Patterns & Pictures
Foam Brewers in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.36
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EinsSechsEins (4052) ticked Patterns & Pictures from Foam Brewers 3 years ago
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Patterns & Pictures from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 5/26/17.
Large, white head is very well-retained and there’s a big haziness, though not soupiness, throughout this peach-bronze beer.
A big shot of pine is noted initially, though it isn’t overly resinous. Spicy, fragrant, dank notes and base malt on the end, mixing to create a light sourdough-like character (could be light yeast in there, as well) sit somewhat ominously, yet no resin or twang comes...As it warms/breathes, some fun cherry and red grapefruit notes creep in and the beer opens up a little more. All the while, the malt adds honey and cracker to help balance. No alcohol or flaw. Lots of pine, but a fair amount of juiciness, as well, as Mosaic is apt to show.
Similar profile in the mouth, as the nose; tons of spicy, piney, dank and light-to-moderate juiciness with a soft, malty texture and tons of dryness overall. While there is some good cherry, ruby red grapefruit and other light juiciness, the pine still comes off very austere and a touch acidic. Yet the beer is executed so flawlessly otherwise, that it almost completely mitigates this. Perfect attenuation, texture, cleanliness, carbonation....Very nice beer and not just another cookie-cutter NE mosaic IPA.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Patterns & Pictures from Foam Brewers 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured into a flared tulip, the appearance was a hazy deep gold color with a bar pour’s kind of slim white semi-foamy head. Gentle dissipation, left some slight speckled lace.
The aroma had some earthy pine/resin, then some sweet grapefruit pulp. Light bready sweetness enters in to balance as it warms.
The flavor takes the previously mentioned aromas and adds some berries. Subtle crisp citrusy peel sits in the aftertaste and then finishes fairly dry.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionable to sipping quality. Semi-smooth juiciness parallels the bitterness along my tongue, feels great and just like the great AIPA’s of New England these days.
Overall, exactly what this brewery does best. Thank you Foam Brewers for upping my Vermont ticks. So glad I live in this state.