New Belgium Brewing / Avery Brewing Company Fat Tire and Friends Fat Wild Ale American Wild Ale at 6.2% ABV (C$3.12 at Quarry Park Calgary Co-Op, 355 ml, best before 7-May-2017, acquired 17-Aug-2016, reviewed 19-Aug-2016)
Appearance: clear pale amber with one fat finger of rocky ivory head, good retention and lacing. (4/5) Aroma: bready and caramel malt, tropical fruit (mostly pineapple), banana, light musty sweat. (6/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter, light funk. (6/10) Medium body, lively carbonation, off-dry bitter and lightly funky finish. (3/5)
Part of the “Fat Tire and Friends Collabeeration Pack”, and we’re back in less impressive territory. There’s some funk there, sure, but it’s not the clean hay funk I like from brett, but instead has some musty sweat sock character. Not a lot, but enough to cause me a little disappointment. Not a very impressive wild, in any case. (13/20)
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