Gander - Vanilla Bean & Maple
Fonta Flora Brewery
- From:
- Fonta Flora Brewery
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
- ABV:
- 14%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.25 | pDev: 14.15%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 06, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 22, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Imperial stout aged in Willett barrels and conditioned on French Guyana and Madagascar vanilla beans and finished in maple syrup barrels.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
2.8/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.8/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
OK FF, sixth beer, nothing excellent yet despite the high price points. Let's get on track, 'cause this sounds intriguing. 750ML bottle dated February 2025.
The pour is full dark stout with almost no bubbles to the eye. The nose isn't strong, but whispers of vanilla & sweetness.
Gander is a touch flat, muting the flavors & enjoyment. Up front is a sharpness, likely burnt maple & bourbon touching privates. Otherwise it's stale sweetness, faint vanilla, & a general sense of the uninspired. I'm not even going to finish the bottle.
Another weak entry from Fonta Flora, his one not evening scraping a chin over the bar of average. Meh.
Jan 06, 2026The pour is full dark stout with almost no bubbles to the eye. The nose isn't strong, but whispers of vanilla & sweetness.
Gander is a touch flat, muting the flavors & enjoyment. Up front is a sharpness, likely burnt maple & bourbon touching privates. Otherwise it's stale sweetness, faint vanilla, & a general sense of the uninspired. I'm not even going to finish the bottle.
Another weak entry from Fonta Flora, his one not evening scraping a chin over the bar of average. Meh.
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