Birthdaywine
Fonta Flora Brewery
- From:
- Fonta Flora Brewery
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.57 | pDev: 6.56%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 30, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 04, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Double barrel-aged barleywine-style ale matured for 13 months in bourbon barrels and 7 months in blackberry wine barrels.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.28/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours coffee colored with a quick film of carbonation appearing and disappearing across the surface; very leggy but no lacing
Smell: The blackberry wine element is powerful in the aromatics but there is Bourbon and a hint of caramel in the mix, as well
Taste: The blackberry wine flavors dominate the forefront, bringing sweet dark berry fruit tones; it takes a while for the Bourbon, caramel and vanilla tones to emerge and, the more you taste, the more the sweetness overwhelms
Mouthfeel: Thick and full bodied with minimal carbonation; some warmth in the gullet
Overall: I am amazed at how the time in the Blackberry wine barrels impacted this brew; with this level of sweetness, the enjoyment factor starts to decline after the first 8 oz. and, if we had the old "Drinkability" category I would mark that at about 3.75; I wish that Fonta Flora would stop bottling these massive beers in 750s and shift to 375s
Nov 30, 2021Smell: The blackberry wine element is powerful in the aromatics but there is Bourbon and a hint of caramel in the mix, as well
Taste: The blackberry wine flavors dominate the forefront, bringing sweet dark berry fruit tones; it takes a while for the Bourbon, caramel and vanilla tones to emerge and, the more you taste, the more the sweetness overwhelms
Mouthfeel: Thick and full bodied with minimal carbonation; some warmth in the gullet
Overall: I am amazed at how the time in the Blackberry wine barrels impacted this brew; with this level of sweetness, the enjoyment factor starts to decline after the first 8 oz. and, if we had the old "Drinkability" category I would mark that at about 3.75; I wish that Fonta Flora would stop bottling these massive beers in 750s and shift to 375s
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