Sly Fox Prometheus

Brewed by Sly Fox Brewhouse
Style: Porter
Royersford and Phoenixville, Pennsylvania USA

This happens to be my growler of the day. Pours very dark mahogany, almost black with some beige head lacing. Sweet nose. Flavors are very sweet. Chocolate and smoked peat dominate the taste. Very well crafted brew.

Very dark brown with a slightly reddish hue, creamy & thick brown head, lots of notes of coffee & cocoa in the nose & the body, slight burnt flavor as well, very well-rounded, very warming beer as well, I couldn’t cool down the rest of the evening after this, excellent porter

Dark reddish deep brown, fully covered by a large-sized lasting creamy beige topping. Besetting bready yeastiness remains shy besides the dominant toasted and chocolatey malts. Nuts, cereals and plum variations on the malt theme lift the mellow peaty smokiness to a warming level, though procuring more roasty bitterness than I’d imagined. Oaky, mineral palate. Medium bodied, creamy texture, foamy carbonation. Cool experiment certainly, but with the early skyscraper scores, I was expecting something bigger or smokier.

Pours a dark brown color with a thin light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt with chocolate and fruits. Good flavor of chocolate, fruits and a roasted malt that isn’t as round and rich as I thought it would be, the finish is bitter. The palate is light and creamy with soft carbonation. This is a good porter but I didn’t find any trace of smoked malt and I found this ambitious beer promising but lacking in the delivery.

The Lure:
Cocoa shavings bring forth sweetness, while roastiness tickles. An evident dessert beer, but not as orgasmic as was hoped.

The Festivities:
Sweet chocolate malt proliferates into the roastiness, as orange-like fruitiness attempts to diversify and lighten this after-meal special. Frothy carbonation surprises and bothers at times, as does the lack of the smokiness purported.

Transcendence:
Creation is a scary, ambitious undertaking.

On Draft at Phoenixville location. Pours a dark ruby with a small head. Aroma is conspicuously faint on this one, roasted malt and coca-cola, but no smoke to be had with this one. Flavor is of roasted malt, chocolate, plums, and a low level of smoke. NIce medium body, maybe a little too fizzy, but with a long finish. A little disappointed in this one. When the menu says Smoked beer I want some smoke man! It does come out a little in the finish, but too little and too late. Drinkable, but I didn’t find it as wonderful as the rest of the folks here.

Picked up a growler of this from the brewery. Poured almost black at first site, but as I held it up to the light you could see it was more of a dark brown with some amber. Head was light tan and left some lacing. Aroma is sweet caramel, also picking up some lactose and smoke. The feel was smooth and creamy. The smoke was up front but not over powering. Was also picking up some coffee, chocolate and some darker fruits. One of the best Porters I’ve had. Great job Sly Fox.

Thanks to egajdzis for sharing his growler with me... Appears a dark brown with a 1 finger tan head and a nice tan collar. Decent lacing is left behind. Smell is of sweet lacto sugar and slight chocolate and smokiness that fits in well with this beer. Taste is exellent, if not the best smoked(imperial) porter I’ve ever had. Chocolate with cream and a touch of smoke. Mouthfeel is excellent with the carbs flowing perfectly through the mouth. Drinkability is kick ass. Best beer by Brian O that I’ve had in a long time.