Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Light hazy yellow. Creamy dense head. Nose is tannic, wine forward and lactic sour. Thin with a berliner/ gose mouthfeel. Taste is dry. Melon and honeydew and lime and peach. Finish is acidic. Not vinegar. Pretty good
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Brown Ale from Foley Brothers Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark brown. Creamy head. Yeasty with a touch of sweetness on the nose. Very sweet. Lots of roast and chocolate. Piney hops and pretty good 2013 vintage
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pale yellow. Slightly cloudy appearance. Aroma of lemon skin and bright spicy ginger. Very light taste. Touch of ginger and lemon and honey. Has a spicy witbier taste.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Old Hob from Foley Brothers Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Burnt oak appearance caramel and a touch of shoe polish on the nose. Touch of caramel and peach taste. Some tannic oak and an earthy bitterness that resonates for a while.
Erzengel (18514) reviewed Native IPA from Foley Brothers Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Thanks to ThirstyBird for sharing! The beer is orange in the glass, nose is peaches, smooth, fresh. The beer starts very aromatic. Fresh, sticky-resin, pine, intense fruity. The mainpart is slightly sweet, but highly drinkable, pine, hoppy-bitter, intense and smooth-fruity. The aftertaste is long, intense-fruity, great. Very great! --> 12/12/11/12
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Blackbeard's Porter from Foley Brothers Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sample at the brewery on 2/7/14
Inky black pour shows lighter brown tints on the edges. Head is fleeting.
Cocoa and moderate roast in the nose has a touch of chalkiness to it, perhaps a little dullness from the yeast? Little to no hoppiness and more charred notes emerged with warming. Good balance, not too dry and astringent or tannic, nor is it too sweet.
Soft, rather loose body has a somewhat oily texture, with char and chocolate providing most of the malt flavor. Light touch of prune-like vinousness on the end and a touch more malt sweetness as it warms. No alcohol apparency. As with the rest of their beers, could use some better/tighter carbonation to give these things less of a loose/watery feel, but the flavors are clean and strong, otherwise.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Brown Ale from Foley Brothers Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
At the brewery, 2/7/14
Drab olive tinged brown body sports a light tan head, moderate retention.
Dusty chocolate and hints of roast fleck the nose. An interesting mix of sweet malt but with also a touch of light acidity from the hops. Brown sugar, light vanilla and a touch of citrus round out the nose on the end.
Caramel and a touch of sweet raisins make up the malt flavors, while the hops are certainly less pronounced here than in the IPA, but certainly still quite fresh and lightly acidic. Didnt know the abv at the time, but the 7 percent must stem somewhat from the maple syrup, as the body is still quite light and drinkable. Some more maple/brown sugar-like notes on the finish, with a bit of dryness from the darker malts and some bitterness from the hops. Well-structured, straightforward brown ale. Loose, lightly slick texture, medium carbonation.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Forgotten Sour from Foley Brothers Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
On draught at the brewery, 2/7/14
Couldn’t get any info about this, and there’s little to be had on the internet...It pours a fairly clear bronze with some fleeting white head and minimal carbonation. Not much to be discerned from the nose which is predominantly grapey. Kind of like chardonnay? Not sure. Perhaps some lactic acid? Flavor follows suit with an odd and minimally tart grape-like character finishing with a moderately sweet honey and lactic acid-like note. All I can guess is some sort of acidulated malt, but who knows, could be anything. It’s not sour, just lightly tart at best. More correctly, it’s just somewhat acidic. Not bad or offensive or anything, just not quite as billed. Loose carbonation, medium to medium-light body, no alcohol noted. Gotta be acidulated malt...would love to know the truth!
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Native IPA from Foley Brothers Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at the brewery, 2/7/14
Large white head shows good retention, atop a light golden-amber body with high clarity and plentiful carbonation.
Some earthiness combines quickly with the hops, in the nose, which lend oranges, grapefruit and some light grassy/herbal character. Sweet malts finish off the aroma while no alcohol or flaws are noted. A touch of pininess as it warms, perhaps a bit harsh and the earthy, not quite dirty yeastiness never fully leaves.
Strong acidic orange flavor from the hops, with moderately sweet base malts, showing ample attenuation, providing a reasonable body and texture. A bit of lazy carbonation allows the malt sweetness and hop acids to build up on the palate, but the flavors are quite true and pretty clean. Not really an East Coast IPA in the sense that it’s malt driven, but certainly more malty than many.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Ginger Wheat from Foley Brothers Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewery, 2/7/14
Golden raisin colored body is moderately hazy, with a foamy white head that shows moderate retention, light lacing. Plentiful carbonation.
Brewed with raw ginger and it shows, giving that spicy, invigorating kick to the nose and with enough room for some dry wheat and light honey-dough-like maltiness to peek through. Some dry yeastiness dulls a bit (could be the actual wheat) but otherwise a very ample gingery aroma for an otherwise not spectacularly aromatic style.
Supple, nearly creamy body provides more than enough support to the spicy ginger, which is certainly the main show, though not overdone by any means. The maltiness shows more sweetness than is typical for an American wheat beer, with some light syrupiness that is quite honey-like but actually plays quite well with the ginger. Soft texture, no alcohol, moderate carbonation.