The Funk
Mad Fox Brewing Company

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From:
Mad Fox Brewing Company
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
6%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 9.54%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
26
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 20, 2017
Added:
Jan 21, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by fields336:
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Reviewed by fields336 from Virginia

4.09/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A; Same as the saison, nice light golden to orange color, with very little head on it

S; pine, grapefruit, yeasty, orange, clove smell comes through at the end

T: citrus, grapefruit, then a wave of funky saison, then nice bready malt flavor and a nice yeasty clove/cardamom finish. goes amazing with the mussels i ordered

M: nice medium bodied beer with medium to high carbonation

O: i love the american twist on a classic belgian saison. would recommend this to belgian beer lovers and pale ale/ipa loves as well
Jan 25, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by timothybarney from Virginia

Mar 20, 2017
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Rated by ThisWangsChung from Maryland

2.77/5  rDev -28.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.77/5: Lacking in rusticity, and the Citra hops can't make me overlook the flabby feel
Feb 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by seanchai from Virginia

Jul 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by atrocity from Virginia

Jul 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.47 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Jul 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Griggsy from Colorado

Jan 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by Andnkuhn from Virginia

Nov 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by nmann08 from Virginia

Aug 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dave_Treat from Virginia

Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Jul 03, 2015
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

3.93/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On cask... Have had this one a few times and enjoyed it more times that not, but do feel there are variations in my enjoyment more so than most beers. Not sure if it's due to the process and cask nature.

A: hazy orange with decent head coming from the cask that laces the edge
S: raw green side of the Citra dry-hopping is the most prevalent

T: I have a feeling this might be a fresh batch (watch me be completely off), because the hops come through nicely. As for the base Saison, it is hidden a lot by the Citra, grassy and orangey. The base is earthy, and some of the yeast pokes its head out late, along with a turn of the citrus taste towards lemon. Really plays more like a (perhaps slightly mild) Belgian IPA to me.
M: pretty good for a cask beer to me. Decent carbonation and very smooth.

O: this tasting was more impressive than my last. This review could be edited multiple times if I keep up with it.
Jul 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by macshark from Virginia

Jun 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by JWalterWeatherman from Virginia

May 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by 21Maestro8 from Virginia

Dec 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by scottDC from District of Columbia

Sep 06, 2013
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Reviewed by blackie from Oregon

3.38/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
"the funk" the mad fox saison dry hopped with citra - this was labeled "wet freshy funk" at the time, wet hopped with fresh citra

a: cask serving in a nonic pint at the brewpub, the beer is a hazy, darker golden in color, sporting a full finger of thick carbonation, retains well

s: the base beer is a sweeter saison - rich with malt and a bready yeast character that also brings some spice, some nice pulpy orange and tropical aromas blend with the yeasty esters in kind of a strange way, and there’s a bit of sour mixed in there as well, almost lemony

m: carbonation slight, medium bodied, typical cask smoothness

t: a dense, malty saison flavor fills the background, yeast bringing bread, spice, and fruit; dank steeped orange from the citra but a strange, lemon-acid sour running through the thing with a side note of sweat really puts me off, starts right off the sip and ducks out right at the finish, some drying to end things

o: not a fan of the combination between the sweet saison and the persistent funky/sour flavor - not sure where that’s from, was not present in the galaxy version (note that the type of “sour” here is open to interpretation, not really something I can honestly pin down, but it’s there), some promise on the nose but it overpowered the flavor
Sep 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jcurtis55 from Indiana

May 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by ipas-for-life from Virginia

May 23, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by jacewg from District of Columbia

Feb 13, 2013
The Funk from Mad Fox Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 26 ratings