Odyssey
Sly Fox Brewing Company in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.99
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It’s taken years, but we’ve tweaked this legendary Imperial IPA to perfection. Flavors of pine and citrus rind rush to greet the palate and are balanced by a biscuit-like malt backbone. A bevy of Bravo, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, and Citra hops combine to make Odyssey a hop lover’s dream!
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Big Top Beverage Mart, Roslyn case: Pours orange/amber colour with a creamy looking head that sticks around in some form or other for quite a bit. Aroma is citrusy hops, a lot of sugary malts, and a little bit of booze, but that is because it is quite warm. Taste is really bitter as per usual with Sly Fox. Aftertaste is pretty brutal. Some restrained sweetness. Medium bodied. Not bad.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2013
at 18:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
An Imperial IPA at 8.5%? PFFT. Bring it. Thanks Chris!
A - Dark brown amber. Nice clarity, 4 finger off-white fluffy head that faded to a finger leaving behind nice lacing.
S - Malty on the nose, lots of residual sugars, american hops, pinecones and burnt orange peels.
T - Holy bitter gods. This is a bitter almost astringent beer. Malt is high but not as high as the IBUs. Chewing on a pine cone, gnawing on grapefruit skins and making tea out of pine needles and you’ve got yourself some Odyssey!
M - Heavy body.
O - It’s so heavy, you’d think it was a 10.5% IPA. It’s not but it tastes like one.
A - Dark brown amber. Nice clarity, 4 finger off-white fluffy head that faded to a finger leaving behind nice lacing.
S - Malty on the nose, lots of residual sugars, american hops, pinecones and burnt orange peels.
T - Holy bitter gods. This is a bitter almost astringent beer. Malt is high but not as high as the IBUs. Chewing on a pine cone, gnawing on grapefruit skins and making tea out of pine needles and you’ve got yourself some Odyssey!
M - Heavy body.
O - It’s so heavy, you’d think it was a 10.5% IPA. It’s not but it tastes like one.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2012
at 15:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
10th January 2011
Hazy amber beer, good creamy white head. Soft palate, semi dry. Strong caramel malt, very creamy. Bitter piney hops, almost salty. Trace of orange. Lingering bitter after taste. Full in bitter IPA with an unusually luxuriant creamy malt base. A bit different.
Hazy amber beer, good creamy white head. Soft palate, semi dry. Strong caramel malt, very creamy. Bitter piney hops, almost salty. Trace of orange. Lingering bitter after taste. Full in bitter IPA with an unusually luxuriant creamy malt base. A bit different.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2012
at 04:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle I purchased @ the Phoenixville brewpub. Fresh bottle served at cellar temperature. The color is perfectly clear amber with normal amount of carbonation. Nose is a subdued caramel malt and toffee. Taste is pine hops upfront then flowing into grapefruit and grassy hops. The texture is dry with a lingering bitterness. Lighter in body for an Imperial however, it adds to the drinkability. Nice effervesces. Can you find much better in style? Yes you can but this is easy to drink with solid bitterness. Well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2012
at 20:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
65 cl bottle, BBE 02.12.2012
Aroma is sweet with toffee, caramel and biscuits. Flavour is sweet with hops, resin, caramel, some exotic fruits, toffee and hints of biscuits. Too sweet.
Aroma is sweet with toffee, caramel and biscuits. Flavour is sweet with hops, resin, caramel, some exotic fruits, toffee and hints of biscuits. Too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2012
at 06:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
650ml bottle from Bierkompass
BBE 12/2/12 - Pours dark amber orange with a sticky foamy head. Aroma of biscuity malts, caramel, some fruity hops and berries. Taste is malty with some fruity hops, caramel and biscuity notes. Finish is sweetish and malty with some fruity biscuity notes and caramel. Okay, a bit unbalanced and probably not very fresh.
BBE 12/2/12 - Pours dark amber orange with a sticky foamy head. Aroma of biscuity malts, caramel, some fruity hops and berries. Taste is malty with some fruity hops, caramel and biscuity notes. Finish is sweetish and malty with some fruity biscuity notes and caramel. Okay, a bit unbalanced and probably not very fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2012
at 06:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Light hazy and a fina golden orange colour. White head. Rich hoppy and light fruity aroma. A sharp hoppy flavour with a fine fruity and caramel background. Not a usual overkill american dipa. Lovely beer.
[Bottle. Trade with Grima. Wonder where he gets all these rare bottles from]
[Bottle. Trade with Grima. Wonder where he gets all these rare bottles from]
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2012
at 00:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Christers. Pours golden with a creamy offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruity hops. Taste is malt, caramel, fruity hops, peach, citrus, pineapple, booze. Medium to full body, lively carbonation. 250612
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2012
at 03:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Clear amber with big tan head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops and a little grapefruit. Flavour is malt, caramel, hops, little sweet, little grapefruit, little harsh, little citrus and medium bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2012
at 12:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - old hops. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 250612
Tried
on 25 Jun 2012
at 12:25