Ichor
Sly Fox Brewing Company

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From:
Sly Fox Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Quadrupel (Quad)
ABV:
10%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 13.51%
Reviews:
159
Ratings:
279
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 15, 2021
Added:
Feb 18, 2003
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  27
This Abbey-style Quadruple brewed with German Pils and Roast malts and dark candi sugar, hopped with German Tradition hops. Luscious and seductive, Ichor is brewed for both the body and the soul. This beer will improve with careful aging but is ready to drink now.
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Ratings by bjohnson:
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Reviewed by bjohnson from Massachusetts

2.26/5  rDev -41.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Another big thanks to warriorsoul for handing this off to me. you are too kind. After a labor intensive 5 minutes of prying the cork out, it finally popped--crap that took awhile.

A: Pours a very dark brown with a reddish tint to it. Very soapy and bubbly head dissipates very fast--no retention on the head. Bubbles on the sides of the glass make me believe it's carbonated, but I'm not sure as the cork slide out of the bottle and didn't pop. Looking at the cork now, I see it didn't expand outward as most corks in beer bottles do once they're popped. This almost looks like an aggressively poured red wine.
S: Spicy and wheaty in the nose with intense fruit. Cherries and other dark fruits. Those are the perfect aromas to a quad. The spicyness is subdued and the fruit aromas are hefty.
T/M: Well, this isn't carbonated at all. Flat, well, no sir, I don't particularly like my beer flat, unless it's on cask. Since it took me about 5 minutes to pry the cork out, well...I'm not a happy camper right now. Tastes like thick sweet juic with a wheaty aftertaste--those are layman's terms if you weren't aware. Wheaty notes aren't big but definitely noticeable. Dark fruit--fig and plum--notes covered in spices and a candied thickness stick to the palate and don't let go. Cough syrup like flavors towards the back of the throat and on the tongue made me cringe a bit. Aftertaste of wheaty cough syrup to put it bluntly. Unfortunately this wasn't the best quad in the world.
D: This went the way of the drain after the first snifter. Quality control problem? Possibly. If I cross the brew again, I'd be tempted to pick it up as it could be a great one.
Feb 25, 2007
More User Ratings:
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Rated by tradershmulie from Connecticut

4.05/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Very nice quad. Nice appearance, smooth drinking, not too sweet, worth having.
Aug 15, 2021
 
Rated: 4.3 by Vylo from New Jersey

Dec 27, 2020
 
Rated: 4.38 by denace_mennis from Pennsylvania

Jun 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by sendbeer from Georgia

Apr 29, 2017
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a cork and cage bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip. I took the cage off and set the bomber on the counter... about a minute later the cork flew off.

L: Cloudy dark reddish copper pour. Massive foamy off-white head that lasted and lasted. Crazy lacing.

S: Dark fruits and even darker candy sugars mixed with spice. Smells like a quad.

T/F: Taste is good... a bit sweet and heavy on the dark sugars. Caramel and baked goods... a dash of autumn spices, and definite dark fruits present. Fig and raisin. Very (over?) carbonated... thick and sticky on the mouth. Warming and a bit boozy. Finish is more brown sugar.

O: A tasty quad. Not the best I've ever had but far from the worst. The flavors are all there, but it trends an ooch too far to the 'sweet'. This would be a great 'gateway' beer to the bigger Belgian offerings, and one of the better Sly Fox brews I've had.
Mar 05, 2017
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

2.69/5  rDev -30.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.25
1/8/17....pours murky brown, mostly dark. Active fizzy foam builds high. Chocolately nose, subtle cherry fruits. Super carbonated malty mess. Disjointed bitter amidst the fizzy astringency. Hard to discern much in the mix. Not sure what happened, but this one bombed for me.
Feb 05, 2017
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Reviewed by BIGPOPPAS from New Jersey

4.37/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I was pleasantly surprised by this bomber that I picked up on a discount rack . It was full of flavor, nice foamy head and the 10% Quad kick was just perfect. Highly recommended American Belgian Quad :)
Oct 03, 2016
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania

3.66/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Deep garnet color with a half finger of airy, off-white head. Sweet smelling with plum, dates, red wine, a little oak and a touch of vinegar. Much thinner bodied than expected. Much of the aroma carries over to the taste, but in a much more muted form, other than it is intensely sweet. Tastes like there's sugar added -- something you'd pour over pound cake.
Mar 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by WastingFreetime from Wisconsin

Mar 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.76 by madelf66 from Pennsylvania

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Dec 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by paresis from Massachusetts

Dec 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.02 by Eziel from Ohio

Oct 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by DCHritz from Pennsylvania

Oct 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by Sludgeman from District of Columbia

Oct 04, 2015
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

4.28/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Undated 750 mL bottle at 42 degrees into snifter
Aroma of sweet fruit, weakens but lasts entire bottle
Head enormous (eight cm, slow pour), very light tan, frothy, slooowy diminishing to very irregular frothy ring and heaped frothy Island
Lacing patchy at best – some small to medium islands of tiny to medium bubbles and some ring drag
Body dark amber, clear - lot of sediment in bottom but a careful decantation fixes that
Flavor starts very sweet, tasting of brown sugar, then morphs into dates and figs; no hops, no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate full, syrupy, soft carbonation

Appearance 4.5, Aroma 4, Flavor 4, Palate 4, Overall 4

This was one of my first quads 'way back when. Revisiting it now that I know what a quad actually is, I found it surprisingly good.
Sep 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.85 by Raynman from California

Sep 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by goblue3509 from Pennsylvania

Jul 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by Scott_Hohenwarter from Pennsylvania

Jun 10, 2015
Ichor from Sly Fox Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 279 ratings