Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Skeleton Crew from Foley Brothers Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draught at Worthy Kitchen, 5/21/16.
Light peach-tinted golden with a soft haze and a white head that steadily recedes to cover.
Heavy citra and/or simcoe character in the nose shows dry lemon peel, spicy pine, with woody, dank resin and white grapefruit. Light undercurrent of alcohol heat produces a rather stiff, intense impression overall. Not exactly bursting with soft juiciness and fruits.
The flavor is even more given to the hard, dry citrus rind and pine-like resin. Not exactly "sour" hop character, but approaching that and with a big alcohol character, as well. Very dry, with only dextrine-like body and little/no actual sweetness. Fairly engaging carbonation, at least, helps things somewhat, but there’s just too much hard, dry citrus and burning alcohol and resin. Very far from the Foley Brothers I enjoy. Seems they’re trying way too hard to make beers that they didn’t start out with. Beers I think serve them really well (lighter, more flavorful, drinkable beers).
It is a bit of a shame that the temptation or probably more correctly, near-requirement that a new brewery make New England style pale ales to compete is a reality. But I guess that’s brewing; adapt or fold. I really enjoyed their brown ale and ginger ale and their East Coast (not New England) style IPA when they started out and was surprised they made such a push to beers like this so quickly.
CLW (16859) reviewed Skeleton Crew from Foley Brothers Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at Worthy Kitchen for $8.00. Color is golden with thin head. Aroma is grassy, onion Mosaic or Galaxy hop profile.
The flavor leans on grassy with some light fruit. Body is medium with a dry texture. The only flaw seem to be the slap of alcohol after the sip. Still pretty nice but I was shocked at how high it was rated when I looked. Not a 4 rating by any sense of the imagination by my palate.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a burnt orange color with floaties roaming all around. Slim finger-ed white foamy head quickly dissipates. Filmy white rimmed lacing roams all around.
The smell started off with the sweet danky onion and then the sweet grassy tones riding into a delicate bitter pine underneath.
The taste was moderately danky sweet with the bitter pine still underneath. Sweet onion dankiness to piney bitterness in the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body sitting between the sipping to sessionable quality nicely. Carbonation hits spot on. Piney hops hit in the bitter portion to play with a nice harsh feel as a DIPA.
Overall, wow, Foley Brothers, I always knew they did the IPA/DIPA thing well, but this, just wow and a half! This just might be Foley Brothers’ best one!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Been cellaring this one for a while, time to try. Pours a dark copper colour, looking like cola with red highlights. The head is huge, huge and stays forever (can I drink this someday ??). Coffee nose with some mild sweetness, roasted malts and dark fruits. When taking control of the head, so it would not overflow, could taste the maple a lot. The taste itself starts off with the roasted grains, the dark fruits and then, the syrup shows up some mild sweetness in the finish, with the coffee notes. Quite good, but does get a little rich after a full bottle !
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Mutiny from Foley Brothers Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at Worthy Kitchen, 3/18/16.
Strong copper-orange body shows an initially large, white head that steadily fades to a ring. Clarity is pretty high, with only a bit of chill haze, if anything.
Light citra and such in the nose shows dry citrus; lemonpeel, orange rind, bits of juiciness and some softer pineapple and mango suggestions. Very light toasted malt character and some bread/biscuits. No alcohol, no flaws.
Attenuation is fairly strong in the mouth, though there’s maybe just a touch more sweetness than I’d like. Hops show a wide variety of citrus and tropical fruits, though the dry, rind-like character wins out. Slight toasted malt notes again add a bit of sourdough and the carbonation is fairly appropriate, perhaps a touch more loose than I’d like. Clean, though and with no alcohol. Pretty easy drinking.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Mutiny from Foley Brothers Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
New one by Foley Brothers.
On tap at The Blackback Pub, Waterbury, VT.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a glossy almost burnt yellow to orange transparent color. Rings of lacing rim the sides of the glass.
The smell takes on sweet and bitter pine. Light sweetly fresh cut grass accompanies with some sweet citrus. Has a light sweet dry lemon rind.
The taste was mainly the same semi-sharp bitter citrus rolls into a dry citrusy aftertaste and sliding into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation seemed to run good.
Overall, as an AIPA, I’d say that this was pretty good. I’d have this again. Foley Brothers is good at making the IPA’s.
VastActiv (16429) reviewed Fair Maiden from Foley Brothers Brewing 9 years ago
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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
This was poured into an English pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a thin off white almost to tan foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Lacing was there and leveled off at a nice pace.
The smell had vanilla bean up front with a nice roasty note to it complemented by a rich to sweet cocoa and coffee bliss roaming all about.
The taste was mainly sweet with a nice roasty and semi-bitter balance to it. Coffee, cocoa, vanilla, light maple and subtle dark fruits all come together in the taste to blend really nicely.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable feel to it. Carbonation feels nice (fairly low), allowing the dark fruits to try and make a subtle stickiness, still the dryness from the coffee bean slides in for the balance on the feel.
Overall, so did they use a lager yeast for this, I don’t know but judging by the feel, I’d say they might have, hmmm....not sure. Still, its a nice Baltic Porter that I would have again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a slim little white head. Stringy lacing sticks and then slides into the beer.
The aroma starts off with sweet danky onion with a nice balance of the juicy sweet citrus. Bittersweet pine blends in underneath.
The taste takes the previously mentioned flavors to blend very nicely. A dry bitter piney to juicy citrus leads into the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionable quality about it. Carbonation runs fairly light allowing the bitterness of the hops be the bulk of the the harshness on the feel with a nice oily to semi-slick coating on my tongue.
Overall, I say this was a fabulous DIPA that I would definitely have again.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Prospect from Foley Brothers Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
22oz bottle pours a murky gold with some clumpy, white head. Nose has fresh cream and grass, chive, dill, pine, soap. Flavor is sour cream and onion dip, grass, lemon, mild soap. Finishes creamy. Solid and real fresh.