Henry Ford's Girthsome Fjord

Moon Dog Craft Brewery in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺

Brown Ale - American Special Out of Production

Score

6.98

ABV: 8.1%

IBU: 65

Ticks: 5

Did henry ford really have a girthsome fjord? Or is it flippant conjecture forming a combination of words that we find amusing? Sure we can justify it: Henry Ford was Belgo-American, Fjords are produced by glaciers (... Glacier hops...), . Either way, you can have this heavily hopped dark roasty Belgian Ale any colour you want as long as it's brown.

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6.6

tderoeck (20818) reviewed Henry Ford's Girthsome Fjord from Moon Dog Craft Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Moon Dog Henry Ford's Girthsome Fjord (by Moon Dog Craft Brewery):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5

23/XII/13 - 330ml bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2013-1171) Thanks to Bo for bringing the bottle to Belgium!

Little cloudy brown beer, huge aery fizzy beige head, bit adhesive. Aroma: coffee, mocha, bit dirty, bread, sugary, burnt caramel, sourish, something rotten and unpleasant. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: mocha, coffee, bit sour, burnt toast, overripe banana. Aftertaste: bitter hops, sourish, lots of coffee, mocha, bit of caramel, overripe fruits, dry hoppy bitterness, some citrus, burnt malts. Nope, although it's not bad, I'm not a fan of this thing.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2013 at 11:15

gnoff (11226) reviewed Henry Ford's Girthsome Fjord from Moon Dog Craft Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 33 cl at The Alehouse Project, Melbourne. On July 27, 2013.As "Henry Ford’s Girtsome Fjord Bulgo-Amercian India Brown Ale".Clear deep ruby red color, brown head. SWeet, malty, hoppy, roasted scent, also alcohol. Sweet, malty, roasted taste. Roasted aftertaste. Warming alcohol. Smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2013 at 01:52

6.5

TimE (9927) reviewed Henry Ford's Girthsome Fjord from Moon Dog Craft Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

lots of phenols, brown sugar, light lose body, a bit rough, but fun. Lots of chocolate malt . Moderate bitter finish.

Tried on 18 Aug 2012 at 09:19

6.8

Kyotolefty (12975) reviewed Henry Ford's Girthsome Fjord from Moon Dog Craft Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Caramel, banana, phenols, and Belgian yeast. Sweet sugary nose with raisins and some diacetyl. Interesting for sure, and pleasant, though a bit out of whack.

Tried on 09 Apr 2012 at 20:40

7.5

hawthorne00 (8369) reviewed Henry Ford's Girthsome Fjord from Moon Dog Craft Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, 11C. Dark reddish brown with an inch of beige head that lasts and laces well. Aroma of chocolate and a melange of hops aromatics, mainly citrus-leaning, but also some spices. Creamy mouthfeel. Taste is sweet with toffee and burnt mocha, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, quite pungent juniper berries in a creepingly bitter finish. Weird and good - which I guess is what they’re going for. Would go well with game.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2011 at 05:10