Muy Bonita
Funky Buddha Brewery

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From:
Funky Buddha Brewery
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
8.8%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 9.54%
Reviews:
34
Ratings:
194
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 11, 2021
Added:
Sep 29, 2013
Wants:
  28
Gots:
  56
The big sister to our Bonita Applebum Apple Pie Brown, Muy Bonita is a bigger, badder ‘bum. This double brown ale flaunts a bodacious body and a stunning combination of real cinnamon, vanilla, and apples. So thick, she’s like a hip hop song.
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Ratings by chinchill:
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

4.03/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Large shared bottle in Atlanta.
Deep, clear, red brown body with a very good tan head.
Very appealing aroma smells like the item at a bakery I'd want.
The flavor is too sweet to drink, say, a whole pint of this but it is quite appealing in small quantities. Fine choice for a shared dessert beer.
Sep 06, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Dec 11, 2021
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Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida

4/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured a brown, almost black, body with one-finger head and lace patches. Aroma has notes of apples with vanilla and malty sweetness. Sweet vanilla taste with a bready apple sweetness and spicy finish in a well-balanced beer that is easy to drink and very enjoyable.
Oct 23, 2019
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

4.1/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bottle poured into a snifter

A- pours brown in color with a one-finger foamy khaki colored head that reduces to a ring around the edge

S- smells of baked cinnamon apples with brown sugar crumble, undertones of brown malts adds a hint of chocolate, bread crust and caramel. Just a hint of vanilla

T- prominent flavor of baked cinnamon apples up front, just as in the nose. Mid-palate gives a malty sweetness that adds caramel & vanilla, fig and raisin. The finish brings out more cinnamon apple and lingers of sweet brown malts

M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into the finish

O- the cinnamon apples match well with the malty base of the beer, while not being too strong. High drinkability and well balanced
Apr 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by rogacks from Massachusetts

Jan 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.99 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

Jul 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by Jason1221 from Illinois

Jun 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.15 by aasher from Indiana

Mar 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.17 by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

Mar 05, 2018
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Reviewed by stortore from Illinois

4.09/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
22 ounce bottle into a snifter. Had 5/12/17.

Pours dark brown, somewhat opaque, with a short foamy head and some light foamy lacing. Aromas of cinnamon, apples, malt, vanilla, toffee, light smoke. Smells pretty good. Tastes pretty good, too-malt, cinnamon, vanilla, apples, caramel, light chocolate. Smooth and creamy, a good medium body, well carbonated.

This is a fun one to drink. A really deft touch with the cinnamon and apples. Worth a purchase when it’s around.
Feb 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Beerbuddha from Florida

Jan 07, 2018
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Rated by JLK7299 from North Carolina

4/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Would have gone higher but a little heavy on the cinnamon.
Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Sweffin from Wisconsin

Dec 28, 2017
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

2.77/5  rDev -32.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
A mahogany body with a tall butter colored head, 3 fingers.

Aroma of cinnamon and backyard apples, underneath some lightly toasted malts. Slight vanillaroma tree.

Oops. This bottle is infected. Damn. At least i hope it is (I would hate it if this were how it normally is). Cinnamon and mushy apple are there but kind of artificial. But there's sour milk, burnt brown sugar, old hop, and burnt alcohol mucking it up. Its gross.

Feel is hot and carbonated.

Cutting this review short. Maybe some time I'll get one that's not infected.
Dec 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Nov 08, 2017
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Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida

3.66/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes. Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into a J. Wakefield Brewing teku glass.

A: Pours a very hazy, though still slightly translucent, rich brown. Low visible carbonation, and a under a finger’s worth of tan head that fades quickly.

S: Cinnamon and vanilla, toasted malts – seems fairly sweet. A touch of the cardboard I get from brown-roasted malts. Bits of dark fruit and cinnamon apples as well.

T: Cinnamon up front, with sweet toasted malts and vanilla. I guess apples…it still tastes just as much like dark fruit (raisons, etc.) to me. Sweet fruit persists with the cinnamon in the hang – more apple flavor comes out as it sits on the palate after the swallow (and as it warms).

M: Full-bodied for a brown ale, but maybe a touch lighter than most “double browns” I’ve had. Alcohol content seems restrained, though there’s a bit of alcohol heat after the swallow. Low carbonation sensation.

O: Not objectionable, and better than I remember it being the last time I had it on tap at Funky Buddha. This might be as good as an apple/vanilla/cinnamon brown ale could be…it’s still just not my favorite beer though.
Nov 01, 2017
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.85/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pouring tiger eye brown and filling to very dark shiny brown, this has a large, creamy tan foam that slowly settles, leaving soft bumpy lace on the glass.

Smell is roasted but still somehow fresh apple, cola and sassafras root, soft light spices, and vanilla doused bread pudding. As it warms, cinnamon blooms delicately.

With a medium, round body and soft carbonation, this semi-dry treat starts on the palate with sweet apple, nearing caramel apple, with some light cinnamon and vanilla, biscuit, and a plum-fig-apple butter type flavor.
Oct 25, 2017
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Reviewed by CaptCleveland from Ohio

4.05/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bomber as an extra from my El Cat trustee. Thanks Jake!

Brown-black liquid with light edges. Mocha head quickly to a rim. Minimal lacing.

A really nice combo of brown sugar/vanilla, cinnamon, apple and char.

The sweetness of the cinnamon and apple hits right from the start but mellows as the brew warms. A nice char, caramel, apple and cinnamon/spice take over.

A bit undercarbed, medium body, sweet finish.

A nice brown ale with adjuncts.
Oct 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by Keith27614 from North Carolina

Oct 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.95 by Sludgeman from District of Columbia

Sep 04, 2017
Muy Bonita from Funky Buddha Brewery
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 194 ratings