Le Fat
Silver City Brewery & Taproom
- From:
- Silver City Brewery & Taproom
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 9.9%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 8.21%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 24, 2017
- Added:
- Sep 23, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Belgian Sour Scotch Ale
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Reviewed by Cthulhusquid from Washington
4.23/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.23/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Look: Thin white head, dark brown body.
Smell: Red wine, oak, mild apple cider vinegar, mild dark fruits, a note of caramel.
Taste: Same as above.
Feel: Medium body and carbonation, mild sourness, very dry with some tannins.
Nov 09, 2017Smell: Red wine, oak, mild apple cider vinegar, mild dark fruits, a note of caramel.
Taste: Same as above.
Feel: Medium body and carbonation, mild sourness, very dry with some tannins.
Reviewed by Moose90 from Washington
4.39/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2015 Vintage 500ml Bottle
A — Pours a deep clear ruby red hue into the glass. Slightly creamy off-white colored head forms and fades to a thin oily layer on top.
S — Incredibly vinous and tart, huge loads of red wine character, chewy and tannic with notes of plum and tart cherries. Lightly oaky and funky, little bit of a sweet caramel and molasses undertone.
T — Loads of tart cherries, plums, figs, chewy and tannic again with a hoard of red wine character and nice barrel notes of vanilla and light char.
M — Medium bodied, lingering puckering finish.
O — Fantastic overall, easily one of the best beers of 2015 that I had. Such a unique and well executed beer.
Jan 03, 2016A — Pours a deep clear ruby red hue into the glass. Slightly creamy off-white colored head forms and fades to a thin oily layer on top.
S — Incredibly vinous and tart, huge loads of red wine character, chewy and tannic with notes of plum and tart cherries. Lightly oaky and funky, little bit of a sweet caramel and molasses undertone.
T — Loads of tart cherries, plums, figs, chewy and tannic again with a hoard of red wine character and nice barrel notes of vanilla and light char.
M — Medium bodied, lingering puckering finish.
O — Fantastic overall, easily one of the best beers of 2015 that I had. Such a unique and well executed beer.
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
3.87/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
750ml foil/crown/cork bottle at 41 F poured into a pair of large snifters.
Pours opaque with a fluffy, creamy looking light brown head. Strong retention, not much carbonation. Smell is cherry sour in abundance. Some woody/smokey, but muddled by the fruitiness.
Taste is interesting. Something about it reminds me of fluffy marshmallows. Tart without being jaw-clenching. Some bitterness, like apple skin.
Mouthfeel is fluffy and pleasant. Overall, not bad at all, for a first sour attempt (in a not well known "our category") -- as far as I know, anyway.
May 18, 2014Pours opaque with a fluffy, creamy looking light brown head. Strong retention, not much carbonation. Smell is cherry sour in abundance. Some woody/smokey, but muddled by the fruitiness.
Taste is interesting. Something about it reminds me of fluffy marshmallows. Tart without being jaw-clenching. Some bitterness, like apple skin.
Mouthfeel is fluffy and pleasant. Overall, not bad at all, for a first sour attempt (in a not well known "our category") -- as far as I know, anyway.
Reviewed by Impfan from Washington
5/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Remarkably complex, smooth and balanced sour with lots of red wine tannins, sour cherries, figs(revealing its Scotch Ale beginnings),and the requisite horse blanket and funk. A really big surprise and delight from Silver City. A truly world class brew.
Mar 16, 2014
Reviewed by HuskyinPDX from Washington
4.35/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle opened on 11.1.12.
Bottled 2012
A - Pours a deep dark amber-brown with a one inch light tan head with solid retention.
S - Sour dark fruit, funk, sweet dark malt, oak.
T - Tart fruit, funk, wood, cherry, plum, red grapes.
D - Ok carbonation with a heavier body and a dry finish.
O - Oaky and dark fruit dominate. Mellow and nice.
Nov 06, 2012Bottled 2012
A - Pours a deep dark amber-brown with a one inch light tan head with solid retention.
S - Sour dark fruit, funk, sweet dark malt, oak.
T - Tart fruit, funk, wood, cherry, plum, red grapes.
D - Ok carbonation with a heavier body and a dry finish.
O - Oaky and dark fruit dominate. Mellow and nice.
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