hopIQ found 10 beers with the same tropical and dry character as Fonio Rising. Fonio Rising grew out of Brewing for Impact, a series of collaborations around the ancient grain marking Garrett Oliver's thirtieth year as brewmaster, and moved into the year-round range after a limited release in 2024. The pale ale is brewed with fonio, a West African grain grown without irrigation or fertiliser, and hopped with Citra and Strata. Passion fruit and tropical fruit lead the nose, followed by fresh citrus. The small-seeded cereal keeps the body light and adds a dry, faintly nutty note before a clean finish. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Coopers Pacific Pale Ale — 86%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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