Sly Fox Grisette

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

On tap at the Phoenixville location. Poured a medium and somewhat cloudy golden color with a small sized white head. Aromas of spices, wheat, light citrus and yeast. Tastes of spices, white peppers, wheat, lemons, and light yeast. Had a bitter / almost tart finish.

Pours gold with a nice white frothy head. Smells earthy with some fruity hints. Tastes spicy and dry with a nice wildflower hint on the finish.

Tap at Barcade. Very pale white/golden colour with a creamy white head. Lovely spicy aroma. Light lemon and lime citrus notes with a soft but insistent cloviness as well. Light earthy notes as well, but mostly just light yeastiness, aromatic spices that are balanced in such a way that I can’t tell exactly what’s in here. Light wheatiness with a bit of spicy peppery character. Low maltiness keep it very light and refreshing. Nice saison.

Draft at P-ville. Pours hazy gold with minimal white head. I got spices in the aroma, plus yeast, lemongrassy malt, and some honey. Tastes sort of like a spiced up, hopped up cross between a wheat beer and an APA. It does finish on the tart side, with some floral, spicy saisony notes at the end. Unique and quaffable.

Golden hue with a nice frothy head and good lace. The aroma has notes of acidic fruit and bananas, candi sugar, farmhouse yeast and wheaty esters. The taste has a sour snap over sweet malts with a earthy and woody background. Bone dry finish with a lively mouth feel. Not a bad beer but need more depth.

Draft. Pours a hazy golden body with a white head. Dry musky with spices and earth tones. Grass and herbal with a hint of citrus and lemon. Decent.

Poured a hazy golden color with a medium sized, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of fresh grapefruit, vanilla, lemongrass, yeast, wheat, clove, and orange peel. Taste of honey, toasted dough, citrus fruits, juicy styrians, light banana, tart wheatiness, white pepper, and a dry, yeasty finish. Cheers...

Many, many draught tulips at Egajdzis’ house on 10/06/06
Soft peachy-tangerine colored body almost seems to have a hint of salmon-pink in it, though it also has a brass-golden tint as well. Slight glassiness, mostly clear, unfiltered and with gentle carbonation rising in the liquid to create and sustain a white head that provides ample lacing.
Light perfume in the nose is soft and speaks of delicate yeast nuances that create a lightly spiced, and softly invigorating aroma. Hints of lavendar and juniper, perhaps, with well-attenuated honey-like malts leaving a dry, aromatic graininess. Almost smells like rye, though I know there’s none in there. A soothing creaminess sits on the end, almost oat-like and well-matched to the perky beginning. Delightfully hopped, there is a notion of wet, green grass and fragrant lilacs. Incredibly seductive and surprisingly full in strength for its softness with positively no off-notes and a very classy yeast that dosent pump the aroma full of crude esters/phenols. Light strawberries and apples (faint) are about the extent. No alcohol noted, not surprisingly.
Deliciously malted, but equally well-attenuated, there is just a touch more here than your classic pils malt honey base. Just a smidgeon of baguette brushed with warm caramel. It quickly fades/becomes balanced by a pert bitterness that seems phenol driven or perhaps white pepper. Hops are juicy but not nearly overdone, lending more grassiness and almost a light tropical fruit nature that is probably a combination of yeast derived ester and hop. Carbonation is soft, gently engaging and produces a frothy effect on the finish. Dryness emerges moreso as it warms, but especially on the finish, where light apple/pearskin-like notes provide a reserved, dry fruitiness that matches the malt perfectly. Light yeast tartness crackles, cleansing the palate. Don’t find much wheat apparency, but then, I always have a tough time picking it out in saisons. A brilliant work of brewing, both delicate and flavorful. A touch of astringency builds on the palate, though it may just be wheat tanginess, but it somewhat distracts from the otherwise soft nature of the beer.