Dunkel Lager

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Dunkel Lager 

• Brewery: SlyFox Brewing Company (Pennsylvania)

• Style: Munich Dunkel Lager

• ABV: 5.3%

• IBU: 21

• Pour Color: A amber color that light traveled thru easily.

      The pour left a head that was slightly fluffy for a sip or two. Then the head was gone. The top of the beer had lacing. Only a slight sweet malt scent off the top. The color was a amber that looked rather thin and allowed light thru. The malts were a sweet sour dough. The hops really added little to no bitterness or flavor. A lager like beer, not much more. 
      I'm not a lager fan and it takes something special to impress me. This isn't one of those special beers. This is overly sweet and sour. The mix makes for a weird swallow while also tasting the bready finish of yeast and malt. I really don't see myself grabbing another one of these.

Rating: *

Odyssey

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Odyssey

• Brewery: SlyFox Brewing Company (Pennsylvania)

• Style: Imperial IPA

• ABV: 8.4%

• IBU: 90

• Pour Color: Slightly hazy and orange color

      The head came up and was fluffy. It lasted for a good while as I swam but soon was just lacing down the glass. It's a hazy orange color that light passed thru. The scent off the top was a lot less hops then I would expect. It was more earthy spicy tones to the bouquet then citrus or fruit. Slightly sweet malt scent. The mix of spicy hops, sweet malts, and yeast all have a slight liquorish taste to me or almost a root-beer. Not really my favorite to bathe in.
      This really is a strange double IPA. It's only a 8.4% alcohol beer and is fairly smooth at that level. The scent off of it was fairly boring. The taste profile too was strange and much more malt and yeast then hops. It does give you a nice bitter tone but it's more a biting a orange peel. Another thing that made this beer strange to me. Some will love this beer I guarentee but me... I'm not one of em.

Rating: **

SlyFox Octoberfest

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Oktoberfest

• Brewery: SlyFox Brewing Company (Pennsylvania)

• Style: Lager

• ABV: 5.8%

• IBU: 25

• Pour Color: Nice see through light orange color.

       First of the octoberfest beers and a great choice. It poured a nice orange color in the glass. The head was about two fingers high but disapeared quite quickly only leaving a film at the top of the glass. Smelling the top of the glass no hops are noticed. The malt and yeast both are easily smelt off the top of the glass. The flavor is a nice malty yeasty blend. Slightly sweet but not over the top. A real fresh bread or biscuit flavor hits you strong. The hops really only added a slight bitter to the mix. All and all a malt lovers delight that's very drinkable!
      So it's October and on top of the usual pumpkin ales we also got some Oktoberfest beers! Always expect malts on display when drinking a Oktoberfest beer. Every company this season seems to have it's own variety. This is one of the most easy drinking Oktoberfest I've had. Well worth the wait for fall. If you're lucky enough to find this one in your Face's hand, you know it's gonna be a nice malty bath!

Rating: ****

Phoenix

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Phoenix

• Brewery: SlyFox Brewing (Pennsylvania)
  

• Style: Pale Ale

• ABV: 5.1%

• IBU: 40

• Pour Color: Nearly a golden color that easily lets light through

      Another pale ale and another beautiful color. Not quite a gold but very bright and light passes through real easy. The head came up fluffy at first and disappeared quick.  You get nice citrus and pine tones in the scent of the beer. A nice balance between hops and malts in this one. Both add to the bitterness of this one. A nice pine taste to the hops, and a citrus kick of almost a grapefruit, make this a nice pale ale. I'll be soaked in this one again for sure!
      The Sly Fox cans are always full of color and catch the Face's attention. Like a moth to a light your sure if it's in a shiny can he's gonna try it. Lucky for me really. This one, like all of the cans I've tried, pour like there off tap. Some of the bottles over the last few months didn't. Sly Fox is quality served in a can, don't pass it by!

Rating: ****1/2

Sly Fox 113

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Route 113

• Brewery: Sly Fox (Pennsylvania)

• Style: I.P.A.

• ABV: 7%

• IBU: 113

• Pour Color: A Golden transparent color.

 


       Another can... Of craft goodness! Look this sly fox 113 is an another amazing IPA. The head disappeared quick. Splashing on to me I realize this one is a much bitterer beer then most. The hops send you on a interesting ride. In your mouth you taste one combination and on the swallow it's very different. In the mouth the hop is the star and as you swallow the malt tries to take position. It really fails miserably as you notice the hoppy goodness lingering much longer. This one makes me realize I'm a lucky mustache to get to drink such great craft beer.
      The first Sly Fox I had was their raspberry reserve. The wife wanted a fruit beer, and I saw that huge cork, and got excited to buy a couple of expensive specialties. That reserve was delicious and very raspberry. This however this is not a fruit beer. 113 is a higher bitterness then Hop Stoopid with nearly the strength. This one however is not a task to drink. It's a privilege. If you have this in your local gas station then you are a lucky son of a gun. Go grab this one that's what I would do!

Rating: *****