CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Le Tigre from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a tulip, the appearance was a semi-rugged looking maybe muddied copper to brown color with a cap of a white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Slight strings of lace.
The aroma had some semi-sweet grassy hops toying with a nice earthy malt base. Some juicy citrusy hops back the rest of it fairly nice. Then some lemon with a slight white to black pepper sort of flow underneath.
The flavor seems to yield to the blend of the grassy sweet to bitter hoppiness flowing into the earthy malt. Pepper blend is nice and adequate to flow nicely on into the aftertaste and on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair grip of the malts pummeling the spice enough to glide along my tongue. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty good Biere de Garde in my opinion and worthy of having again.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Saison De Foam 2.0 from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Poured into a tulip at the brewery.
The appearance was a nice hazy looking bronzed yellow to orange color with a fairly thick two fingers worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Messy sticky foamy lace.
The aroma took some sweet and bitter citrus pulp and rind to play with some subtle sweet portions of pineapple and then finishes with some white pepper.
The flavor starts sweet and then the dry hopping assists in pulling out a nice level bitter rind. Once again, the white pepper comes in for the balance. Well blended aftertaste between pineapple and white pepper. Semi-dry citrus rind-like finish.
On the palate, this was about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Moderate carbonation. ABV felt nice.
Overall, pretty good for what it is. I didn’t look at my review on Saison De Foam, so I don’t know how much this compares. Still, a worthy saison of having again, preferably in Summer.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Terraform HC17 from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
This is supposedly Terraform, their IPA redone to Imperial standards.
Growler with my buddy, my portion was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a bright golden yellow color with a crisp white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace.
The aroma had some soft citrusy pulp and bitterness coming in with some fresh pine bitterness and then some melon tones at the end to balance.
The flavor seems to bring together the sweet side of the pulp and the bitter side of the rind of the citrus evenly flowing in with the pine and then a soft sweet malt slides in underneath. Sly carbonation. ABV felt as intended.
Overall, nicely done DIPA that I would love to have again, but I didn’t look at my thoughts on Terraform, so not until I go there, I’m not sure how this compares. Still, it’s what these guys do best.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Remain In Light from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured into a tulip, the appearance was a soft semi-cloudy burnt yellow color to it, some glossiness. Half fingered white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Messy semi-clingy lace.
The aroma pulls together some sweet grains over some subtle grapefruit pulpy sweetness. A touch of zest orange peel and then some white pepper.
The flavor ends up semi-sweet through the grapefruit pulp and orange peel. And then pops over to some bitterness through the orange peel. White pepper ends it all. Crisp semi-dry sort of pulpy aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Moderate carbonation felt good. ABV felt as intended.
Overall, pretty good saison that I wouldn’t mind having again preferably in the Summer or perhaps Spring.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Santigold from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
I wanted to bring this home since they wanted to serve this in a tulip and I didn’t want to argue with them, but technically Sahtis are to be served in mugs and that is what I did. Consider this rated to style.
The appearance was a hazy orange color with a foamy white head that seemed to die off at it’s correct pace. Lace seemed to slide into the beer.
The aroma had a nice consistent sweet juniper to tea to slight berries. Is that starfruit they added to this? Ok, different, but acceptable.
The flavor leaned to the sweet side pulling in a slight fresh spruciness in underneath. Juniper comes back with the tea. Fair tea-like to sprucy aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. ABV felt good, though a bit higher for the style, acceptable as it didn’t effect the feel too much.
Overall, my last couple of sahtis I didn’t know what I was talking about at least this time, I knew what I was doing coming into this beer and this was good. I believe the Finnish people would approve.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Red Panda from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a tulip, the appearance had a dark red color with some soft dark pink hues along the sides. Semi-thick foamy white head leads to gentle dissipation. Subtle sliding lace.
The aroma had an array of funky chewy seedy strawberries, cherries and then some vanilla/pie crust.
The flavor blends the sweet to the tart bite of strawberry/cherry sort of wildness. Vanilla/pie crust tries to balance but settles back a bit more than expected. Nice crisp tart to semi-sweet aftertaste flowing into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice little kick of semi-funky to tart edge hitting against my tongue. Mild carbonation. ABV felt just as the brewer projected.
Overall, nicely done fruited sour ale that I would love to have again preferably in mid Spring.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Superchunk from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Thanks to whoever corrected this right away, props to you. I’m really not an idiot.
But I poured my portion into a snifter.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black sort of color with a nice looking waft of foamy off white head. Gentle dissipation. Sliding lace.
The aroma had some intense roasty coffee beans beating at a nice sweet cocoa powder. Tough sort of espresso sweetness seems to come out as it warms.
The flavor blends the sweet espresso and cocoa powder to the roast ever so nicely to glide into the aftertaste gently. Quick dry blended finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body, perhaps just a touch closer to medium, the more I think about it. Good semi-dry to wet feel along my tongue, very nice balance.
Overall, another high quality imperial stout by Foam Brewers. Perfect for a snow day in mid March in Vermont.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Indie from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into stange.
The appearance was a copper-golden color with a crisp white foamy head that held nicely before dieing off. Semi-sticky lace but then slides into the beer after a while.
The aroma seems to take a slight saline brush against sweet melon. Is it really watermelon? Leaves me scratching my beard. Just a wisp of grain, somewhat sweet.
The flavor brings all of the previously mentioned flavors out, sweetly, semi-tart and just a touch of the salt. Wheat portion is somewhat there briskly touching the \"sour\" part. Melon sort of aftertaste and a quick dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a gentle touch of sour to salt touching my tongue. Fair sessionability. Moderate carbonation, but light enough.
Overall, gose? In Foam Brewers’ sort of odd way. Do-able, but I’ve had better by them.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Pavement from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A light golden orange. One finger head. Smells like tangerines and skunks. A spicy zesty mouthfeel. Finishes oily. Tangerine, pepper honey, pine, loads of orange but a very dank beer
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Terraform from Foam Brewers 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured into a tulip, the appearance was a bright orange color with a one finger foamy white head. Subdued glossy semi-foamy lace in a ring around the glass.
The aroma had some orange and grapefruit rind, fairly bitter with some honeydew, and then some pine and subtle crisp spice, somewhat earthy. Sly malt backbone.
The flavor yields to some tropical sweetness initially and then opens up into the bitter rind. Earthy spice lays in the background a little bit more. Well blended aftertaste. Quick semi-dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat between a light and medium body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. AIPA bitterness hits like juice. ABV felt appropriate as the brewer suggests.
Overall, nicely done AIPA that I would love to have again.