One of SIX beers that Sly Fox currently cans. Phoenix Pale Ale is taking on the big boys in the PA canned beer market and doing quite well. Quite a beautiful looking can with some colors that almost match the beer inside perfectly!

From the Sly Fox site:

"A bold American Pale Ale brewed with Pale and Crystal malts and hopped with Centennial and Cascade hops from the Pacific Northwest. Copper in color, medium-bodied and spicy."

Here we go...

Pour - Dark amber in color, definitely not a pale looking pale ale. Head is big and fluffy. To think, this came out of a can!

Aroma - Some caramel, a little sour and musty along with a grainy sort of smell.

trong>Taste - Bittersweet would be the way I would it. Its sort of like the bitter hops and sweet malt blend together extremely well and produce a beer that has the flavor of brown sugar and honey combined with a subtle citrus taste. Its not "hoppy" per se, but its also not an amber ale...but it's close.

Overall - Very drinkable and non-offensive. It isn't going blow your mind but after two you'll realize its nice that beer comes in six packs.

Would I buy more of it? - Sure. Its a very good pale ale in a can. If it was available up here in MA it might be one of my go to canned beers for disc golf and/or camping. 

Note: Sly Fox runs two brewpubs and has a production brewery. They currently can and bottle their beers, produce a ton of great draft only options, come out with some great Belgian-style ales and are the only folks I know that put on a goat race every year (with the winner getting to be the namesake for that year's Maibock release).