Black Raspberry Reserve
Sly Fox Brewing Company in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
6.70
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small off-white head. Raspberry and dark roasted malty flavoured. Mild acidic. Fruity, dark malty and mixed sweet, sulphorish and slight acidic. Ends medium dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2011
at 07:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. A gusher when opened, when finally the beer is in the glass it is slightly hazy deep red beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of raspberries as well as a bit of brettanomyces. The flavor is sweet with notes of raspberries, wood, and brettanomyces, leading to a dry and tart finish where the raspberry note lingers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2011
at 07:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to nellie via bu11zeye. Pours with a hazy amber body with an off-white head that slowly fades. Aroma is raspberry cordial. [period]. Boozy fruit notes, pretty sweet. Raspberry syrup. Very fizzy and very thin right off the bat. Has the mouthfeel of a soda. Flavors are raspberries, medium to sweet, light tartness. Finishes a bit yeasty. Nothing offensive here. Just raspberry syrup and soda water. Alcohol is well hidden though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2010
at 17:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
My rating reflects bottle and draft......Pitcher at brewpub (Phoenxville location)....looks like dark cranberry juice, with a dirty pale pink head (non-lasting)....very light and refreshing, yet thin...raspberry flavor very light....mild raspberry aromas as well...the alcohol is amazingly hidden!...raspberry preserves in the mouth but liquid jello form...no complexity throughout, very level, with its one level.....Bottle...circa 2005-2006....explosive entrance....this thing really wanted to be un-corked...dark reddish brown/magenta with dirty pink foam....pure raspberries on the sniff, a touch of alcohol....sweet almost lambic-like....finishes flat, but with some distinct raspberries in the mouth...one dimensional....fulfilling creaminess, good but may be entering past prime...slightly sour finish...---recommended food paring...turkey---
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2007
at 12:10
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 3
Deep dark purple coloured body with a lighter (still deep) purple bubbly head. Aroma of raspberries, malt, metal, some chocolate and event apples. Very Light-bodied; Didn’t expect such a thin beer, and also one that shows so little character. The first taste is watery, second is lightly raspberry. Some lemons, malt and a super small amount of hops are barely noticeable in this one. Aftertaste shows sharp tartiness coupled with a bit of the raspberries and just about nothing else. Overall, a pretty damn bad beer - nothing worth trying again and really not a beer worth spending any money on. Save your money and buy a lambic or just hope for a better fruit beer. I sampled this 750 mL bottle purchased at Oliver’s beverage in Albany, New York on 18-February-2007.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2007
at 00:27
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sampled from a 750 ml brown bottle this beer poured a vibrant raspberry color with a huge pink head. The aroma was sweet and tangy berry with a light but noticeable "beer" malt undertone. The flavor was very tart and tangy with a crisp raspberry element and a light malty undertone. There is a tart berry finish. The alcohol is completely hidden. Fabulous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2007
at 20:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Very nice ruby red color with lots of pink/red head. Nose is filled with raspberry, as well as some malt. Taste is much more like fresh raspberries with some malt and wheat. Nice crisp finish even has a bit of hops present. Thanks to DocLock!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2007
at 16:28