sly fox brewery celebrates 15 years

On Friday, December 10, Sly Fox Brewery & Restaurant’s celebrated its Fifteenth Anniversary, kicking off a full day of beer-infused celebrations with their first-ever Brewmaster’s Breakfast. The breakfast, held at Sly Fox in Phoenixville, was flooded with a show-stopping menu created by guest chef Andrew Deery, chef/owner of Phoenixville’s acclaimed Majolica. 

 

The Friday morning food-and-beer pairing marked the release date of two brand-new beers in the Sly Fox portfolio: The brand-new beers for Sly Fox portfolio, including the Majolica Coffee Porter, brewed with a special coffee blend from Kimberton Coffee Roasters, and Succubus, a sour beer interpretation of their Belgian-style Incubus Tripel.

Since celebrating 15 years of success, the Brewmaster's Brunch encouraged local beer enthusiasts to spend their weekday at as early as 10 am, slugging all the pours that allowed the nearby brewery to rise notably in the state and national beer scene. Pairing five innovative courses perfectly with five Sly Fox brews, the four-hour long match-ups proved that the momentous occasion had been something not to be missed.

cheers to my twenty-fifth year

Holy guacamole, I have now trekked twenty-four whole years of life!

This weekend I celebrated ringing in my twenty-fifth year, and said so long to my youngster years. As an intense lover of all-beef and artisan-crafted beers, what better to celebrate my birth than gorge on all of the finer things in life.

My madre, who so marvelously concocted a strawberry cheesecake for her only daughter, via my grandmother's gorgeous recipe,  scored sweet teeth points for crafting one of my most favored desserts.

Brian O'Reilly, brewmaster of Sly Fox Brewery, allowed me to experience his new concoctions, the Standard Porter and the Brotherly Suds ESB, as part of Phoenixville's "Meet the Brewers" Pub Crawl, and I could have not picked a better day to sample some now highly rated slurps.

And, although not a crazy-fan of Emeril, I did desire to sample his stacked 'wiches of Burgers and More, located at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem. Of course, my bacon-and-bleu burger-fused birthday happened to fall on the same day that the BAM-man was present locally, due to a nearby food and wine show, and who happened to be floating throughout the beefy kitchen during my delicious dinner? Mr. Lagasse, of course! 

the canned culture now found in craft beer

On Sun., Jan. 25 the historic beer can celebrated 75 years since it was churned into creation in 1935 in the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of New Jersey.

Since the beginning, when the classic aluminum can was first tested and tasted on the lips of American drinkers, traveling from New Jersey to Richmond, Va., the satisfying pop of snapping open an alcoholic beverage quickly caught on, and we have not looked back.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in the majority of the 22 gallons of beer that each American drinks per year, cans are selected over bottles. Fittingly so, Sly Fox Brewing Company of Phoenixville leaked last week that although craft breweries are notorious for supplying their blends in bottles, they will continue to release their canned series of beers.

Finding delight in canned varieties, they will add a fifth sample of beer to their portfolio this spring, the Rt. 113 IPA, Sly Fox's brewmaster Brian O'Reilly reveals that through popular demand, they have caved to customers' requests.Recently, the local brewery, with brewhouse locations in Royersford and Phoenixville, reopened their Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania markets and expect to see an increasing demand for all our beers, said O'Reilly.

The Rt. 113 IPA will join the Pikeland Pilsner and the Phoenix Pale Ale as year-round can releases, although all three will also remain available in 22 ounce glass bottles.The canned portfolio is available to consumers in 24/12 loose cases, six-pack cases and variety packs of 12. The two seasonal brews that rounds out their five-can listing are the Royal Weisse, available only in the spring and summer, and the Dunkel Lager, available in the fall and winter.

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