Brewery – Fulton Beer, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Beer - The Libertine
Style – Imperial Red Ale
ABV – 8.5%
IBUs – 45
Color – Dark red brown with a light tan head
Aroma – Brown sugar, cotton candy, toast, touch of herbal spice, hint of alcohol
Flavor – Caramel, sourdough bread, raisins, figs, pepper, moderate bitterness
Verdict – Sweet malts and a bit of fruit are balanced well by the bitter finish. After trying this for the first time, it has to be one of my 2 favorites from Fulton (Worthy Adversary is the other). C’mon, why should I have to choose just one, right?
Hello — Is Fulton Beer available offsale? Outside the T.C.’s? I’m up in Duluth and would love to try the Libertine (great song from Todd Rungren and Utopia, too!)
Jamesem
Hi jamesem. Fulton Beer is available offsale, but mainly in the Twin Cities area. From what I know, they don’t distribute up to Duluth at this time. They currently sell The Lonely Blonde and Sweet Child of Vine in 6-packs year round. They also recently did a small release of The Libertine in 750ml bottles. There may still be a few bottles out there, but they’ll probably be hard to find. Next time you’re down here, you should be able to find some Fulton 6-packs fairly easily.