FOC Less Monster
Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.

A delicious sweet and malty double NEIPA that smells, tastes and feels excellent. Maybe a tad too sweet/syrupy, but very impressive and drinkable

An eminently drinkable double. A slight departure from other fat orange cat offerings I’ve tried. It’s registering like an orange tootsie pop to me. Crisp and clean even at 8% the sweetness is not overpowering. Bittering hops are definitely bringing a slight west coast dry crisp freshness, an almost dusty earthiness evocative of PNW to offset the juicier elements. It’s just so perfectly balanced, neither too juicy nor too dry. Honestly, this might be the best beer i’ve had in 2024. This is an excellent double IPA… it has none of the pitfalls or failings of a dipa… it drinks like a powerful walloping single. Ngl… one of best beers i’ve ever tried. Slam dunks on anything from Treehouse. sorry not sorry. Goated NEDIPA.
Note: I’m seeing this described as having mosaic, galaxy and enigma hops not citra and ahtanum. Either way… it’s a perfect blend.

 

 

Poured a dense, cloudy, almost creamiscle body with minimal head and lace. Aroma has notes of pepper, funk and mild acidic notes like pineapple. Medium body, smooth, slightly sweet with a not tropical but something more bittersweet tasting and has notes of lemony citric zip as well. A chewy malt base keeps beer from being thin and there is a slightly boozy hit on the finish.

 

 

I havent had a FOC in a long time.
This Pours hazy. Initial impression is juicy orange, pineapple, and grapefruit.
Mouthfeel is sticky; ABV is way higher than it tastes. Finish is smooth and kind of sweet. I really like this beer.

 

16 oz can from Tavour. Orange golden pour, fluffy head, clumpy lacing. Aroma is hoppy, light citrus. Taste continues with the hops, sharp and biting, orange peel. Not a NEIPA, but a big hoppy DIPA.

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on July 15, 2019. Brewed with Citra and Ahtamun hops. Strong orange on the nose with citrus and subtle floral notes upfront. Mellows out to a slight malty finish.

 

 

Undated (WTF) can into pint glass. Pours a slightly hazy orange-amber with a thin off-white head. Initial impression is juicy orange, pineapple, and grapefruit, with a strong caramel presence. Mouthfeel is sticky; ABV is well hidden. Finish is reasonably smooth and kind of sweet. I really like this beer, but it may be partly due to the fairly terrible AIPA that preceded it. Anyway, I've had several FOC offerings and this one is up there with the rest.

A little disappointing since my only other FOC beer - and actually the only other Connecticut beer I've tried - was the excellent Living In Our Own Private Idaho. This one wasn't anywhere near as good, though it was still decent. Pours a nice slightly hazy medium orange color with a little white cap of head and very scant spotty lingering lacing. Smells of some nice tropical fruit - mango, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple - as well as some floral hops, malt, vanilla and bread. Taste follows the nose, but I was expecting more of a bitter hoppy bite and a little more smooth sweet malt in the background. Smooth, fairly clean, mild mouthfeel that was a little thin. Carbonation was decent. Higher ABV was well hidden. Not a bad beer, just didn't live up to my admittedly high expectations.

 

 

 

Pours slightly cloudy apricot orange, thick white head that refuses to fall away. Great lacing. Aroma is fruit loops orange, and a mix of other citrus. Flavor follows the nose but has a nice bitter hop bite in the back. Feel is medium bodied with rather low carbonation. Overall a fun beer.

Revisit: 11 Apr 24
16 oz. Can
ABV: 8.4%

Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice cloudy yellow/orange color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy one-finger plus white head, which leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, papaya, mango, peach), kinda pretty nice diesel like. The taste is pretty nice, hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, papaya, mango, peach), kinda pretty nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV is hidden nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty nice beer. Orange Julius! Addictive! Milk Shake!

16 oz. Can

Poured into a Tree House glass a pretty nice cloudy orange color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus white head, which leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, papaya, mango, peach), kinda nice diesel like. The taste is pretty nice, hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, papaya, mango, peach), kinda nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV is hidden nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty nice brew. Orange Julius! Addictive! Milk Shake!