Vulpulin
Sly Fox Brewing Company
- From:
- Sly Fox Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,746 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #17,160 - Avg:
- 3.96 | pDev: 8.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 33
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 02, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 08, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 25
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
(vul’·pew·lin) : of, relating to, or resembling a fox-like creature grown entirely out of hop bines.
Hop farmers of the Pacific Northwest have reported sightings of an ethereal creature romping around their hop yards under the full moon. The Vulpes Lupulus has been described as a creature made from the bines themselves, causing the plants to wave and dance in the moonlight even when no breeze is present. Nonbelievers say it’s nothing more than a common fox out on her nightly hunt. While no hard evidence has been documented, we happen to believe in these wild tales.
Our fabled brew embodies the spirit of this crafty hop farm dweller. Bursting with Citra, Mosaic, Cascade, and Centennial, Vulpulin IPA grabs your senses and takes you on a midnight frolic through the hops yards.
Hop farmers of the Pacific Northwest have reported sightings of an ethereal creature romping around their hop yards under the full moon. The Vulpes Lupulus has been described as a creature made from the bines themselves, causing the plants to wave and dance in the moonlight even when no breeze is present. Nonbelievers say it’s nothing more than a common fox out on her nightly hunt. While no hard evidence has been documented, we happen to believe in these wild tales.
Our fabled brew embodies the spirit of this crafty hop farm dweller. Bursting with Citra, Mosaic, Cascade, and Centennial, Vulpulin IPA grabs your senses and takes you on a midnight frolic through the hops yards.
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Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania
4.1/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
8/18/24, at the brewery. Lovely!...location!
Aroma... Cotton candy, sweet juicy orange, papaya, and maybe even a hint of coconut.
Mouthfeel... Soft like velvet. Wow nice
Taste... Now we're onto something! Perfectly bitter and piney, no sweetness. Oh my, so good!
Aug 18, 2024Aroma... Cotton candy, sweet juicy orange, papaya, and maybe even a hint of coconut.
Mouthfeel... Soft like velvet. Wow nice
Taste... Now we're onto something! Perfectly bitter and piney, no sweetness. Oh my, so good!
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
4.27/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
12 oz can from a Giant market in S.E Pennsylvania.
Appearance. Amber colored body with an excellent off-white head.
Mouthfeel. Medium-high but soft carbonation in a full body.
This has typical levels of bitterness and hop notes, but a high amount of medium dark malts for the style.
Overall. An excellent example of a relatively low ABV yet malty IPA.
Sep 12, 2023Appearance. Amber colored body with an excellent off-white head.
Mouthfeel. Medium-high but soft carbonation in a full body.
This has typical levels of bitterness and hop notes, but a high amount of medium dark malts for the style.
Overall. An excellent example of a relatively low ABV yet malty IPA.
Reviewed by HardCider from Pennsylvania
3.95/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This beer has a hazy apricot color with a significant head. The aroma is very pleasant; sweet, hoppy and fruity. It has a very dry taste, which is surprising given the sweet aroma, but the dryness matches well with the bitterness and fresh hop flavor.
Jun 24, 2022
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.97/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Sly Fox Brewing Co. "Haze Fix IPA"
12 fl. oz. can coded "BEST BY:07/17/22 #32 09:11" and sampled on 05/25/22
$21.19/12-pk @ Javies Beverage, Philadelphia, PA
Notes via stream of consciousness: Vulpulin is brewed with Citra, Mosaic, Cascade, and Centennial. It's poured a hazy deep golden/amber colored body beneath a finger's width of yellowed off-white foam. The aroma isn't that bright but it offers notes of orange, mango, and pine. On to the taste... the malt is lightly sweetish and bready, and the same hop notes remain with a little bit more girth. Is there anything else? ... ... It's a little floral, earthy, grapefruit-like, and even peachy. A solid bitterness backs it and it finishes dry, citrusy, earthy, and lightly piney. In the mouth it's medium bodied and crisp. All in all it's a decent IPA but it could use a little more hops, at least in the aroma.
Review #8,004
May 25, 202212 fl. oz. can coded "BEST BY:07/17/22 #32 09:11" and sampled on 05/25/22
$21.19/12-pk @ Javies Beverage, Philadelphia, PA
Notes via stream of consciousness: Vulpulin is brewed with Citra, Mosaic, Cascade, and Centennial. It's poured a hazy deep golden/amber colored body beneath a finger's width of yellowed off-white foam. The aroma isn't that bright but it offers notes of orange, mango, and pine. On to the taste... the malt is lightly sweetish and bready, and the same hop notes remain with a little bit more girth. Is there anything else? ... ... It's a little floral, earthy, grapefruit-like, and even peachy. A solid bitterness backs it and it finishes dry, citrusy, earthy, and lightly piney. In the mouth it's medium bodied and crisp. All in all it's a decent IPA but it could use a little more hops, at least in the aroma.
Review #8,004
Reviewed by Chickenhawk9932 from Pennsylvania
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a beautiful pale copper with a frothy cream colored head that hangs around.
Citrus - orange, grapefruit - resinous pine, mango and star fruit.
Taste is sweet tropical fruit balanced by bitter citrus all overwhelmed by a resinous pine flavor. Thick and creamy mouth feel.
Aug 11, 2021Citrus - orange, grapefruit - resinous pine, mango and star fruit.
Taste is sweet tropical fruit balanced by bitter citrus all overwhelmed by a resinous pine flavor. Thick and creamy mouth feel.
Reviewed by DavetotheB from Pennsylvania
3.73/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a 12oz can dated best by 8/5/21 into my trusty Fenway Park pint glass (black printing). Props to the can art which reminds me a little bit of the Squonk from Genesis.
Pours a murky, not quite opaque, yellowish orangish brown with about two fingers of white head. Decent retention, light lacing.
Smells of oranges, citrus peel, pine, resin and a bit of pineapple.
Taste is a little muddled not revealing anything distinct. Definitely some earthy, piney dankness. Some bitter citrus peel in there.
This drinks easy enough. Softer mouthfeel for the amount of pine in the taste-just a little bit of stickiness. Bitter aftertaste. Medium bodied.
This isn't a bad beer just not what I was expecting I guess. This is labeled a "Tropical IPA". On the nose a bit, not so much on the taste.
May 09, 2021Pours a murky, not quite opaque, yellowish orangish brown with about two fingers of white head. Decent retention, light lacing.
Smells of oranges, citrus peel, pine, resin and a bit of pineapple.
Taste is a little muddled not revealing anything distinct. Definitely some earthy, piney dankness. Some bitter citrus peel in there.
This drinks easy enough. Softer mouthfeel for the amount of pine in the taste-just a little bit of stickiness. Bitter aftertaste. Medium bodied.
This isn't a bad beer just not what I was expecting I guess. This is labeled a "Tropical IPA". On the nose a bit, not so much on the taste.
Reviewed by DuaneL from Delaware
4/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a very good straight up IPA with all my favorite hops like Citra, Mosaic and Cascade. 6% alcohol which is a nice medium amount, but still has great flavor. Not too bitter.
Apr 29, 2021
Reviewed by JRybacki from Pennsylvania
4.49/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I just realized I have not reviewed this beer, one that I became pretty fond of over the last year or so. It came in their mixed 12-pak of beers.
Poured from a 12oz can into a stem glass.
Nice thick luxurious head when poured. Good lacing left on the glass.
Solid copper color and opaque.
Aroma is tangy, spicy, and hoppy.
Taste is of citrus and tart hops, with earthy undertones.
Mouthfeel is crisp, but not too biting, and smooths out after a few drinks.
Overall, I love all beers put out by Sly Fox and they are my go-to local brewery. This beer is heavy on hops, middle of the road in ABV, and really enjoyable without getting too complicated. The 'tropical IPA' moniker is a little misleading as the overall impression is a hop-forward beer with some nice citrusy, spicy notes. This beer replaced one of their solid original beers ( '113 IPA') and possibly their 360 IPA as well, but glad to have this one available now.
Well done.
Feb 24, 2021Poured from a 12oz can into a stem glass.
Nice thick luxurious head when poured. Good lacing left on the glass.
Solid copper color and opaque.
Aroma is tangy, spicy, and hoppy.
Taste is of citrus and tart hops, with earthy undertones.
Mouthfeel is crisp, but not too biting, and smooths out after a few drinks.
Overall, I love all beers put out by Sly Fox and they are my go-to local brewery. This beer is heavy on hops, middle of the road in ABV, and really enjoyable without getting too complicated. The 'tropical IPA' moniker is a little misleading as the overall impression is a hop-forward beer with some nice citrusy, spicy notes. This beer replaced one of their solid original beers ( '113 IPA') and possibly their 360 IPA as well, but glad to have this one available now.
Well done.
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