Pieces Of Eight
Foley Brothers Brewing in Brandon, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.60
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, from and with Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savoured on September 15 2017; eye: golden, hazy, thin sheet of off-white head, light lacing; nose: spices, hops, light medicinal, fresh; mouth: spices, hops, light medicinal, fresh, bittering hops, dry finale in hops, medium body, good carbonation, rather bitter, harsh texture; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, de et avec Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savourée le 15 septembre 2017; œil : dorée, trouble, mince couverture de mousse blanc cassé, légère dentelle; nez : épices, houblon, léger médicinal, frais; bouche : épices, houblon, léger médicinal, frais, houblon amérisant, finale sèche en houblon, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère, texture râpeuse; en résumé : bien
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, de et avec Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savourée le 15 septembre 2017; œil : dorée, trouble, mince couverture de mousse blanc cassé, légère dentelle; nez : épices, houblon, léger médicinal, frais; bouche : épices, houblon, léger médicinal, frais, houblon amérisant, finale sèche en houblon, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère, texture râpeuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2018
at 22:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz. draft at the brewery. Keg at been recently moved. Lots of turbid sentiment. Aroma is pretty nice; pineapple bits, mango pulp, tart fruits. Also mild pine resin. Flavor hits the palate with plenty of fruit right upfront and turns into a lightly pine resin finish. Bitterness is held down slightly by the fruit and malt bill. Very tasty and should be enjoyed on draft.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Oct 2017
at 08:57
7/10
A hazed golden blonde DIPA with a thin white head. In aroma, loads of citrus pulp, resinous and piney hops, light mineral notes, biscuit malt, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous citrusy floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice and smooth. Bottle from brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2017
at 18:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber, undated, under a month old, drunk 3/6/17.
At first it pours almost fully clear, with a copper-to-blonde color and good carbonation creating a staunch, white head. Towards the end of the bottle, I mixed in some of the copious sediment to again see more about how the turbidity affects the NE IPAs.
Initially the nose is very light, bright and juicy with the malt hand-in-hand with the hops. Thankfully the malt only adds rich honey notes so it works nicely with the juicy mango, ruby red, lychee and pineapple here. Some varied floral, dank and spicy characteristics deepen the complexity with a strong peppery character on the end. Clean and with no alcohol noted.
It begins a bit shy, though the malt is soft, supple and moderately sweet, though properly attenuated. Juicy mango, nectarine and orange provide quite a bit of flavor and very low bitterness. Just enough spicy hop character balances the finish but it’s still missing something. Towards the end, I gently mix in some sediment and I’ll be damned if it wasn’t a completely different, much better beer. Much more fresh, dank, spicy hop notes and all sorts of greenery explodes on the palate with lime, kumquat, papaya and pineapple. Slightly more bitterness is apparent and perhaps some earthiness dries out the malt more fully. Very nice stuff, however you drink it and clean and free of alcohol and resin.
At first it pours almost fully clear, with a copper-to-blonde color and good carbonation creating a staunch, white head. Towards the end of the bottle, I mixed in some of the copious sediment to again see more about how the turbidity affects the NE IPAs.
Initially the nose is very light, bright and juicy with the malt hand-in-hand with the hops. Thankfully the malt only adds rich honey notes so it works nicely with the juicy mango, ruby red, lychee and pineapple here. Some varied floral, dank and spicy characteristics deepen the complexity with a strong peppery character on the end. Clean and with no alcohol noted.
It begins a bit shy, though the malt is soft, supple and moderately sweet, though properly attenuated. Juicy mango, nectarine and orange provide quite a bit of flavor and very low bitterness. Just enough spicy hop character balances the finish but it’s still missing something. Towards the end, I gently mix in some sediment and I’ll be damned if it wasn’t a completely different, much better beer. Much more fresh, dank, spicy hop notes and all sorts of greenery explodes on the palate with lime, kumquat, papaya and pineapple. Slightly more bitterness is apparent and perhaps some earthiness dries out the malt more fully. Very nice stuff, however you drink it and clean and free of alcohol and resin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2017
at 19:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from bottle nice golden color with a thin white head. Aromas of dank citrus resinous pine floral notes. Taste is sweet malt with fruits pine citrus and floral notes. Small lingering bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2017
at 17:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Blackback, Waterbury, VT. Hazy, pale gold. Film of sticky, white head. Nose has luscious, fresh hop. A little sticky and sappy. Some apricot jam. Some oily herb. Taste has a sticky sweetness, turning pine needle, resiny bitter. More stickiness on the palate. Lingering bitterness on the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2016
at 19:41