Sly Fox Argentinean Cascade Pale Ale

Brewed by Sly Fox Brewhouse
Style: American Pale Ale
Royersford and Phoenixville, Pennsylvania USA

Tap at Blind Tiger. Pale amber pour with a thin white head. The nose is a little bit spicy and fairly fruity. There is a distinct blackberry/currant character on the nose. A touch of tangerine as well, but this is worlds away from the North American grown hop. Reminds me of beers that use a ton of Northern Brewer or Brambling cross and it comes across as a much more European tasting hop than I would have expected. The beer has a moderate bitterness with a lingering fruitiness. Pretty nice brew, really.

(Draught at Blind TIger, NYC) Poured amber and clear with medium sized and white head. Aroma of pine, hops and malts, Medium bodied palate with medium carbonation. Tasted of malts, hops, pine, bitterness, fruitiness and lightly sweetness. Bitterness and pine in aftertaste.

Tap at Fourth Ave Pub: Deep golden copper with an off white film of head. A softly sweet bready pale malt base backs up a spicy, zesty and piny hop presence- also displays some berryish fruit characteristics. Creamy light body- the body provides just enough mild sweet pale malt to balance a perfumy berryish hop character. A brief lemon rind note is there in the middle palate with a long, piny herbal bitter finish. A bit one-dimensional- The Argentinian cascade seems to possess less fruity/citrusy complexity than her North American cousin breed.

Tap at the Blind Tiger. A nice pale ale, revealing the rather obvious truth that cascade is an awesome hop. A bit more piney than I would have expected (must be the Argentinean part), but the citrus notes are still there. Potent with big carbonation. More east coast than west coast.

This is one of the better offerings of this year’s Hop Project from the Sly Fox. This beer pours a clean amber color with a thick and bubbly off-white head. The head leaves a good amount of lacing around the glass. The nose is quite hoppy, but balanced with a touch of bready malts, grass, lemon and pepper. The body is smooth and extremely drinkable. The flavors are well-balanced, with a nice hoppy tone and hints of caramel malt, grapefruit, lemon, black pepper and bread. The finish is again balanced with a slightly spicy note. Like I said, this is definitely one of the better APA’s of the Project this year.

On tap at Capone’s. Poured a medium and hazy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of floral hops, citrus, and toasted grains. Tastes of floral, citrus, toasted caramel, and some grains. Laciing left on the glass. Medium bitter with a lighter sweet finish.

Tap at Pville. Pours a lightly hazy golden amber with a smaller bubbly off white head. Aroma of toasted malt, toffee, various citrus and floral notes along with almost a noble hop spiciness. Flavor of lemon, floral hop notes, other citrus notes and a noble hop spiciness. This hop is an amazing flavoring hop. The malt character presents nutty, caramel notes along with an almost doughy character. Hands down the best of the Pale Ale series so far this year. Great hop bitterness, biting at first but then smooths out.