Sly Fox Renard DOr

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

Pours a crystal clear, golden straw with almost no head. Aroma is of flowers and of apple, apricot and some vanilla, cloves/black pepper. Alcohol is too much of a presence. Taste is sweet at the front with some hints of pear/apple and a slighty tart bitter finish. Some tweaking and this could be an amazing beer.

Tap @ Barcade (just before my glass of 120 minute IPA). Pours a clear gold color. Sweet malty aroma and flavor. Belgian yeasty notes in the both aroma and flavor. Long dry bitterness on the finish.

Tap at Barcade - clear light golden - aroma of pils malt, candi sugar, vanilla, some light mustiness and belgiany phenols - very crisp and hoppy on both ends - duvel-ish, at first - quite honey sweet through the middle - crisp hoppiness tries to temper this, but as it warms, the sweetness gets more and more potent - a bit floral - it is quite nice, I would just like it a little more dry.

From the tap poured golden with a good amount of head. Nice sweet malt light hoppy flavor with a lingering aftertaste.

Draft Phoenixville...no head by the time it was brought out....orange body with a slight haze to it...aromas of sweet malt and whiskey?.....initial sip is sweet with a vanilla almond taste.....a tad fruity but seems muddled in the alcohol heat mid-palate....a bit of bitter bite in the finish...medium lightly creamed body with little to no carbonation...seems like there are more distinct flavors to be found but the sweet overwhelms the senses...just lots of bitter sweet vanilla

From a sixtel I purchased at the Beer Yard in Wayne. Golden, thin creamy head. Sweet aroma, can definitely smell the "Belgian" in it. Scarily drinkable, crisp, clean, slightly fruity.

Draft->juice glass (tasting@brewery): Pours a small, diminishing head atop of a light amber body. Aroma is lightly of malt and hops, with the hops having a hint of herb to them, followed up, perhaps by some soapiness and raisin. The body is medium, the texture is of minerals, flat carbo, and a bitter finish. The duration of the taste is long, moderately acidic and bitter. Not a bad beer, but largely uninspiring.

On tap at the GL. Pours a clear light golden copper with a small white head. Aroma of coriander, black pepper, yeast and other spices. Taste is peppery with notes of coriander and black pepper.