Foley Brothers Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Brandon,
Vermont,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Foley Brothers Brewing
Established in 2012
Contact
Description
Microbrewery in Brandon Vermont.
Always experimenting and expanding
We brew in small batches in our 15 barrel brewery and we’re always experimenting with new recipes. Dan and Pat ,with previous experience from the wine world, get to marry the fascination with the natural world and the art and science of fermentation.
Dan keeps cooking up some good recipes and Patrick the builder keeps finding ways to add more tanks and increase our production.
Always experimenting and expanding
We brew in small batches in our 15 barrel brewery and we’re always experimenting with new recipes. Dan and Pat ,with previous experience from the wine world, get to marry the fascination with the natural world and the art and science of fermentation.
Dan keeps cooking up some good recipes and Patrick the builder keeps finding ways to add more tanks and increase our production.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown color close to black with a two finger khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, toasted nuts, light caramel malts, oatmeal flakes and a light roasty coffee whiff
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty and slightly bitter chocolate vibe; finishes cleanly with some bitter chocolate and oatmeal tones
Texture: medium bodied, slightly sessionable; absolutely great smoothness on the tongue and yes, this is still a beer!
Overall: now that's an oatmeal stout, friends and absolutely one I would return to.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown color close to black with a two finger khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, toasted nuts, light caramel malts, oatmeal flakes and a light roasty coffee whiff
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty and slightly bitter chocolate vibe; finishes cleanly with some bitter chocolate and oatmeal tones
Texture: medium bodied, slightly sessionable; absolutely great smoothness on the tongue and yes, this is still a beer!
Overall: now that's an oatmeal stout, friends and absolutely one I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 02:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes. Consumed 12/29/2017.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: rustic copper color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which tapered off fairly quick and left some light messy lace
Aroma: grapefruit, pine and citrusy hops with a subtle caramel/toffee malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes piney and caramel malty.
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; light smoothness, light booziness is felt here and also some hop assertiveness - noticeable
Overall: a TIPA that might need a little work in the texture department other than that - nice aromas and flavors
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: rustic copper color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which tapered off fairly quick and left some light messy lace
Aroma: grapefruit, pine and citrusy hops with a subtle caramel/toffee malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes piney and caramel malty.
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; light smoothness, light booziness is felt here and also some hop assertiveness - noticeable
Overall: a TIPA that might need a little work in the texture department other than that - nice aromas and flavors
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2026
at 23:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which tapered off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some apricot, light lemon sweetness then some piney hops with a light maltiness
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fair bittersweet to sweet sort of quality; finishes leaning into the lemon and piney hop tones
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable? yeah, weird because that ABV wouldn't tell me that; some smoothness with a light hop assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done DIPA and slightly dangerous the way this drinks. If you're not careful this one will make ya walk the plank right into Lake Champlain and you wouldn't know it.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which tapered off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some apricot, light lemon sweetness then some piney hops with a light maltiness
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fair bittersweet to sweet sort of quality; finishes leaning into the lemon and piney hop tones
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable? yeah, weird because that ABV wouldn't tell me that; some smoothness with a light hop assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done DIPA and slightly dangerous the way this drinks. If you're not careful this one will make ya walk the plank right into Lake Champlain and you wouldn't know it.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 22:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Tallboy can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear copper to yellow color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: big piney and citrusy hop scents with a clean cracker malt bill
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes piney bitter with a stiff citrusy hop tone
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; some smoothness and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not bad, maybe I could pack some of these to go along fishing or just sip out of the can while grilling.
Tallboy can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear copper to yellow color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: big piney and citrusy hop scents with a clean cracker malt bill
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes piney bitter with a stiff citrusy hop tone
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; some smoothness and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not bad, maybe I could pack some of these to go along fishing or just sip out of the can while grilling.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 22:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: thick orange to copper color with a two finger white foamy head which tapered off delicately to leave some light lace
Aroma: passion fruit, honeydew and grapefruit hoppy notes with a clean malt base
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes brisk with a light hop zest and grapefruit vibe overshadowing a quick passion fruity glance
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also some hop assertiveness - not really anything to get worked up about, just noticeable
Overall: mostly a nicely done NEIPA I could come back to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: thick orange to copper color with a two finger white foamy head which tapered off delicately to leave some light lace
Aroma: passion fruit, honeydew and grapefruit hoppy notes with a clean malt base
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes brisk with a light hop zest and grapefruit vibe overshadowing a quick passion fruity glance
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also some hop assertiveness - not really anything to get worked up about, just noticeable
Overall: mostly a nicely done NEIPA I could come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 22:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Can from Westmere Beverage Center in Albany, New York
Appearance: hazy gold with a white head
Aroma: citrus, stone fruit, tropical fruit, pine, earthy, floral, floral, berries
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: average carbonation, sticky feel, medium body, long finish
Tasty
Appearance: hazy gold with a white head
Aroma: citrus, stone fruit, tropical fruit, pine, earthy, floral, floral, berries
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: average carbonation, sticky feel, medium body, long finish
Tasty
Tried
from Can
from
Westmere Beverage Center
on 27 Feb 2026
at 23:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the glass, finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated slowly to leave some light lace
Aroma: big roasted dark malts, woody/barrel sweet & semi-spicy tones, sweet earth, subtle black licorice, light vanilla and a touch of maple syrup.
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy quality underscored by a light roasty tone; finishes smooth sweet mapley and malty
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper, pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: pretty nicely done barrel aged impy stout by Foley. I'd want another one of these to see how it ages.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the glass, finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated slowly to leave some light lace
Aroma: big roasted dark malts, woody/barrel sweet & semi-spicy tones, sweet earth, subtle black licorice, light vanilla and a touch of maple syrup.
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy quality underscored by a light roasty tone; finishes smooth sweet mapley and malty
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper, pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: pretty nicely done barrel aged impy stout by Foley. I'd want another one of these to see how it ages.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2026
at 00:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: citrusy, piney and grassy hops; malts are barely there but quaint
Flavor: bittersweet through the prior mentioned aromas; nice aftertaste of piney and citrusy hops
Texture: almost medium bodied - just a little bit under, sessionable, clean bittersweet hoppy finish
Overall: nicely done APA worthy of returning to.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: citrusy, piney and grassy hops; malts are barely there but quaint
Flavor: bittersweet through the prior mentioned aromas; nice aftertaste of piney and citrusy hops
Texture: almost medium bodied - just a little bit under, sessionable, clean bittersweet hoppy finish
Overall: nicely done APA worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2026
at 00:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Yellow orange bodied and a large puffy head nose is tropical fruits and pine. Tatsss of pine, honey dew, strawberry, malt and floral. Fruity finish. Light bodied
Tried
on 03 Jan 2026
at 04:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16 oz can from Paragon, 7/24/25. Pours a mostly clear orange color with an off-white head. Strong lacework as well. Pineapple and grains, some grapefruit, and a little bit herbal as well. Nothing wrong with this beer, but it's not exciting either. Fine overall.
7/7/7.5/7/7.5
7/7/7.5/7/7.5
Tried
from Can
at
Paragon Tap & Table
on 24 Jul 2025
at 21:23