Black Raspberry Reserve
Sly Fox Brewing Company in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
6.70
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 c&c from BottleSelect.com. Pours darkly ruddy with an off-pink head. Aroma is very raspberry - more black than not. Med minus body. Flavor is rather tart raspberry. Again more towards black than red. It’s really dryish, and has a raspberry tartness on into the finish. Goes a bit thinnish, but the flavor isn’t affected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 20:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle purchased @ Phoenixville, PA. Brewpub location. Color of liquid and head is purple. The aroma is heavy raspberry and sweet sugary berries. The flavor starts fairly sweet up front then turns quickly into a tart, acidic berry flavor. Body is more thin then I was wanting. A touch cloying and very one dimensional. A big letdown, really thought I was getting a bolder more complex beer with this one. Not bad at all just simple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2013
at 14:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4
Thanks Chris! 750ML enjoyed at home for my GF’s birthday. Enjoyed at 60F in a wine glass.
A - Gorgeous blackberry appearance. Nice head that’s also purple.
S - Smells great! raspberries, blackberries and cherries.
T - Dangit. Taste is nothing like the smell. No sweetness. tastes like fresh picked..almost too fresh picked blackberries and blueberries. Bland finish.
M - Light body, high carbonation
O - This was going to be great and then it wasn’t. Sigh.
A - Gorgeous blackberry appearance. Nice head that’s also purple.
S - Smells great! raspberries, blackberries and cherries.
T - Dangit. Taste is nothing like the smell. No sweetness. tastes like fresh picked..almost too fresh picked blackberries and blueberries. Bland finish.
M - Light body, high carbonation
O - This was going to be great and then it wasn’t. Sigh.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2012
at 15:49
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
This beer really smells good but the smell was misleading for me. I smelled tart sweet raspberries but the flavor of this beer was dull and muted. Much ado about a typical fruit beer. Yes, the smell and the appearance really saves this beer. Dark reddish purple hue. Well, somethign else makes this beer nearly acceptable; the carbonation. Yez, the co2 was there from the start, an easy friendly bubbling sensation. Not sure what to say of this, I guess a lambic or sweet thing was more than a beermaker should add. This is missing something that would separate it from the pack.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2012
at 13:35
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thx. to Tinus // 75 cl. Bottle sampled @ RBBSG 2012 // raspberry ruby coloured with an off-white head // smells of raspberry jam, some mashed raspberries // this tastes more or less like raspberry jam, which is pretty good for me; yummy, quite sweet, small touches of malt, some syrup, sweet , lots of jam, pretty much what fruit beers should be // med. body
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2012
at 07:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very red, crimson colour, off-white head. Aroma of raspberry, black raspberry, quite sweet, light bitter, malts and raspberry pips. Light sweet flavour, blueberries. Quite light, almost weak. Sweet finish, loads of raspberry.
(From 75cL bottle, shared @ RBBSG II, Wilrijk)
(From 75cL bottle, shared @ RBBSG II, Wilrijk)
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2012
at 04:22