Jitterbug
Fonta Flora Brewery

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From:
Fonta Flora Brewery
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #422
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
91
Ranked #7,464
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 13.11%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
33
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 02, 2024
Added:
Sep 13, 2015
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  10
Appalachian, wild ale

After a three-year hiatus, this house favorite wild ale was aged on local red heart plums courtesy Barbie farms of Concord, North Carolina. Perhaps our favorite fruit to marry with our wild ale base. This year’s vintage is not to be missed. 100% bottle conditioned.
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Rated: 4.26 by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

Jan 02, 2024
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.61/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Foggy burnt orange with a clear bubbly head that dies instantly.

A nose of lactic funk with a touch of pie crust shifts to a harshly acidic palate that exhibits nondescript notes of stonefruit.

Fairly disappointing.
Aug 13, 2023
 
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Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Batch #6 bottles 2/23.

Pours a light red color with a 3F head in a tulip.
Tart aroma of Brett, more fruit with warming.
Not too tart- just enough- milder Brett taste and pungency than other beers in the style.
The plum taste comes out with warming.
It’s important to swirl the left over beer in the bottle before pouring to enhance the taste.
May 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.38 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Dec 06, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Eziel from Ohio

Dec 17, 2019
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Reviewed by Griffin2 from Virginia

3.94/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this beer on tap at Fonta Flora on 4/21/18.
L - Pours a bright red with a slight white head.
S - Smells of plums.
T - Nice tartness.
F - Medium body and carbonation.
O - Really interesting wild ale.
Apr 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.55 by chippo33 from Vermont

Nov 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.11 by dcmchew from Romania

Sep 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Jun 07, 2017
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017, blue session. Peachy pink color with white head. Aroma has a lactic fruitiness, milky but clean. Taste is sour, acidic, astringent, really dry, mouth puckering.
May 31, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by oline73 from Maryland

May 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

May 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.2 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Mar 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.73 by Liberatiscioli from Pennsylvania

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by petermethot from New Jersey

Feb 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.91 by Jhfinn from New York

Feb 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by acurtis from New Jersey

Feb 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by ha-sheem from North Carolina

Jan 17, 2017
Jitterbug from Fonta Flora Brewery
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 33 ratings