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Sly Fox Christmas Ale

Sly Fox Christmas Ale

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Sly Fox Brewhouse

Royersford and Phoenixville, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

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1113.31/5.03.3/5.0Winter5%78.2 Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A malty, full-bodied red ale made with traditional mulling spices: Ginger, Clove, All Spice, Cinammon & Nutmeg. If this one doesn't get you into the Christmas spirit, you truly are a Scrooge. Released each year on Thanksgiving Eve.

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 alexanderj (1196), Roanoke, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 17, 2008  
2006 bottle; not the best time of season for it, but oh well. When poured it still had alot of carbonation; had to pour carefully. Color was dark auburn, with a big khaki head. Aroma of caramel, cinnamon, clove and other spices; some light nutty and vanilla hints. Flavor had a good malty backbone for the style; soem caramel and vanilla-ish flavors. Good spicing at the end; not too overdone. Surprisingly good flavor; sessionable for the style, which is unusual for me to say.


 grandridge (116), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 8, 2008  
I tugged on the cork until my hands hurt then I decided it was time to break out the corkscrew. Wasn’t too sure I would like this beer after I popped the cork and the beer spilled all over me. After I cleaned up the mess and sat down I poured the christmas ale into a glass and not surprisingly the head was huge. After it settled down I was able to get a lot of ginger and, fruit and sweetness in the nose. It kind of tastes like a gingerbread cookie. This actually is a good christmas beer. The dry finish is nice to offset some of the sweetness. I honestly wasn’t expecting much from this brew but was pleasantly surprised.


 BBB63 (3681), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
May 22, 2008  
2006 bottle provided by Eyedrinkale at DLD, thanks Mike: Caramel hued with a long lasting frothy head and very good lace. The aroma has notes of pumpkin pie spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove), grainy, caramel, flowery and yeasty. The taste has a biting spice overtone supported by some fruity and caramel notes. The finish is a tad yeasty and nutty. The mouth feel is dry and chewy. A nice complex beer but the spice character does become a tad overbearing in the end.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1448), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/58/104/518/20
May 17, 2008  
Sampled from a 750ml brown bottle this beer poured a slightly hazy ruby-caramel color with a huge tan head that lingered. The aroma was a lovely and richly complex mix of strong sweet and nutty malts, caramel, ripened fruit, ginger and spices. The flavor was a nicely complex mis of nutty malts, caramel, brown sugar, cocoa, ginger and allspice. Drier than I had been led to believe. The ginger, fruit and cocoa continue long on the finish. A remarkable beer, and one I will be looking forward to again next year.


 WISEGUY572 (1083), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/55/102/510/20
Apr 26, 2008  
Bah humbug. More of a Christmas cookie than a Christmas ale. Malty back bone, but the whole thing is overwhelmed by spices. Long after I’ve put the glass down and gone upstairs to enter my review I still taste gingersnap, clove, cinnamon. Pleasant sweet spice nose. Rich clear copper pour with a huge light brown head. Sweet, overly spiced, malt backbone, more spice, tannic nutty mouth feel. Sounds ok, but it just doesn’t work for me. Drain pour.




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