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Fox Farm Brewery

 

Appearance: Pours a somewhat hazy honey color with a one finger head; good retention and shards of lace

Smell: Cracker malt and dank hops; a hint of pine

Taste: The dank flavors are enhanced by the cracker malt flavors with some piney bitterness developing, in the middle; very dry finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation; creamy

Overall: Nice refreshing with a bone dry finish - I like it

Thanks, devoured by vermin, for the opportunity

 

 

16oz. can served in my Spiegelau ale glass. Pours a dull, hazy orange with a frothy, half inch, bright white head. Nose reveals wafts of citrus, pith and a hint of spice. Taste follows nose; however, the flavor profile leads with cracker malt, somewhat muting the characteristics of the nose. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body (closer to light), with a mild, even carbonation. Overall, solid and easy drinking.

Canned on 8/28/19

Pours a hazy burnt orange body with 1.5 fingers of pillowy white foam; good retention yields a fluffy cap/collar and generous, tightly-layered webs/spots of lacing.

Aromas are big and dank upfront, highlighting a rounded burst of white wine grape; mango, tangerine, orange zest, and other citric notes feature in a more supporting role, while touches of pine and vegetal tones sneak touches the close.

Taste presents a familiarly dank opening of bright white grape and underripe mango; grapefruit peel and pine take over and muddle a bit on the mid-palate before returning clarity with a punch of herbal dankness into a swallow rounded by flaky malts.

Mouthfeel shows a medium body accompanied by a subtle, moderate carbonation; quietly escalating bitterness builds in the background as the body remains crisp and somewhat oily into a vaguely watery swallow.

Plenty of standout notes to this one, while a light muddling cuts into an otherwise refined profile just a touch. Basically only a notch below Fox Farm's usual exceptional standard, but it remains an exceptionally easy-drinking and balanced pale ale.

On tap at Fox Farm. Pours a hazy bright golden orange with 2 inches of frothy head. Lots of lacing. The aroma is a mix of herbal and floral hops with some melon and pine. Smells a bit bready. The taste is pine and herbal hops followed by some dough. Herbal hop finish with some pine bitterness and toasted malts. Slightly dry mouthfeel with lots of carbonation.