Fabio's Locks
Thunder Island Brewing
- From:
- Thunder Island Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 13.43%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 18, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 10, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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This pale golden beer is deceptively smooth sitting at 7.5%. The Belgian character is imparted by the Abbey yeast strain that brings a spiciness and flavor that is refreshing and dry. Sit back and slowly drift with the dream of riding a white horse bareback with the golden locks of your favorite model dancing across your face!
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by CoasterRider from Washington
2.9/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.9/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Normally I like Belgian ales, but this one had a strange taste. My least favorite of the flight of 8 I tried. 31 IBUs Rated 8-18-2018
Jan 18, 2025
Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon
3.8/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Not anything to write home about, appearance wise. Light apple juice golden body with a thin white head that escapes in a hurry, only enhancing the impostership of said fruit beverage. Still, a clean and inviting enough looking drink.
From sight to scent, this follows suit. Apple skins and unmistakable Belgian esters of pear and banana. Throw in some sweet honey, mix them all together, and bake some bread.
Once again, consistency throughout as banana nut bread is the first thing to come to mind. Caramelized apples with a touch of nutmeg, and an afterthought dash of pepper to balance things out a bit.
A bit thin, watery thin I'd say, and lacking that Belgian bubbly that's desperately missed. Sweet overall, but that hint of freshly cracked pepper saves it from being too much. Very easy to drink, dangerously so, especially as there is little to no indication of it's elevated abv.
Thunder Island doesn't deliver an instant classic here, but it's a great entry into a beer world that is seeming to go extinct. I'm not going to think of Fabio's Locks as a premier example of a Belgian Strong Ale, but I am gonna give it some love, as it's a refreshing change of pace and something you don't see many new US breweries attempting these days.
Cheers.
Aug 11, 2019From sight to scent, this follows suit. Apple skins and unmistakable Belgian esters of pear and banana. Throw in some sweet honey, mix them all together, and bake some bread.
Once again, consistency throughout as banana nut bread is the first thing to come to mind. Caramelized apples with a touch of nutmeg, and an afterthought dash of pepper to balance things out a bit.
A bit thin, watery thin I'd say, and lacking that Belgian bubbly that's desperately missed. Sweet overall, but that hint of freshly cracked pepper saves it from being too much. Very easy to drink, dangerously so, especially as there is little to no indication of it's elevated abv.
Thunder Island doesn't deliver an instant classic here, but it's a great entry into a beer world that is seeming to go extinct. I'm not going to think of Fabio's Locks as a premier example of a Belgian Strong Ale, but I am gonna give it some love, as it's a refreshing change of pace and something you don't see many new US breweries attempting these days.
Cheers.
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