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.
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours pale yellow into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to mottle surface. Tropical fruit aromas. Dry with dusty tropical fruit and resin front to back.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2015
at 16:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottled on 10/28/15.
This was poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute.
The smell had some maple over top of a light piney hops.
The taste was moderately sweet through the maple. Piney bitterness comes back to balance. Light dry malty aftertaste runs into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable feel about it. Carbonation feels right. Stickiness of the maple comes back to slightly lay down on my tongue, but nice and balanced for the most part.
Overall, as an American Brown ale, it works, nice balance between the maple sweetness and the piney hops. I’d have again.
This was poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute.
The smell had some maple over top of a light piney hops.
The taste was moderately sweet through the maple. Piney bitterness comes back to balance. Light dry malty aftertaste runs into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable feel about it. Carbonation feels right. Stickiness of the maple comes back to slightly lay down on my tongue, but nice and balanced for the most part.
Overall, as an American Brown ale, it works, nice balance between the maple sweetness and the piney hops. I’d have again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2015
at 14:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
22oz bottle sent back from Hunger Mountain Coop. Pours a murky orange with some lacing, white head. Nose has some dried citrus peel, orange, lemon, heavy on the hand soap, honey, a little paper bag. Flavor has some honey sweetness, some malt, very pithy, a lot of soap, some herbs, white/under ripe orange. Harsh finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2015
at 19:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in NH. It pours hazy golden - orange with a decent white head. The nose is soft, juicy, peach pie, sherbet, lemon verbena and apricot. The taste is crisp, bitter, quite dry, minerals, light alcohol heat, apricot jam, light floral notes and some warmth through the finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Good fruity action. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2015
at 08:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a semi-hazy bronzed golden color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Clingy messy lacing roams around the glass.
The smell starts off with sweet grapefruit pulp. Light melon, and a little bit of honeydew blend into citrus rind nicely, sticky sweet with a balanced bitterness about it.
The taste was moderately sweet with a bitterness wanting to balance and somewhat does. Light sweet melon-like aftertaste runs into a sweet refined finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body. Sessionable to an extent, somewhat, carbonation runs good for a DIPA. Somewhat bitter with a nice creaminess strolling about.
Overall, for the most part, its a nice DIPA that I would love to have again.
The appearance was a semi-hazy bronzed golden color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Clingy messy lacing roams around the glass.
The smell starts off with sweet grapefruit pulp. Light melon, and a little bit of honeydew blend into citrus rind nicely, sticky sweet with a balanced bitterness about it.
The taste was moderately sweet with a bitterness wanting to balance and somewhat does. Light sweet melon-like aftertaste runs into a sweet refined finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body. Sessionable to an extent, somewhat, carbonation runs good for a DIPA. Somewhat bitter with a nice creaminess strolling about.
Overall, for the most part, its a nice DIPA that I would love to have again.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2015
at 17:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in NH. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. The nose has some bready malts, orange, light crackers, rind. Medium to heavy sweet flavor, ripening citrus, bread, melon. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming to finish, some sugary bread, light alcohol warmth,bore citrusy hops. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2015
at 16:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dissipated. There wasn’t any lacing.
The smell started off with a light ginger sweeping into light citrus tones over some light refreshing floral tones.
The taste was slightly sweet with the ginger combining a nice spice surrounding the flavor of the citrus. Wheat is fairly tame to allow the ginger to be the main flavor all around. There’s no aftertaste with a quick sweet to semi-spiced ginger finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a pretty good sessionability about it. The ginger is fairly tame on my tongue allowing the citrus and floral aspects add a nice sweet soothing crisp feel.
Overall, I say this was a nice American pale wheat ale with the ginger side being somewhat tame and adding some other nice tones to make a nice session on a late Summer’s day.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dissipated. There wasn’t any lacing.
The smell started off with a light ginger sweeping into light citrus tones over some light refreshing floral tones.
The taste was slightly sweet with the ginger combining a nice spice surrounding the flavor of the citrus. Wheat is fairly tame to allow the ginger to be the main flavor all around. There’s no aftertaste with a quick sweet to semi-spiced ginger finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a pretty good sessionability about it. The ginger is fairly tame on my tongue allowing the citrus and floral aspects add a nice sweet soothing crisp feel.
Overall, I say this was a nice American pale wheat ale with the ginger side being somewhat tame and adding some other nice tones to make a nice session on a late Summer’s day.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2015
at 13:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from the Cabot factory store in Waterbury, 7/17/15
Aroma: The aroma is at first grassy, then floral, herbal, and a fruity, some grapefruit and berry
Appearance: It pours a cloudy golden-orange color with a thin off-white head and coating lace
Flavor: It tastes pretty nice, with a light sweetness, a clean bitterness, and a hint of spice
Palate: This one is smooth and fairly dry on the mouth, with a soft-to-average carbonation
Overall Impression: Yup, even the cheese shops in VT have craft beer. This one came through nicely for me. It hits the flavor profile you want from a Session IPA, without the wateriness you always want to avoid. Very drinkable, but that's not unusual in this style. No complaints. I'm a little surprised the scores here are not higher. I've had worse Session IPAs from more established breweries for sure. If they canned this and sold it in 6-packs, I've sure the craft loving population of VT would happily drink this while hiking, skiing, etc.
Aroma: The aroma is at first grassy, then floral, herbal, and a fruity, some grapefruit and berry
Appearance: It pours a cloudy golden-orange color with a thin off-white head and coating lace
Flavor: It tastes pretty nice, with a light sweetness, a clean bitterness, and a hint of spice
Palate: This one is smooth and fairly dry on the mouth, with a soft-to-average carbonation
Overall Impression: Yup, even the cheese shops in VT have craft beer. This one came through nicely for me. It hits the flavor profile you want from a Session IPA, without the wateriness you always want to avoid. Very drinkable, but that's not unusual in this style. No complaints. I'm a little surprised the scores here are not higher. I've had worse Session IPAs from more established breweries for sure. If they canned this and sold it in 6-packs, I've sure the craft loving population of VT would happily drink this while hiking, skiing, etc.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2015
at 15:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Riley’s in Vernon Ct Lightly hazy deep golden color with a decent white bubbly head that persists. Resinous pine and tropical fruits with hints of bready malt. A hint of sweet bread but this is a damn fine beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 19:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours gold into a tulip. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Sweet caramel, citrus and tropical fruit aromas. Thin with sweet toffee upfront turning to bitter earth before the lasting sour citrus and pineapple finish.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 17:02