Sly Fox Black Raspberry Reserve

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

Bottle shared by a generous soul at the BSP. Pours reddish purple with an off-white head that dissipates almost immediately and leaves no lacing to speak of. The smell is super sugary and dominated by pureed raspberries and brown sugar. The taste has the same fruity sweetness but has a definite dry red-wine character underneath that tries to balance the sweetness a little bit through the finish. The mouthfeel is bubbly but dry. This was an overpoweringly sweet beer than had an interesting dry wine profile in the taste that didn’t seem to balance exactly right. Unique but only OK.

On tap at Earth. Awesome ruby red body with a thin pink head. The smell is very sweet but the raspberry aroma isnt very authentic. The taste is sweet, kinda cloying, with very little balance. Fruity and sweet, and then finishing slightly tart.

Probaly the best fruit beer I’ve had. It’s aroma is full of a raspberry champagne alcohol aroma. It’s appearance is a dark ruby color, with a sexy feminine pink bubbly head. It’s flavor is not as flavorful as it is effervescent. It’s obvious stuffed with a raspberry flavor and it’s complimented by the dry champagne like effervescence and feel.

750ml from SS summer 07. Good black raspberry aroma on the nose. Red body with pink head. Flavor has mild sweet berry flavor with some tart. Beery aftertaste left on the palate also a dryness. Thanks to Santa who I never did figure out who it was.

Bottle I’ve had in the cellar for far too long. Pours dark reddish purple with a pink head. Nose is sweet with raspbeery. Taste is sweet with lots of fruit flavor. This is better than what I guessed, but its a bit thin even for 8%. Also it has almost too much carbonation.

Thanks for sharing, Weepie. Dark red body, light pink head. The raspberry aroma is very strong. A nice floral smell. The taste is subtle raspberry, very fresh, not sweet. Fruity and well balanced. A lightly tart finish. Very well made.

Thanks to Lem for the taste of this one--Poured a beautiful rich pink-violet-magenta body with a foamy, crisp pink-off-white head. Very effervescent and carbonic. Alcohol hidden in fizziness. Bright raspberry finish, tart and sugary. Sour and delicious, though a little thin in the finish.

A deep burgundy color with a thick fizzy pinkish-colored head. Disappears quickly, but the effervescence is very apparent. An aroma of strong sweet raspberries, almost a raspberry liquor. Very deep and malty. The flavor was surprisingly light on sweetness, which I really enjoyed. There was almost too much carbonation in it. It all turned to fizz as soon as it hit the mouth. Has a nice flavor of sour wild berries that finishes dry. A very true raspberry flavor without an overpowering sweetness. The body is sort of thin once you get through all of the fizz.