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Fireman's Brew Redhead Ale
Fireman's Brew, Inc.
- From:
- Fireman's Brew, Inc.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 74
- Avg:
- 3.18 | pDev: 17.61%
- Reviews:
- 29
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 14, 2018
- Added:
- Aug 23, 2009
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 23
No description / notes.
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Ratings by PintOHops:
Reviewed by PintOHops from California
3.73/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Glass - Nonic
A - Copper colored brew with medium-clarity and moderate-high visible carbonation. It produced a 2-finger off white head that looked a little creamy and held well. I got a splash left on my glass.
S - I get a semi bright floral and citrus hop characteristic that doesn't dominate the malty undertones. I pick up caramel, biscuit, toasted bread, and soft peanut brittle like notes. It's a bit dry with dark fruit like alcoholic characteristics as well.
T - This first thing that comes to mind is a Brown Ale. Upfront I pick up herbal, rind like and citrus hop flavors, it quickly unfolds into semi rich tasting malts. I get lots of caramel and biscuit, brown sugar, a touch of toffee, coffee, and almond. It finishes dry with soft bitterness and cloying malt flavors.
M - Medium-full bodied with a smooth and kinda chewy feel to it. Medium crispness.
O - Overall it's kinda like a Brown Ale to me, which isn't a bad thing I guess. I liked the beer's flavorful malt profile, but I didn't like that it was cloying. The beer looked great to me and it smelled very inviting. I would buy it again because it's cheap and tastes good, but I don't think this is a solid representation of the style.
Dec 30, 2011A - Copper colored brew with medium-clarity and moderate-high visible carbonation. It produced a 2-finger off white head that looked a little creamy and held well. I got a splash left on my glass.
S - I get a semi bright floral and citrus hop characteristic that doesn't dominate the malty undertones. I pick up caramel, biscuit, toasted bread, and soft peanut brittle like notes. It's a bit dry with dark fruit like alcoholic characteristics as well.
T - This first thing that comes to mind is a Brown Ale. Upfront I pick up herbal, rind like and citrus hop flavors, it quickly unfolds into semi rich tasting malts. I get lots of caramel and biscuit, brown sugar, a touch of toffee, coffee, and almond. It finishes dry with soft bitterness and cloying malt flavors.
M - Medium-full bodied with a smooth and kinda chewy feel to it. Medium crispness.
O - Overall it's kinda like a Brown Ale to me, which isn't a bad thing I guess. I liked the beer's flavorful malt profile, but I didn't like that it was cloying. The beer looked great to me and it smelled very inviting. I would buy it again because it's cheap and tastes good, but I don't think this is a solid representation of the style.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Offa from California
3.64/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This is a good, solid malty ale. Reddish brown, it has a nice, medium pale tan head slowly shrinking, hint of lace.
Aroma is malty earthy fruit.
Taste is malty, lightly caramelly-toasty fruit faintly wine-like, with light earthy-woody bitterness. It is fairly well balanced, slightly light on the hop-bitterness. Feel is slightly full but a touch flat. It's a nice, enjoyable beer, not exciting or complex but well-made and reasonably characterful.
My batch says it was brewed in Ukiah, CA.
Apr 14, 2018Aroma is malty earthy fruit.
Taste is malty, lightly caramelly-toasty fruit faintly wine-like, with light earthy-woody bitterness. It is fairly well balanced, slightly light on the hop-bitterness. Feel is slightly full but a touch flat. It's a nice, enjoyable beer, not exciting or complex but well-made and reasonably characterful.
My batch says it was brewed in Ukiah, CA.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev +17.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +17.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It pours brilliant amber to medium brown. Streams of bubbles scurry to the join a 1" tan cap with good retention.
It smells malty with some light toast and caramel with some light fruit aromas in the background.
T: The flavors start with rich malt, light toast, caramel, fruit and raisin. Hop bitterness is medium low. Fireman's Redhead Ale dries on the finish. The bitterness is not aggressive but provides balance to the hops and helps pull the beer together.
F: It is very creamy with a medium body and carbonation.
O: While nothing stands out, the beer is flavorful and easy to drink.
Jun 27, 2017It smells malty with some light toast and caramel with some light fruit aromas in the background.
T: The flavors start with rich malt, light toast, caramel, fruit and raisin. Hop bitterness is medium low. Fireman's Redhead Ale dries on the finish. The bitterness is not aggressive but provides balance to the hops and helps pull the beer together.
F: It is very creamy with a medium body and carbonation.
O: While nothing stands out, the beer is flavorful and easy to drink.
Rated by Beerucee from Texas
4.5/5 rDev +41.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +41.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Election night blues
Nov 09, 2016Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.53/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a dark brown color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of toasted malts, bread. Taste is bready malts, light hops, smooth and easy drinking. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall a little light on the hops, but this is a pretty good beer.
Nov 15, 2015
Fireman's Brew Redhead Ale from Fireman's Brew, Inc.
Beer rating:
74 out of
100 with
103 ratings
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