Style: Specialty Ale

ABV: 5.3

91/100
Aroma: 11
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 19
Mouthfeel: 4

Fonta Flora Brewery At Whipoorwill Farm Unto the Earth

What the brewers say

“A mixed-culture red steinbier brewed with sweet clover and fig leaves.”

What our panel thought

“Vinous quality on the nose with some lingering dark-fruit notes. A soft leathery funk. Round, plump body with a layer of acetic acid flowing through, wrapping around thin notes of raisin and plum. Quite Flanders-like.”

What our editors thought

“Dark fruit notes on the nose suggest oud bruin with an herbal rusticity. Angular lemon-lime acidity in the sip hits heavy.”

Review printed in: Best in Beer 2024 (View All Issues)


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