid version of style; improved with warming.
Mar 25, 2015Pours with a clear, dark, ruby-brown body topped by a short, weak beige-colored head that nonetheless leaves good lacing.
Near medium body with medium carbonation.
Aroma: mild bready malts with hints of cocoa and caramel.
Flavor: mild; very good bitter/sweet balance. Maltiness builds with continued drinking.
O: solid version of style; improved with warming.
Reviewed by Beejay from Virginia
3.43/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.43/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A: Dark brown/black in the glass with a nice tan head on top.
S: Caramel maltiness, with a rich burnt sugar smell.
T: Malty goodness with a hint of roasted malt, and campfire smoke. The finish is fairly clean and water, with a slight burnt caramel aftertaste.
M: Light in body, with fairly active carbonation.
O: Overall a decent session dark beer. The finish is a touch on the watery side, but the overall flavor is certainly interesting.
Mar 06, 2015S: Caramel maltiness, with a rich burnt sugar smell.
T: Malty goodness with a hint of roasted malt, and campfire smoke. The finish is fairly clean and water, with a slight burnt caramel aftertaste.
M: Light in body, with fairly active carbonation.
O: Overall a decent session dark beer. The finish is a touch on the watery side, but the overall flavor is certainly interesting.
Reviewed by GPayne757 from Virginia
3.32/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
This beer is suppose to be a light to moderate bodied ale, which I found it to be super light. It was very clean, and honestly a bit bland. The nose of this beer was light, I really didn't pick up a whole lot from it, and as a light ale I wasn't expecting a huge nose anyways. The flavor profile was minimum, as it had very little to offer. I picked up minor malt notes and very light caramel notes. This would be a beer for someone who wants a change from say, Yuengling. The finish was short lived.
This beer was not bad but it was far from outstanding. Devils Backbone Brewing has better offerings.
Jan 12, 2015This beer was not bad but it was far from outstanding. Devils Backbone Brewing has better offerings.
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