Grumpy Wench
Foley Brothers Brewing

 

Pours a deep straw color. Really fluffy head with good lace and bubbles. Nicely balanced with good citrus flavor with some piney hoppiness as well. One of my favorite NEIPAs.

 

 

 

Poured from the can into a Spiegelau IPA glass.

Beaming bright orange and honey dark yellow colored, with a touch of haze and large amounts of fine carbonation crawling ever so slowly. Creamy topped three finger and more sized head, with an island ice cream like dollop on top, and thick soapy tiny bubbles for retention. Lots of staying power here, with thick lace and a chunky top. Great looking stuff in a bright and bold package.

Mild earthy tones of hop on the front, with a soft sense of woody bitterness hanging in the back on the nose. Slightly floral with a fairly neutral malt presence. Solid fronted hop quality.

Palate seems to play it safe but nicely. Light bodied but just enough malt backbone to stay away from watery texture, but does flirt with it a bit. Slight juiced fruit front, but more of a mid palate filled with light earth and soft green herbs. Bitter lingering slight pine finish, with more touches of green herbs. No dialed in sweetness, but nothing overly astringent either.

Kind of lacks some character, but keeps things good in a simple package.

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 oz can with no date (Foley Brothers pls)

Poura a hazy orange juice color with a fluffy, 3 finger off-white head. The head has great, stubborn retention. Leaves lots of clingy lacing as it slowly dissipates. Nice looking NEIPA.

The aroma brings notes of lemon, grapefruit, and pineapple. There's a good amount of sweet, doughy malt present. Slightly piney.

The flavor is citrusy and even lightly tart. Lemon zest, lime, pineapple and a bit of passion fruit. Lots of malt. Interesting, but not great.

The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Has a nice bite to it. A little slick.

Overall, I'd say this is a pretty good NEIPA. The hop flavors don't quite mesh well together, but it's still a drinkable, solid beer.

 

 

 

 

16 oz. can without a date, but we just received a couple cases two days ago for the first time.
Moderate pour yields a 1.5 inch white head over a hazy golden body with sticky lacing that has great holding power. Nose of fruit, mostly sweet citrus with a bit of tropical fruit aromas as well. Taste follows nose very closely with tangerine, ruby red grapefruit, mango, and papaya. Very tasty with a slight bitter finish that has hints of pine resin, but the fruit flavors keep that at bay. Nice full feel and overall, a quite delicious IPA deserving of your attention.
Cheers to the Brothers Foley for this one!