New Belgium / Allagash Fat Funk Ale
For our new Fat Tire & Friends Collabeeration Pack, we teamed up with Allagash Brewing from Portland, Maine.
Who wants the funk? Fat Tire wants the funk. Our New England friends at Allagash brought it, taking Fat Tire back to its Belgian roots with a De Dolle house Belgian yeast strain that adds classic pear, banana and spice to Fat Tire’s malty goodness. They then bottle-conditioned the beer with Brettanomyces Allagagensis for a spicy finish. Get your funk on.
Who wants the funk? Fat Tire wants the funk. Our New England friends at Allagash brought it, taking Fat Tire back to its Belgian roots with a De Dolle house Belgian yeast strain that adds classic pear, banana and spice to Fat Tire’s malty goodness. They then bottle-conditioned the beer with Brettanomyces Allagagensis for a spicy finish. Get your funk on.
3.5
191 reviews
Fort Collins, United States
Community reviews
12 ounce bottle, 6/27/16. Hazy amber, large foamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of pale malt, brett, funk, a bit of citrus. The taste is brett, yeast, banana, citrus, pale malt. Thin-medium bodied, well balanced, low carbonation. The best, and the biggest transformation of any of the beers (that is NOT meant to be a knock on Fat Tire). Nice.
12 ounce bottle poured into a brandy snifter. The beer is a hazed amber color with a big head of white foam. The aroma has floral notes, a bit herbal, spicy clove and banana. Herbal, spicy, a bit funky. Spice bread is the dominant characteristic for me. Medium body, moderate carbonation, velvety mouthfeel. Easily my favorite of the Fat Tire and Friends pack.
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass. The appearance is a clear light amber color with a large white head. The aroma is full of pepper and bananas. The taste mirrors the aroma with malt. This was my favorite of the collaborative series.
Bottle.
A- Barnyard, funk, oranges, lemon, subtle banana, spice.
A- Orange color, hazy liquid, off white head.
T- Funky, grass, musty, manure, yeasty.
P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, funky finish.
O- This is funky, there are no two buts about it. Tons of barnyard on the nose and the taste. Not even sure how barnyard can be a taste but it is. Despite how it may sound, it is drinkable and perhaps the best of the Fat Tire collabs.
12 oz bottle courtesy of Matt. Thanks! This has a best by date on it, but I can’t read what it says. Oh well, seems all good to me. Burnt orange pour with a rocky fizz head. Aroma is a unique combination of spice and funk. Flavor is mild spice, and even more mild sweetness. Pear fruit with a good funk. High carb. Overall, a pleasant beer here. Enjoyed this.
Bottle. Smells like floral hops, herbal, spice, and fruity. Light/medium body and medium carbonation. Tastes like floral hops, herbal, spice, fruit, earthy, light funky yeast, and biscuit malt.
bottled - tastes like Allagash. Spicy wheaty aroma. Cloudy yellow in color. Good stuff.
Bottle from collab pack. Pours amber. Aroma and flavor are toasted malt, some nice funk character that makes the beer more unique than the others, soft fruitiness, and faint tartness. Medium body.
From bottle, the pour is cloudy highly carbonated and orange in color. There is a thick aerated head that is off-white. The aroma is funky a slight blue cheese in the back of the nose. The taste is appropriate, funky. The beer is brightly hopped, the aromatics communicate to the taste. The mouthfeel is thin, highly carbonated with a funky cheese like finish, not rich like cheese but the lingering flavor. Overall this is a great beer and funk is the correct label.
12 ounce bottle to wine glass
L: Amber hazy, small tan foam
Aroma: grains, fruity
Taste: low bitterness
F: tart, long finish
OA: very good beer, good sour beer
Drank: 9/16/2016 9:45 PM
Picked up single 12-oz bottle from Heritage Liquors in Maplewood, Minnesota. Pours a semi-clear golden orange colored brew with a thick and rocky off-white head that has some excellent retention and lacing. Aroma of tart citrus, a touch of yeast, bread dough and earthy spices. Taste is medium bodied, with some tart herbal notes with citrus and mild funk. Finish is semi-sweet at first, followed by some funky citrus and then a light Belgian yeast aftertaste.
On tap at Lunar Brewing Co. dispensed to a Czech-pils glass displaying a clear & bright, orangey gold hue, with a sudsy layer of off white head foam, and curtainy lacing. The nose was floral, herbal, spice, menthol & medicine, with fruit that was understandably hidden after experiencing the former notes. Medium bodied, with fair carbonation, the taste added a low earthy bitterness, a late appearance of light, yeasty funk, and more of a hint of biscuit than toast. Somewhat thin & watery textured. An average Amber that was a little confusing, drinkable, but unexciting, imo.
Pours slightly hazy gold with an off white head. Nose is a lot of tart fruits with a little hops and bubblegum. Flavor is similar but less sweet with the tart fading quickly on the back. Finish is light. Decent but more a saison than a sour.
Poured from 12 oz bottle into tulip glass.
Pours a thick sudsy beige head that falls slowly with plenty of lacing. Color is cloudy amber with abundant streaming carbonation. Aroma of banana, spices, and bread dough. The mouthfeel is frothy with a quite dry finish. Flavor seems to be underwhelming, I was anticipating more based on the appearance and aroma but it just seems a little lacking in much of any flavor. Overall, not bad, but not what I hoped.
Pours an amber color with a white head. Aroma is sour with some lemon, yeast, and just a hint of floral hops. Flavor is mostly lemon, with Belgian yeast, and floral hops.
On tap at St Augustine’s, Vancouver. Cloudy amber pour. Fruity, some Belgian yeast, candy notes, slight Brett and funk as well, pear notes. Sweet and a little spicy. Interesting and pretty nice take.
On tap. Poured a dark copper color with a nice head and some lacing. aroma of grain, fruit and a bit earthy. Taste of citrus, fruit, grain and a hint of spice. light bitterness and a fairly dry finish. Moderate body, crisp, with a nice rich feel. Well balanced and enjoyable.
From a 12 oz bottle into a Sierra Nevada gold rim stem glass. Pours amber with head and lace. Aroma of grains, old pear, white pepper, slight leather, earth. Medium carbonation and significant mouthfeel. Flavors of grains, melon rind, Italian spice, slight barn must, earth, citrus zest. Overall rich, flavorful, funky, musty, decent.
Clear copper pour with average off white head. Nose of funk and some fruit. Flavor spice, sour and fruit with a touch of yeast. Crisp clean finish.
Unclear medium amber. Frothy white head. Not a lot of funk. Belgian character comes through nicely. Good balance. Thirst quenching. Better than Fat Wild.
Nice funky Belgium taste. Crisp and refreshing. Fruity. Earthy. Burnt orange color.
Aroma is earthy, bananas and spices. The flavor is fruit/citrus/mild hops, bananas, earthy, malts and a mix of funk, spices and slight sourness in the finish.
12 oz bottle poured into a tulip. Clear amber orange with 3 fingers of off-white head. Nice lacing. Aromas of big Brett, some tropical fruit, yeast, some herbs. Tastes of Brett, funk, tropical fruit, a little caramel. Medium body with a dry finish.
A gusher. Orange body, foamy white head, some lacing. Sweet yeast and a touch of funk in the aroma. Taste is again a little sweet yeast, grainy, bubblegum, a bit tart, some dryness. Tingly palate. Has issues. Okay.
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Cloudy amber color with creamy head. Nice funky aroma. A bit of funkiness in the flavor, but weak body and shallow malts, a bit woody in the final.
Nice, timid.
Hazy, dark orange appearance, blanket of a white snowy head that leaves a nice film of lacing. Aroma has a nice funk, some dried apricot funkiness, a touch of vinegar. Flavor has a solid earthy funkiness, some roasted notes, dried apricots, a touch of vinegar. Nice spritz to the mouthfeel. Thanks to Aurelius for holding this out from his variety pack. Drank this while waiting for Hurricane Hermine to hit.
Bottle in Seattle. Very foamy, creamy white head. Malty, clearish gold. Dry brett and amber malt aroma. I do appreciate when the brewery description gets it right: pear, banana and spice. Good farmhouse yeast-funk aroma, body gets a little drier and has a nice brett character. Looks good, tastes better. A little too malty-banana at finish for my taste, and the overall brett character is a bit ’macro’ if that can be said for the style, but it’s quite good.
Bottle. Brett, orange/lemon, biscuit malt, and straw aroma. Cloudy amber with nice light tan head. Mildly sweet citrus, biscuit malt, mildly sour brett, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Okay body. Pleasant.
Bottle from the Fat Tire and Friends pack, neat idea… can’t believe it’s been 25 years since Fat Tire debuted. Pours a dark golden bronze color with a mountain of fluffy beige head. Bubbly. It has that dry, farmhouse yeast aroma with cloves and spice… a little bit of funk. Taste is strong with yeast, light spice, and dry. Light brett note, a bit earthy and floral, maybe dandelion. Lots going on here, not what I expected, but good.
Bottle. Pours a ruby bronze color with a huge head that lasts. Very nice balance of malt and Brett and very easy drinking. Like it a lot