Sly Fox Challenger IPA
Sly Fox Challenger IPA
Rated 3.543 by BeerPals
Brewed by Sly Fox Brewing Company
Phoenixville, PA, United States
Style: IPA
7% Alcohol by Volume
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This is the seventh single-hop ale brewed as part of IPA Project 2005. Challenger is "grandaughter" of the Northern Brewer variety, bred in England. This hop, noted for its spicy aroma, can can be used for bittering, flavor and aroma because it blends well with other English hop varieties. Challenger is often used in brewing British Bitters, Porter, Stout, ESB and Brown Ales.
ID: 18799 Last updated 2 weeks ago Added to database 19 years agoKey Stats
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Statistics
| Overall Rank | 2588 |
| Overall Percentile | 95.3 |
| Style Rank | 184 of 6163 |
| Style Percentile | 97 |
| Lowest Score | 3.7 |
| Highest Score | 4.1 |
| Average Score | 3.950 |
| Weighted Score | 3.543 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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4 Member Reviews
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8
wow this one mmmmm. Poured a hazy goldish color with good head and amazing lacing. Aroma was pine and and citrus. Flavor yum yum grassy hops citrus light fruits malty base in there was amazing. Very very well balanced
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
Sly Fox Challenger IPA - poured an orange colored body with an off white head with some lacing. The taste was smooth, crisp start and a hoppy kick in the finish. Nicely balanced.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9
I wasn’t expecting much after moving from the Pale Ale (boring) to this one, but it exceeded expectations. The appearance was golden amber colored with a nice head and great lacing (many of these Sly Fox beers have been so). Lacing was not continuous, but left long fingers or trails on the glass with good coverage. The aroma was mildly hoppy, not much else going on (again, not excited to try this one at that point). The flavor, though, was outstanding without being hop crazy. Grapes, other fruits, some citrus, were all present in the malty base that was well balanced (again, not overly hopped) with a hop presence. I liked the approach, I liked the hop selection, and the flavor was great. Mouthfeel was typical for the style, but not too thick.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8
Poured a hazy amber color with a medium sized, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of pine, citrus, floral hops,a nd light caramel malt as well. Taste was very fruity, some caramel malts, grains, grassy hops, and citrus fruits, finishing with bitter fruits and light alcohol.
