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RATINGS: 1168   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.57   EST. CALORIES: 195   ABV: 6.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Rare Vos is flemmish for "Sly Fox," and the name of one of Brussels’ great cafes. It has a sweetly fruity malt character and yeasty spiciness. A fine dose of yeast permits the beer to mature and mellow in the bottle.


3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
bookman10 (301) - Osseo, USA - NOV 1, 2009
Pours a nice amber with thin to no head. Pleasant flavor, with some sweet malt and spice. Kind of a bitter bite to the finish. Fairly high carbonation. Not a bad beer, but nothing too special either.

4.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
matthasson (257) - Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 13, 2012
Spicy orange blossoms, clove and pepper in aroma. Mellow caramel malt, dry hop finish with fruity esters.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
574deadzone (178) - North Central, Indiana, USA - FEB 12, 2012
On tap. Nice looking darker amber with a creamy fluffy head. Not too overwhelming nose of belgian yeast, just right. Taste is pretty sweet, some spice, and a little bitter. Lively on the palate, with a creamy richness. A nice treat. I would do this again when looking for a belgian fix.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
invinoveritas (39) - Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - FEB 10, 2012
Aroma of raspberries and bananas. Initial taste - smacks of cream complemented by an increased emphasis on the banana. Shades of melon. Mellow tasting, creamy mouthfeel, refreshing. A sly fox indeed.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
ttutony (509) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 9, 2012
Hazy copper color in the glass. Nice yeasty aromatic notes. Fine carbonation. Slight fruitiness, good malt flavors.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
quiznoaz (144) - Arizona, USA - FEB 5, 2012
Cloudy, pale orange, good head. Spicy orange aroma, though it loses the sweetness in that taste -- coming through more as grapefruit. Not bad.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
jgauquie (26) - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - JAN 22, 2012
Very nice! Yeast comes out and if you can try to turn this upside down then let it sit for a few more days to dissolve the yeast more! Great heat with light head. Tasty!

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
joebudzjoe (451) - Connecticut, USA - JAN 14, 2012
Cellared bottle from November 2010. Popping the cork, this brew has a fine aroma akin to champagne, white wine and yellow apples. Pouring with a fluffy off-white head that fizzles down to a thin lace, this beer has a mostly wet palate paired with a slight stinging aftertaste. This is a juicy and quenching malty beer with no discerning hop flavor, but the flavors include banana, spice, coffee cake and cinnamon. Really tasty beer.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mnoud (28) - Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA - JAN 11, 2012
750ml bottle in pint glass. Pours a nice opaque amber. Head is active and about 1cm in size, slowly dissipating, but leaving traces along the glass as it is disturbed. Holding the glass to light shows a vigorous thin stream of bubbles erupting from the bottom. Aroma has that Belgium yeasty smell and is enticing. Flavor is a bit fruity, with a bit of a spicy finish. Mild level of carbonation on the finish. Nice Amber.


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