Ichor - Sly Fox Brewing Company

Phatz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Second time with this beer: Same experience. No carbonation but tasty like a wine or liquor.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown color with a touch of ruby to the hue and very very little collar around the edge even after a hard pour there was little head that dissipates right away.

Smell: Dark fruits and warm alcohol. Plum prune raisin cherry and brown sugar in the nose.

Taste: Like the nose it is dominantly sweet and warm. It seems reminiscent of the wheat wine I had the other night the warm green grape and sweet wheat attribute but the cherry and fig attribute are there as well with some sherry.

Mouthfeel: Very viscous and yet slick smooth edges due to the fact that there is no carbonation.

Drinkability: It is a *sweet* nightcap beer. I was happy to be sharing one bottle.

Hope this is helpful.
Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2007 00:23:59 | More by Phatz

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

04-22-2013 14:25:36 | More by Jason1337

socon67

New York

3.39/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

On tap at Barcade, Brooklyn NY

A - Pours dark brown with really no head at all. Lacing is in faint rings on the glass.

S - Smells of dried sherry, fresh raspberries & cherries, and candy sugar. While initially this had a great aroma I found it tedious the longer I held the glass.

T - Too sweet for the style, and really reminded me of trying to drink a dessert wine. Very sweet from sugary fruit. Tastes of red grapes, and finishes with a slight acidic burn. Just not my thing.

M - Complexity is there but maybe it could have been less sweet and more blanced with subtle malt and a little more caramel or some other sugary flavor that wasn't from fruit. Felt a bit tedious and while I didn't drainpour it I barely finished the glass.

O - Not my choice for a quad. Give Sly Fox credit for the attampt but i'll pass.

Serving type: on-tap

03-10-2013 21:18:39 | More by socon67

jlc

New York

4.75/5  rDev +23.7%

03-05-2013 12:45:34 | More by jlc

IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

02-18-2013 14:48:16 | More by IPAchris

jiffymon

New York

2.5/5  rDev -34.9%

02-11-2013 22:00:04 | More by jiffymon

DmanGTR

New York

4/5  rDev +4.2%

01-30-2013 13:39:44 | More by DmanGTR

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

01-27-2013 15:27:39 | More by t0rin0

jjd315

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%

11-26-2012 21:50:55 | More by jjd315

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Picked up an old bottle of this for 6 bucks at the local House of 1,000 beers.

A - Head is nice on this one yet just a 1/4 inch which is not very sticky. Color is a deep chestnut brown almost to the point of pitch black but clear at the base.

S - Getting some great sugar plums and cherries in the smell. By far the sweetest smelling quad I ever got.

T - Well the cherries kind of come off artificial and with the alcohol remind me somewhat of cough syrup. Still it's easy to drink with some average dark fruits and candied sugar tastes.

M - Really fizzy much lighter than I expected for the style. Makes for an easy drinking beer it just feels weird for a quad.

Overall worth the 6 bucks I paid but not worth a revisit at around 9-10 bucks. I would rather pick up a St Bernard for the same price. Also the fake cherry taste is kind of off putting.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2012 03:59:37 | More by DrDemento456

mscott1975

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

11-23-2012 23:48:39 | More by mscott1975

JimmytheSaintPSU

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%

08-21-2012 17:22:21 | More by JimmytheSaintPSU

randygreener

4.75/5  rDev +23.7%

08-16-2012 01:27:21 | More by randygreener

ms11781

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

07-28-2012 14:48:46 | More by ms11781

ksimons

New York

3.38/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A-a dark toffee brown with ruby highlights and two fingers worth of creamy head

S-malts, caramel, plums, and a bit of alcohol. The smell picks up a bit throughout the beer.

T-sticky malt, raisins and plums, caramel, and spicy alcohol

M-medium body, light to medium carbonation, leaves a sweet spicy aftertaste

Overall I think the strong alcohol helps this beer a lot since there is really not much carbonation at all. It is a very sweet beer which might turn people off. I like it, probably won't try it again though.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2012 22:37:03 | More by ksimons

jbaker67

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

07-08-2012 13:29:15 | More by jbaker67

jera1350

Minnesota

4.45/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

2010 vintage.

Dark mahogany with an ever active head of dense sandy colored foam that just keeps growing.

Massive fruit notes with malty sweetness and bubblegum. Layer after layer of complex fruit scents.

Huge sweetness up front with dark fruits such as plum, raisin, date, red grape and fig. Warm alcohol, woody/oaky spice, toffee, caramelized sugar and toasted walnuts. So very complex and deliciously drinkable at the same time.

The carbonation is big and pretty soft, but a touch fizzy. The body is a touch light for the style and the finish is extremely dry.

Great quad here. This is an awesome american made example of the style. This is up there with the top ones straight out of Belgium for me.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2012 02:50:00 | More by jera1350

Mudawg

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

06-26-2012 03:37:19 | More by Mudawg

whatname

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-26-2012 17:35:52 | More by whatname

srw

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-07-2012 20:08:34 | More by srw

jmdrpi

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750 mL bottle, corked and caged. no date, but bought recently, it should be fairly fresh.

appears chestnut brown with amber highlights. little head. sweet malty aroma - caramel, raisins, it's rich. taste is similar - complex malt flavors. brown sugar, dark fruit. slight Belgian style yeast. smooth mouthfeel, medium thickness, low carbonation.

overall - a nice Quad, especially for an American version.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2012 03:38:42 | More by jmdrpi

rfgetz

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a dark red tinted brown, cloudy with thick khaki head, good retention, some stickiness to the beer and lacing. Scent brings a potent mix of dark fried fruits - raisins, dates, prunes - and backs it up with candied sugar, brown sugar, light light molasses, faint herbal quality. Taste tones the nose down a bit, still strong in the fruit front, backing off on the sweetness a bit, slightly lacking in the yeast department for the style. Medium bodied, smooth, creamy, touch of earthiness. Not as subtle and complex as world class quads, but still very nice with some bold notes.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2012 17:25:45 | More by rfgetz

BostonBrewins

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

04-16-2012 16:29:36 | More by BostonBrewins

kmwilson76

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

03-18-2012 23:18:26 | More by kmwilson76

hays99

Kansas

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

03-01-2012 15:27:48 | More by hays99