Dunkel Lager - Sly Fox Brewing Company

zoso1967

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

04-04-2012 00:24:10 | More by zoso1967

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-15-2013 14:23:52 | More by touchmeimsac

wattoclone

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.5%

04-25-2013 16:52:44 | More by wattoclone

Spoppy

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -24%

03-27-2013 21:14:40 | More by Spoppy

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.1%

01-24-2013 14:36:03 | More by xnicknj

jjd315

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.5%

09-24-2012 20:47:17 | More by jjd315

olympicgatorade

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

07-01-2012 17:36:20 | More by olympicgatorade

PaBeerLover

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-18-2012 18:32:56 | More by PaBeerLover

rfgetz

New Jersey

3.35/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a mostly clear medium brown, moderate cap of slightly off white froth, little retention on lacing. Scent leads with plenty of sweetness, but lacking in malt character, light caramel, faint faint vegital note. Taste again is sweet, but not in a pleasant malty way, mostly residual sugar-like, light caramel. Lighter side of medium bodied, some creaminess but no crispness. Uninspiring, lacking character.

Serving type: can

04-27-2012 18:51:58 | More by rfgetz

mvanaskie13

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into straight fluted pint glass, color is transparent amber with a great tan head that is about 1/2 thick but lingers nicely, no lacing

Smell is light caramel, hint of mild roast/chocolate malts with soft hop note.

Taste is caramel malt that comes through very smooth into some chocolate, light toffee hints of breadiness and roast in there as well. Nice clean bitterness cleans it up, a few reviews mention this is a nice mix of brown ale and amber lager which I think is a good description as the bready/smoothness is very nice.

Mouthfeel is crisp front with a smooth sweeter finish with nice lingering caramel notes and light hop bitterness.

Overall, a very solid, crisp dunkel lager with a surprising smoothness. the more I have the more I think this is rivaling the pikeland pils for drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2012 23:13:23 | More by mvanaskie13

zekeman17

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.5%

03-02-2012 17:10:34 | More by zekeman17

magine

Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a pilsner glass.

Pours a clear, lively, bubbly carbonated caramel. Thin bubbly lace head settles to no head at all. Almost no lace remains. OK looking brew. Almost wonder if I picked up a dud.

Brew smells of light toasted malts, caramel being in the forefront. Has some lingering hops as well. Biscuit and grains as well. Decent nose.

Brew is peppery upfront, then smooth in the middle. Finishes light and slightly dry. Crisp refreshing drinking here. Some caramel malts, grainy yeast. Almost a citrus hop flavor. A tad bit thin here. Pretty good brew.

A good solid drinker, an understated dunkel from Sly Fox. A disappointment from an otherwise great brewery.

Serving type: can

02-18-2012 01:45:00 | More by magine

jwat

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -30.9%

02-07-2012 00:22:18 | More by jwat

WhiteOak

Connecticut

4.22/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A- A nice looking dark copper color, with a light tan head which dissipates quickly to a ring.

S- Alluring aroma of classic Dunkel characteristics: sweet, toasty, grainy malt and nuttiness.

T- Nice flavors of grainy caramel malt with just the right toast, nuts, carob, graham cracker.

M, D- Very drinkable, with perfect CO2-to-sweetness balance.

Serving type: on-tap

02-02-2012 14:51:37 | More by WhiteOak

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

12-06-2011 22:01:59 | More by JohneHoodlum

tclapper

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +10.5%

12-05-2011 02:53:01 | More by tclapper

deapokid

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.5%

12-03-2011 17:55:57 | More by deapokid

JSkone09

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.5%

11-22-2011 00:31:46 | More by JSkone09

twiggamortis420

Texas

3.85/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz can courtesy of mgbickel, thanks Mike! Pours a fairly clear, light brown color with a surprisingly dense cap of beige head. Retention is decent and lacing fairly sparse.

Nose is pretty classic dunkel...light chocolate and roasty malt with a smattering of caramel and a bit of nuttiness. Hops are minimal and the yeast is clean. I think Im gonna like this...

Oh yea, nicely done Sly Fox. Creamy and has a nice sweet - roast interplay. I could drink a ton of this, I really enjoyed the O-fest from them and this one follows in the same vein. They certainly know their lagers. Only complaint I have is that I could use a bit less roasty astringency on the finish.

Serving type: can

09-23-2011 23:32:26 | More by twiggamortis420

Chaz

Minnesota

3.58/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a brilliant, dark amber-brown in color, topped with a one-fingered off-white head which dissipates at an average pace. Minimal lacing here, but about par for the style.

Nose is honey-sweet, dark malt with a bit of roast, really quite fruity and inviting. Some breadiness along with a light tang and an even lighter aspect of 'lagery' yeast, but altogether this is a clean and textbook example so far.

Sweet-ish and quite piquant on the first sip, with just the right amount of dark/roast malt character as well as a touch or breadiness coming through in the right places. Bitterness is representative of the style, really lingers nicely and acts to gently-balance the sweeter malt character. Hop character almost strikes me as 'citrusy', but I know there are no Cascades in use here. Still, this strikes me as the sort of bier that a Brown Ale lover might like if he could only bring himself to give "boring German / lager" styles a chance : )

Nice balance and a smooth character to the mouthfeel throughout the drink, and even at 5.3% this strikes me as a 'session' beer.

Judging by the scores it's received so far I run the risk of scoring this one too highly, but it is well above average with respect to what I routinely come across as far as the style is concerned -- I really wish that a canned Dunkel of this quality was regularly available to me! Instead I'll have to go for another excellent German-style lager in a can (Schell's Firebrick) which is alas, only a summer seasonal.

Big thanks to Dr. Woody Chandler for the chance to try this beer -- may his CANquest be fruitful and multiply!

Best-by date on can: 4/19/11

Serving type: can

08-15-2011 00:03:17 | More by Chaz

kenatbeerswap

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

poured from a 12oz can to a pint glass.

A: Nice reddish brown color, head was two fingers high and slowly dropped down to a thin layer on top.

S: Nice aroma of caramel that gave it a sweet smell.

T: Good caramel taste with a hint of nuttiness, very low bitterness.

M: Medium body with moderate carbonation.

O: The munich comes through in this beer and makes it a nice session beer.

Serving type: can

08-09-2011 03:57:09 | More by kenatbeerswap

bennetj17

Arizona

4.38/5  rDev +21%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Coffee amber color, very clear, with a few lazy bubbles rising to the top. The head starts out near a half-inch, and settles over a couple minutes leaving a ring and a touch of frothy coating. There's a pleasant maltiness in the nose, like fresh baked bread, with notes of caramel and fruit.

The taste has more grainy bread character, perhaps sourdough, and finishes with a solid bitterness to round it out. Clean and semi-dry. Light to medium thickness, well carbonated.

I'm very amazed at the quality of this lager. Everytime I drink one of these gems I keep wondering why I spend so much of time on IPA's and heavy stouts etc. If this beer is available where you live, don't overlook it...

Serving type: can

08-06-2011 06:08:27 | More by bennetj17

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

First had: on tap at ?

Poured a clear, copper brown with a thin white head that receded to a patchy layer. Mainly caramel in the aroma, with some musk going on. Slightly toasted malts in the taste, caramel, nuts, slightly earthy, with a little hoppiness coming in afterward. Medium mouthfeel, and fairly drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

06-18-2011 15:07:16 | More by Rifugium

msubulldog25

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Another from the bounty sent by CANquistador woodychandler, a 12 oz'er poured to a pint glass.

Label:
"A traditional Bavarian style Dark Lager, made with Munich, Pils and German Roast malts and a variety of Bavarian hops.
OG 13° Plato, 21 IBUs, Alc. 5.3% by Vol."

A: Deep amber that glows with a reddish fire at its core, a mild haze. Fairly simple carbonation, a few loners that vary in vigor. Barely a head: it starts as fizzing cream, maybe a 1/2 finger, but diminishes to a thin ring and centered blotch in a minute or so. Dots of lace, but nothing sticks.

S: Abundant fragrance: a honeyed cracker, light toast. Flowery, too, a light orange blossom or honeysuckle, apples. Just enough bittering hops tossed in to prevent rampant sweetness.

T: At first sip, the grains are predominant with caramel and bread crust at the forefront. Given another sip or two, a gradual spicing that hints at nutmeg with some apple skins begins to catch up. Good balance, deeper and more interesting as it warms. Finishes with a little tinny/metallic dryness.

M: Bright and crisp, but rather light-bodied and ending very gassy [burp]. Some mild malt stickiness rings the mouth. I do like the growing spice that tingles on the tongue for periods (think 'pop rocks'). Overall, pretty clean and very refreshing.

O: A solid, if not overly remarkable lager that showcases positively the Germanic/Bavarian heritage of the style. Likable enough and quite easy to drink. Nice to be able to try a good, malt-forward lager like this, especially from a CAN. No arm-twisting required for me to have another. If only I had another...

Serving type: can

04-25-2011 05:37:19 | More by msubulldog25

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Picked up a can at D's for 2 bucks (with takeout discount)

A - Pours a dark amber brown with a nice inch and a half of head. Carbonation a plenty!

S - Smells of a typical dunkel with caramel and toasted malts and a bit of roast and grain.

T - Nothing really stands out. The grain is kind of harsh and with bread malts and caramel rounding it out making it kind of lackluster. Roast is very moderate if any.

M - Light to medium. Pretty easy drinker

Overall I enjoyed the beer as a single but it still hasn't made me want more (6 pack or case) If I really want a tasty dunkel I would just pick up a Spaten.

Serving type: can

03-27-2011 23:56:41 | More by DrDemento456