Fair Maiden
Foley Brothers Brewing in Brandon, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.33
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A well-balanced double IPA brewed with seven hop varieties from the USA, Germany and New Zealand. Unfiltered with aromas of stone fruit, passion fruit and tangerine.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Blackback Pub, Waterbury. Colour is cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, pine, tropical fruits, hops and malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Feb 2016
at 16:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle pours a murky pineapple gold with some lacing, frothy, white head. Nose has a lot of pith and soap, lemon rind, grapefruit, straw, grass. Flavor really opens up with plenty of tropical fruit, pineapple, guava, grass, some tangerine, Meyer lemon, some honey. Slick and bitter finish. Old school smell, new school taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2015
at 20:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in NH. It pours hazy golden - orange with a decent white head. The nose is soft, juicy, peach pie, sherbet, lemon verbena and apricot. The taste is crisp, bitter, quite dry, minerals, light alcohol heat, apricot jam, light floral notes and some warmth through the finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Good fruity action. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2015
at 08:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a semi-hazy bronzed golden color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Clingy messy lacing roams around the glass.
The smell starts off with sweet grapefruit pulp. Light melon, and a little bit of honeydew blend into citrus rind nicely, sticky sweet with a balanced bitterness about it.
The taste was moderately sweet with a bitterness wanting to balance and somewhat does. Light sweet melon-like aftertaste runs into a sweet refined finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body. Sessionable to an extent, somewhat, carbonation runs good for a DIPA. Somewhat bitter with a nice creaminess strolling about.
Overall, for the most part, its a nice DIPA that I would love to have again.
The appearance was a semi-hazy bronzed golden color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Clingy messy lacing roams around the glass.
The smell starts off with sweet grapefruit pulp. Light melon, and a little bit of honeydew blend into citrus rind nicely, sticky sweet with a balanced bitterness about it.
The taste was moderately sweet with a bitterness wanting to balance and somewhat does. Light sweet melon-like aftertaste runs into a sweet refined finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body. Sessionable to an extent, somewhat, carbonation runs good for a DIPA. Somewhat bitter with a nice creaminess strolling about.
Overall, for the most part, its a nice DIPA that I would love to have again.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2015
at 17:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in NH. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. The nose has some bready malts, orange, light crackers, rind. Medium to heavy sweet flavor, ripening citrus, bread, melon. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming to finish, some sugary bread, light alcohol warmth,bore citrusy hops. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2015
at 16:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a golden color ale with a nice large white foamy head with good retention with some lacing. Aroma of floral hops notes with citrusy notes is pleasant but somewhat overshadowed by some bitterness. Taste is also dominated by citrusy hops with light tropical fruit notes with some bitter notes distinguishable. Body is full enough with good carbonation. Closer to your typical IIPA then some of the other beers from this brewer which are closer to Vermont IPA with less bitterness then the level that would be found in this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2015
at 15:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from bomber thanks Willrunforbeer. Hazy golden orange color with a thin white head. Aromas of dank citrus. Taste is juicy and fresh with a nice mouth feel.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2015
at 19:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Hazy dark blond color, small head. Strong hoppy aroma, both fruity and resiny, a bit animal, with nice citrusy hints. Dry and lean mouthfeel, unobtrusive malt profile (a good choice) with light cereals touch, and then strong bitterness. It seems unfresh, but also it suggests that if fresh this could be excellent.
Hazy dark blond color, small head. Strong hoppy aroma, both fruity and resiny, a bit animal, with nice citrusy hints. Dry and lean mouthfeel, unobtrusive malt profile (a good choice) with light cereals touch, and then strong bitterness. It seems unfresh, but also it suggests that if fresh this could be excellent.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2015
at 13:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - Sweet caramel, piney notes and grapefruit. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Some leafy pine and reasonable sweetness. Smells great tastes ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2015
at 20:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle, sent from Glouglouburp (thanks a lot, Dany), pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out truckloads of resinous hops, piney hops, some tropical fruits, and just enough biscuity malt backing. Flavour is fresh, with a good mix of piney hops, light tropical fruits, resinous hops, and biscuity malt to back. Super fresh and bright, with an excellent hop blend. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2015
at 20:20