Fortuna Roja - Freetail Brewing Company

Cavery

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

01-30-2012 07:39:57 | More by Cavery

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

05-19-2013 01:44:46 | More by Photekut

TNGabe

Tennessee

4/5  rDev -6.5%

03-10-2013 18:09:50 | More by TNGabe

AlexFields

Tennessee

4.19/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Pours a grapefruit off-red color, large head, really stunning.

Smells tart but not terribly sour, sweet fruity watermelon...smells like a Jolly Rancher.

Tastes like a Jolly Rancher too but there's more going on. The focus is watermelon/guava like fruit, obviously the prickly pear, but it's odd and hard to describe--guess my palate isn't used to prickly pear. Tart, but not really acidic or funky, just kindof like a tart candy. Pretty light and sweet. Really delicious and definitely unlike anything I've had.

Great and unique beer. I knew I wanted it just because it sounded weird, but it was definitely worth the trouble to find it.

8.4/10

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 01:16:33 | More by AlexFields

Jspriest

Maryland

5/5  rDev +16.8%

03-09-2013 23:07:18 | More by Jspriest

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +11%

03-03-2013 02:47:17 | More by JAHMUR

vissai

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

02-25-2013 05:12:01 | More by vissai

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

02-23-2013 20:29:10 | More by Gonzoillini

starkmarvelo

Texas

5/5  rDev +16.8%

02-06-2013 23:24:30 | More by starkmarvelo

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.5%

01-12-2013 19:46:41 | More by spycow

Auror

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

01-09-2013 05:30:51 | More by Auror

LambicKing

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

01-09-2013 02:30:37 | More by LambicKing

Hanzo

Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.5%

01-07-2013 22:34:43 | More by Hanzo

jaasen64

Massachusetts

4.2/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

22oz bottle poured into HF "fest" glass. First beer in our mini Freetail tasting (other beers included Raspberry Ananke, Yo Soy Berliner, and Porto Gallito). This is a sour made with prickly pear (a type of cactus fruit).

A- Pours a fairly still orange yellow reddish grapefruit color that has pretty much no head and fairly low carbonation but looks nice for a sour and has a nice fruity glow to it.

S- Fruity sour aroma that has a light fruity funk to it and smells of melons, pears, and a hint of dill pickles that fits in well with the sourness. Definitely interesting, unique, fairly sour with a nice fruitiness that blends in well.

T- Follow nose with fruity sour flavors of melons, cucumbers, pears, hint of dill pickles on the finish, with a sour melon aftertaste. I'd imagine the fruitiness in the beer (excluding the sour taste from the brett) is what prickly pear tastes like although I can't say for certain seeing as I've never tried one. I can say that fits nicely in a sour and everything was well balanced.

M- Medium bodied, not much carbonation, slight acidic feel typical of a nice sour, overall a nice feel for a sour.

O- This was my first Freetail beer and the first one we tried during our mini Freetail sour tasting. I wasn't sure what to expect from the brewery especially because I had no idea what Prickly Pear tastes like. I thought this beer was creative, very well done, and one of the better sours that I've had. It's great seeing breweries create unique brews using indigenous ingredients that aren't commonly used. I hope to drink this again and I definitely recommend checking it out if you can.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 16:15:53 | More by jaasen64

GuisseppeFranco

New York

5/5  rDev +16.8%

12-05-2012 00:30:20 | More by GuisseppeFranco

standardcherry

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

11-24-2012 07:35:50 | More by standardcherry

BrittQ

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +11%

11-16-2012 18:08:48 | More by BrittQ

AndyAvalanche

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

11-03-2012 21:12:56 | More by AndyAvalanche

hiphopj5

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

10-23-2012 18:43:38 | More by hiphopj5

bauermj

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

10-18-2012 19:50:20 | More by bauermj

coreyfmcdonald

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

10-16-2012 12:14:32 | More by coreyfmcdonald

channels321

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

10-11-2012 04:56:34 | More by channels321

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

10-01-2012 00:36:07 | More by t0rin0

ms11781

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

09-23-2012 01:59:07 | More by ms11781

kjkinsey

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

09-23-2012 01:34:33 | More by kjkinsey