New Belgium Brewing / Allagash Brewing Company Fat Tire and Friends Fat Funk Ale American Wild Ale at 5.6% ABV (C$3.12 at Quarry Park Calgary Co-Op, 355 ml, best before 15-Apr-2018, acquired 17-Aug-2016, reviewed 19-Aug-2016)
Appearance: hazy, nearly opaque deep gold with two fingers of fluffy off-white head, good retention and patchy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: wet hay funk, bready yeast, banana, cloves. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter, mild funk. (7/10) Medium body, lively to moderate carbonation, drying bitter and funky finish. (4/5)
Part of the “Fat Tire and Friends Collabeeration Pack”, and finishing on a high note, vying with the Firestone one for first place in the pack. (Which is nice, because to be honest, this was starting to feel like a chore!) Some nice Belgian character from the De Dolle yeast, blending well with a clean, sharp brett funk. If NB had any sense, they’d’ve limited their collab pack to this, the Firestone, and the original, because the others just aren’t worth it. (Especially that apple thing that HUB did!) (15/20)
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