Funkwerks Solstice

Brewed by Funkwerks
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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750 ml bottle poured a clear reddish brown with a small lasting tan head. Aromas of bourbon, oak, dark fruit, toffee, yeast and light molasses. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of bourbon, vanilla, toffee, oak, dark fruit, spice and light yeast with a smooth lingering bourbon finish.

750ml bottle thanks to adnielson. Cheers, Aaron! Pours a murky brown with an off-white head. Nose is wood, overripe fruit, slight dark fruit, & booze. Flavor is similar with booze, dark fruit, slight cocoa, and whiskey. Full in body and a bit hot. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Poured a dark, murky, amber with a medium tan head. Smells of vanilla, figs, bourbon, prunes, and glue. Taste is very sweet, but somewhat balanced by the alcohol, with hints of vanilla and whiskey. Paired this with dark chocolate and it worked well. Kind of different for FW, but very interesting. Worth a try.

Sweet malt smell, slight saltwater taffy flavor. Cloudy deep brown to amber color. Flavor if prosciutto ham, or other salted and cured meats. Pretty good, and quite intriguing, but not the smoothest drink I’ve had.

Bottle thanks to Tom. Pours a clear deep reddish brown with a brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of dark grains and fruit with a bit of backing funk and barrel. Flavor starts with a hint of bourbon with dark grains and bread with a hint of funk.

My first official rating on RateBeer comes from one of my favorite newer breweries, Funkwerks! Pours a hazy brown. Spicy, bourbon, yeasty. Interesting Belgian beer.

Bottle number 395 of 675 thanks to ratman! Pours with a murky, very dark brown body and a large, fluffy, khaki head that leaves good lace and has great retention. Aromas are of dark fruits, spicy oak, bourbon and a boat load of tannins. A lot of vinous aromas as well, red wine, earthy, jammy. Plums, currants, cherries, vanilla, saw dust and a lot of wood. Flavors are big in every way. Huge bourbon character with associated notes of vanillin, spicy oak, coconut. Lots of dark fruits, big alcohol, caramelization and bready malt. Long oaky duration. Cherries, fig, currants, boozy, dates, fruit rollup, leather. Cherry and chocolate. Earthier, dusty, leathery, and phenolic notes push themselves to the fore front as this beer warms. Tannic on the mouthfeel, pretty dry but backed up with a wall of alcohol. Medium to fuller bodied. Unique stuff and tasty for sure.

750 ml bottle. Pours a deep red, light brown with a 3 finger+ off white head. Sweet nose with bourbon, oak and dark fruits. Med to full body with lots of oak, bourbon, vanilla, light chocolate and sweet dark fruits. Some spice and yeast esters. Warming finish with more lingering bourbon and oak. Really nice beer!

Barrel aged brown ale. Spicy nose from the oak along with some banana. Rich medium to full bodied palate. Nutty along with some date flavors. High carbonation, long finish.

UPDATED: JAN 17, 2012 draft. cola brown. oxidized wet cardboard, nutty plum syrup and bourbon / rum / well whiskey nose with buggy acid and harsh and direct ethanol. chewy, full body, contains good froth but also abrasive hot alcohol and strong oxidized wood and bourbon. silky and smooth until a hot bite and burn late. astringent tea notes with browned banana and caramel chews abound. coconut aroma and finish from the oak. soggy cereal grains and wet cardboard lingering late. not that enjoyable. and they call it a saison?