Fox Farm Brewery Mantel

Mantel

 

Fox Farm Brewery in Salem, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸

  Strong Ale - American Rotating
Score
6.90
ABV: 14.8% IBU: - Ticks: 4
In keeping with our approach to preparing high gravity ales, Mantel weaves three different threads from our barrel program together to create something largely unexpected but entirely enjoyable. With an average aging period of over 16 months, each such component was aged in rye barrels from one of our absolute favorite distilleries.
 

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5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap at Beer Street South, pours black with almost no head. Aroma has some perfumey notes from the barrels, followed by dark sugars and booze. Flavour is full of glue and perfumey notes, with rather harsh barrels, wood glue, and dark sugars. Glue-like and perfumey. This is harsh and is not well-calibrated.

Tried from Draft on 15 Dec 2024 at 06:58


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Brewery draught, 2024, drunk 8/15/24. Dark, caramel-tinged mahogany. Small, tan head, steadily to ring. Delightful, delightful nose. Oh, does PhillyBeer not like this beer? Then I'm sure to love it, and indeed I do! What's not to like with rich pepper, spice, lead, dark chocolate and light caramel? No booze. A shot of roast followed by charred caramel and vanilla-soaked prune. Oddly enough it's lighter-bodied with some alcohol strength and tons of rich bourbon. With such a rich nose, it is disappointing that the texture is so light and watery.

Tried on 15 Aug 2024 at 21:53


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pour at de Garde 10th Anniversary. Newar black pour with a thin beige head. Aroma is dark malts, notes of chocolate, brown sugar, drief leaves, pit fruit and tobacco. Taste is a delicious blend of figs and prunes, chocolate, peat, vanilla, oak and leather. Nice full feel and slick body Creamy.

Tried on 14 May 2023 at 22:07


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Snallygaster. Pours dark brown. Booze, biscuit, berry, chocolate, bourbon, heavy, lots of toffee and caramel. Medium body. Good.

Tried on 10 Oct 2021 at 14:14