More Family Than Family
Fonta Flora Brewery
- From:
- Fonta Flora Brewery
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 07, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 07, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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West Coast-style IPA brewed with estate-grown marigold flowers and dry hopped with Citra, McKenzie, and Motueka.
Brewed in collaboration with Jester King Brewery
Brewed in collaboration with Jester King Brewery
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Radome from Florida
3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 16 oz can into a tulip glass.
L - Color is straw to light gold with just a hint of haze. Off-white head is rocky and moderately thick, but fades quickly.
S - The aroma is mostly conventional for a West Coast IPA, but there is an underlying herbal and earthy note that I assume is from the marigolds. It adds a little interesting note that is not offensive, but I'm also not sure it's appealing.
T - The flavors are also conventional for an IPA, with sharp pine and citrus hops that are lightened by just a hint of malt sweetness. Once again, there is just a hint of earthiness that is unusual, presumably from the marigolds.
F - Medium body with a light, mouth-coating sweetness. Low to medium, creamy carbonation. Strong hops bitterness. Medium alcohol presence.
Overall, this is a good West Coast-style IPA. I don't feel the marigold addition does that much for the beer, although it doesn't hurt it. I am slightly disappointed because I am a huge fan of the interesting flavors Jester King typically conjures with their unusual ingredients. It just doesn't make 1+1=3 in this case, at least for me.
Feb 07, 2025L - Color is straw to light gold with just a hint of haze. Off-white head is rocky and moderately thick, but fades quickly.
S - The aroma is mostly conventional for a West Coast IPA, but there is an underlying herbal and earthy note that I assume is from the marigolds. It adds a little interesting note that is not offensive, but I'm also not sure it's appealing.
T - The flavors are also conventional for an IPA, with sharp pine and citrus hops that are lightened by just a hint of malt sweetness. Once again, there is just a hint of earthiness that is unusual, presumably from the marigolds.
F - Medium body with a light, mouth-coating sweetness. Low to medium, creamy carbonation. Strong hops bitterness. Medium alcohol presence.
Overall, this is a good West Coast-style IPA. I don't feel the marigold addition does that much for the beer, although it doesn't hurt it. I am slightly disappointed because I am a huge fan of the interesting flavors Jester King typically conjures with their unusual ingredients. It just doesn't make 1+1=3 in this case, at least for me.
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