27/6/2019 0 Comments Beer Review - Fat WhiteSonnet 43I love discovering new breweries, and that's exactly what happened with this latest beer. Browsing the shelves at Hop Shop Aberdeen, I came across a rather funky looking beer, with an even funkier name - Fat White. Brewed by a brewery that is totally new to me - Sonnet 43 (S43) from Durham. Fat White is a rather lovely sounding 6% ABV Milkshake IPA, and here's what the brewery have to say about it: "OUR MILKSHAKE ONE – What’s cool for cats, fruity, and pours creamy thick just like milk? This drink. Although milk-like, it’s not really for cats because it’s a proper New England-style IPA made for humans like you. Taking flavours and textures to the max, expect a mango tropical taste with a hint of pine that’s dry-hop heavy but makes bitterness take a backseat. If you lack toes and tolerance, we’re sorry. If not then get your paws on this. One sip and you’ll feel like the cat’s pyjamas. There’s also Carapils malt, oats, a barely named after an Otter (of all things) and aged vanilla beans to enhance the milkshake taste." Milkshake IPA's have been one of my favourite styles of late, so it's safe to say that I was looking forward to cracking this one open! Starting off with the can - because that's what attracted me to this beer in the first place. The colour scheme and the font make this one such a stand out, it is hard not to pick it up! Fat White pours from the can a hazy, dark, golden yellow colour, and in my case, leaving behind a very lively off-white head. In the nose there's bags of passion fruit, orange, citrus, along with a whack of hop resin and you can also get whiff of the thick, creamy lactose. Flavour wise - those juicy fruits are at the forefront with more passion fruit, orange and citrus, along with some mango. These all combine with more bitter, hop resin whilst being laced with creamy, oats and lactose to give this beer a silky smooth mouthfeel and a great finish. This is an absolutely lovely beer. Silky smooth, full of juicy fruit flavours and just the right amount of bitterness - everything you want in a great Milkshake IPA. I really enjoyed this beer. It's fruity, smooth, creamy flavours made it incredibly drinkable, and I would have happily drank another straight after finishing. This beer has also put S43 on the map for me, and I very much look forward to checking out more beers from these guys and if they are anything like this one, then I'm in for a real treat!
Fat White gets 4.5 out of 5 from me 🍻
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