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Fonta Flora Brewery

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From:
Fonta Flora Brewery
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
13%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
2.53 | pDev: 14.23%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 26, 2025
Added:
Aug 08, 2024
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
a barleywine style-ale aged in bourbon barrels and conditioned on house-toasted hazelnuts, methodical coffee and vanilla
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

2.89/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Look: It pous cloudy brown with a tan head. It has very low head retention.

Smell: Strong coffee aromas with noticeable alcohol.

Taste: It has coffee flavor that actually seem a bit watery to me. There are some nutty elements. There are hints of dark fruits.

Feel: It is a bit hot in the finish.

Overall: I love most things from Fonta Flora. With that said, this beer was a bit one dimentional for a barleywine and missed the mark in the smell, taste and feel.
May 26, 2025
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

2.17/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Woof this is a drain pour, and an expensive one at that. Just taste alone is rough: coffee with green pepper hints just dominates with boozy barrel, barley and nuts in background with some ash. Smell is a booze and coffee bomb... in a barleywine, no balance. Feel is hot and near the finish is broken, barley is buried under misguided adjuncts. Technical flaws abound, but hey it looks nice!
Mar 25, 2025