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Sly Fox Helles Golden Lager

Sly Fox Helles Golden Lager

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A Dortmunder/Helles brewed by
Sly Fox Brewhouse

Royersford and Phoenixville, Pennsylvania USA

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442.94/5.02.93/5.04.6%69.8Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Bronze Medal, GABF 2002. A German style Golden Lager beer brewed with imported German Pils and Carmel malt and Saaz and Hallertauer hops. Golden in color and medium-bodied with a gentle, dry finish. (NOTE: This beer was formerly called French Creek Helles.)

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 TAR (2008), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Jul 19, 2004  
Draft: Crystal clear greenish yellow. Fizzy, bright white head. Lovely mixture of ripe pilsner malt and pungent noble hops. Alluring hints of freshly buttered dough. Somewhat spritzy carbonation with a firm roundedness to the body. Elegant dollop of noble hops chase the frontal malt assault with lots of spicy bitterness. Subtlety complex notes of lagery minerals and juicy melon notes. Hops are lightly minty, as well, along with a touch of glazed malt sweetness. Finishes with loads of fluffy malt heft, yet with plenty of appetizing dryness to accentuate the peppery hop spice. Brian is a master of sucking every ounce of flavor from pilsner malt. Immensely complex in its subtleties. Stunning Helles.


 austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
May 5, 2003  
A rather sweet lager that perhaps isn't quite a dortmunder. Golden color with a fair amount of malt. Not much bitterness to speak of.


 NeroFiddled (105), Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
May 23, 2002  
An excellent interperetation of the Dortmund style with an impressive balance of malt and hop flavor! No flaws here.


 bbp182 (253), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/518/20
Jun 28, 2007  
On tap at The Great American Pub and Diner. The appearance is...well...golden. Haha. Pours a nice white foamy head. It has a hoppy smell for a lager. The taste of hops is present. I think I taste some lemony sorta. Not a bad lager.


 Dickinsonbeer (2550), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 14, 2005    Updated: Aug 6, 2006
Wow this is a really really light colored lager. Nice pure white lasting head though. Aroma is grainy and bready with some light pils malt. A tough of floral and herbal hops as well. Flavor is also mostly malty with a slight bitter finish. Finish is relatively smooth and very clean. Perfect summer beer. Very close to the Munich Helles style.



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