Listermann Team Fiona

Team Fiona has been one of my stand by beers over the past 3-4 years whenever I have gone to Listermann Brewery. This was the first time I have had it in a can and the first time I have reviewed it. For not in the know, this beer was created in celebration of the birth of Fiona the hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo. They put it into a can for her fourth birthday celebration. The beer is a very dark ochre in the glass. Aromas are light with tropical and pear notes. The mouthfeel is not the creamy texture I have come to look forward to in NEIPA’s. Instead, this hazy is a light bodied, quaffable brew. Flavors that are lightly tropical, with hop and some malty tones. Always a solid, reliable beer for me. I do not count Fiona as one of Listermann’s more inventive (they have a history of great experimentation) brews, yet I still come back to it over and over again.

Rating 8.8