Black Raspberry Reserve - Sly Fox Brewing Company

Boto

Connecticut

4.22/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Draught @ Sly Fox in Phoenixville: The beer pored a very dark ruby red color. Mine had a small bit of a pinkish head on it. The nose is a bit strong. It is heavily of tart raspberries, and yet it isn’t quite to the point of being overpowering. Nothing else comes through. The taste is raspberry, yet it is balanced and not too sweet. This was a very satisfying beer.

Serving type: on-tap

09-09-2004 21:04:54 | More by Boto

blitheringidiot

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Murky dark violet meets purple clouded unfiltered wheat hued pour.

Bold raspberry and tart fruity berry IHOP pancake syrup scents pervade the nose.

Delicious fruity tart acidic mixed citrousy orangy and berry flavors with a tart short aftertaste.

Light to medium body. Extremely refreshing enjoyable body and style. Quaffable drinkability. Just like sipping any favorite summer fruit juice or iced tea.

Last swigs: Raspberry pushed pucker while not quite a sour, a liquid dessert. Confession # 1: these fruity beers are a favorite of mine. How do you pack a pungent punch into this? Not sure. Yummy.

Beer is good. happy local bering.

Serving type: on-tap

09-09-2004 05:57:06 | More by blitheringidiot

stingo

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This is a beer that is best experienced fairly warm. The character of the raspberry is very different when cold - nearly astringent. But when allowed to warm the flavor balances out nicely between the light wheat at the front of the palate and the dark raspberry flavor at the back. Pours a nice medium purple with pink head, and a definite raspberry nose. The mouthfeel, due to the absence of any sweet taste, is very nice - light to medium and somewhat acidic. Drinkability is very good as I have been known to down a few of these in a session. Very well done - highly recommended.

Serving type: on-tap

09-01-2004 02:31:26 | More by stingo

frank4sail

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Wonderful light purple look with a frothy light beige head. Very refreshing wheaty raspberry nose. The taste is as it smells and is very well balenced. The raspberry is there but not overly sweet. The brew is quite dry upfront and then it sweetens slightly in the finish. Quite drinkable and quenching. The mouth is medium with a slight pucker in the finish. I like it!

Serving type: on-tap

08-30-2004 02:34:34 | More by frank4sail

sulldaddy

Connecticut

3.85/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Served in a snifter glass at the pub. Brew is purple-red in color with a soft tightly packed pinkish head. Doesnt look much like a beer. More like frothy grape juice.
Aroma is rich with raspberry and maybe cranberry hits. Smells like black raspberry ice cream, but overall nose is mild.
Light bodied brew with mild carbonation, almost like a cask ale.
Flavor is tangy sweet raspberry up front. This moves to a light rather empty finish, but it is a nice flavor while it lasts some good tartness. Beer is smooth and easy to drink but not overly complex. A tasty beer but not much going on after initial flavor hit.

Serving type: on-tap

08-06-2004 02:10:11 | More by sulldaddy

ark57

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

It is a black color with purple around the edges and a pink colored head. It has a slight berry aroma. The body is light and there is some tart berry flavor. It finishes pretty dry and clean. It is crisp and refreshing just a tad too dry. It does pack a wallop so you can't drink too many.

Serving type: on-tap

03-24-2004 18:30:14 | More by ark57

DaDooBrew

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Beautiful dark purple/black with a quickly disappearing - probably due to the alcohol content - fluffy white 'wheat beer' head. My first impression was one of wonder - how did they DO this!? The black raspberry flavor was wonderful - nice but not 'puckering' or astringent as is often the case. I fully expected to find a seed floating in the glass. The crisp wheat flavor was in the background, but augmented the raspberry as opposed to just laying around in support. They must have used a fairly docile wheat beer yeast (American?) as I did not detect any of the common German weizen characteristics. Its body/mouth feel was medium-light, no discernable hop aroma (fine for this brew) and I found it VERY drinkable. But be careful, it will creep up on you. This is my favorite 'fruit beer' (so far) this summer.

Serving type: on-tap

08-27-2003 17:21:39 | More by DaDooBrew

Scoats

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +25%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The beer is purple with a purple head giving some people the misimpression this is a "dark" beer, which I guess technically it is, but the color comes from the massive amount of raspberries, not from chocolate malts. This beer is a refreshing blend of sweet from the the berries and tart from the wheat beer. The massive amount of berries give the beer a very luxurious taste and appearance. This is a real crowd pleaser, pleasing both beer geeks and cross over drinkers.

Serving type: on-tap

08-21-2003 12:43:40 | More by Scoats

oberon

North Carolina

3.78/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a deep red almost black with a light head,the aroma is very nice of raspberry puree and powdered sugar.Taste is of raspberry puree up front and has a quick dryness to it that gives this beer a rather quick finish.Not a bad beer but they make so many better.

Serving type: on-tap

07-24-2003 13:58:11 | More by oberon