Skyroc Brewery Opening in Attleboro
Since the fall, I have been following and waiting for Skyroc Brewery to open in Attleboro. I first discovered them on Facebook from a post to their Kickstarter. I began to wonder recently, when is Skyroc Brewery opening? Just in time, I found they were opening in only a few days. Scheduled to open this past Saturday (March 4th), I planned to stop by what is now the closest brewery. Here is a full review of Skyroc Brewery.
Set just a block down from the city center, Skyroc has a great location. Set between a crossfit gym and the river bank, they occupy a industrial brick building that was a former jewelry manufacturer. There is an ample sized parking lot that they share with the crossfit gym, which is a big plus for downtown Attleboro. As for the inside, I’m no interior designer, but they did a good job with the decor.
On opening day, they had four beers on tap: an amber ale, a golden ale, an IPA, and a coffee stout. While it was quite busy, I was able to open up a tab in a reasonable amount of time. Initially, I was going to opt for the flight. However, their self described “straightforward, fast speed, in your face” I-95 IPA sounded too good to pass up.
It struck me as very hazy and opaque, with a fair amount of hoppy aroma. The first sip came across with a great mouthfeel, and not overly carbonated like many other IPAs I’ve had. With a noticeable malt backbone, I could definitely still taste, what I assume to be, simcoe hops. Now for the bad. There was an extremely unpleasant smoke taste. At first I thought it was just a burnt malt aftertaste, but subsequent sips confirmed it was smokey throughout. The amber ale listed on the menu does note a smokey taste, but no such designation on the IPA. After talking to some others at the bar, my initial thought of a mix up seems to be fleeting.
I followed up with their 10 Mile River Coffee Stout, which was equally meh. Almost no coffee taste or aroma. Also, very watery tasting for a 7% ABV stout. I would call it average, but definitely not the strong coffee stout advertised.
While I would hardly call this trip a success, I will definitely be back to see if they can improve. They have a DIPA coming out soon, which I hope fares better than the IPA.
-DJD
See more of my recent blog posts here, including my recent beer-cation to Burlington, Vermont.
Stop by Shovel Town Brewery and check us out. Fri 4-8; Sat 11-8. Please be gentle.
Hey Frank! Thanks for checking out my blog! Glad to see you guys are doing well since I last talked to you. I saw you already put in some new tanks.
I’ll definitely come by some weekend soon and bring some friends. I swear I’m not a harsh critic, I just don’t think the product here is up to par. I’ve heard great things about Shovel Town so far, so excited to try.
Quality trip my dude, well spoken on the beers we had!