Sly Fox Crystal Pale Ale

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

Draught at Bar Great Harry. Amber color with a frothy off-white head, leaving spots of lacing. Floral citrus aroma with a bit of apple skin. Flavor of mostly clean light caramel malt with some grainy notes and a spicy, herbal and citrus hop backing. Mildly spicy bitter hop finish. Nice balance here. Pretty good overall.

On tap at the Peekskill Brewery. Pours a clear golden amber with a small white head. Aromas of sweet pineapple, baking apples and light citrus fruits, with lots of citrus and hop notes. Medium mouth feel and full of malt. Finishes with a nice crisp grapefruit bitter. Had the Boadicea a couple weeks back… this one is much nicer.

Another very good pale ale from the Sly Fox. This entry of the 09 Project pours a bright and clear amber color with a generous off-white head. There was substantial lacing left around the glass in a cascading fashion. The nose was full of citrusy and floral hops, along with some hints of grass, caramel and toasted bread. The flavors were dry and spicy, with notes of nuts, citrus, grapefruit and a touch of caramel. The finish was smooth, very dry and spicy with a big grapefruit flavor.

Tap at Barcade. Pale amber beer. Thin head. The aroma is quite lovely. Softly spicy and herbal over a fairly light crisp crackery maltiness. Lightly zesty with a fairly lean bitterness. It’s got a pretty solid spicy/herbal flavour as well that works pretty well with the bready yeast. Pretty nice APA.

Tap at P-ville. Pours medium coppery toward dark straw at the bottom with 1-finger of off-white head. Nose is lemongrassy hops, pale malt, florals, citrus, and mild bready notes. Tastes citric, hoppy, with caramel. Not bad, but not as good as the varietal IPAs.

a nice pale with good fruit flavor and hop profile. light dark/dank sweetness the hop flavor is a bit more mellow than normal for a U.S. pale but still flavorful and substantial in body. refreshing none te less with a peppery component though not really spicy to my taste. on the fair line and subsequently interesting.looks pretty good.

Cask at Sly Fox Phoenixville: Aroma of hops, grapefruit, moldy laundry, and slight citrus. Poured amber/slight golden in color with a big, rocky, dense head that lasted throughout. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of hops, grass, pale malts, and slight pine. Medium body. Dry texture. Soft carbonation. Lightly sweet, grassy, hoppy finish.

Poured a clear amber color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, toasted malts, toffee, grass, and citrus. Taste of caramel, some nuts, toast, citrus, grass, and a light grapefruit finish.