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Fort Collins Big Shot

Fort Collins Big Shot

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A Brown Ale brewed by
Fort Collins Brewery

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
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643.23/5.03.22/5.0Winter6.2%65.8 Dimpled mug P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A big Hazelnut Brown Ale with a warm, nutty, toffee-like flavor. A wonderful winter warmer to enjoy with friends during the holiday seasons. A wildly big strong ale we call the Big Shot.

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 Dansting (222), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 9, 2007  
Poured a clear brown color with a medium light-brown head. Its aroma was a nice blend of roasted malts, chocolate, and a hint of coffee. Nice smooth mouthfeel. Flavor was simililar to the aroma, as it was a nice chocolate malt flavor with a hoppy finish. Probably the best Fort Collins beer I’ve had from the bottle.


elpresidente19 (5), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Feb 22, 2007  
A very solid, drinkable brown ale. Good dark color. To be honest, I liked this one out of the bottle better than a snifter. Delicious toffee and hazelnut notes. Extremely smooth and tasty!


 joebrew (604), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Nov 23, 2007  
Pours a nice deep mahogeneyed(?) dark brownish color, with a nice, but quickely dissapating tan head. Hint of spearmint like sweetness accompanies a heavy nutty sweetness and some biscuity sweet malt. Nice rounded flavor with a good dose of caramel and earthy nuttiness, as well as some light floral hops accompanying a light bittersweet chocolate note, the hops show up with more strength in the finish. Pretty nice beer.


 nearbeer (1224), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 20, 2007  
650 ml. Darkish brown-copper and clear with a small, lasting head. Musty, malted grain and slight cocoa aroma. Flavor is toasted nut, earthy grains, spiced wood, slight yeast, and some sour-tart notes. Smooth, medium body has some nice tingle, and a dry finish. Nice fall-winter brown.


ILoveNewBeer (81), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/104/515/20
May 23, 2008  
Delicious hazelnut flavor. I used to work at a coffee store and their Hazelnut coffee wishes that it had this flavor.




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