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Fort Collins Big Shot

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1063.21/5.03.19/5.0Winter6.2%67Dimpled mug
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!


 phishpond417 (1953), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Pours a dark partially cloudy reddish brown colour. Head is full and frothy, tan. Aroma is very pleasent, nutty, and maple syrup. Taste is interesting, plenty of sweet nuttiness, but i also taste some green beans, maybe a little toffee or almond also. Either way an incredibly filling brew.


 joebrew (608), Farewell Minny; Hello Puyallup, Washington, 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 (1851), 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 (113), 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.


 Murphy (1759), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 7, 2005  
Bottle. Expensive. Pours with a soapy head, color is a dark, clear brown. Big roasty, nutty, dry aroma, quite nice. Almost woody. Taste is a huge nuttiness, earthy, funky, and dry. Finish brings a soft bitterness. Wow. A serious brown ale.


 thegreenrooster (1842), St.louis, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 19, 2007  
Pour is a dark red with an average tan head. Aroma is sweet malts with some toffee and alcohol. Flavor is a nice big dose of chocolate malts with some breads and roasted nuts. Finish is is smooth and has an alcohol aftertaste. I was ready to not like this one b/c of some of the beers i have had from this brewer in the past but this was an above par brown ale.



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