Firefly Beer
Fusion Brewing
- From:
- Fusion Brewing
- Australia
- Style:
- Czech / Bohemian Pilsner
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.9 | pDev: 18.62%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 19, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 13, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
2.56/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.56/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Pours a very light golden yellow colour, with minimal carbonation, but a head that stays relatively prominent, if not solid. Bubbling is white and fine, and it leaves a little disconnected lacing. Not all that bad, really. Decent enough for the style.
Nose is very light on, with minimal characteristics, although a lightly, sweet, very faintly fruity hoppiness comes through to give it a little character. Some bready yeast notes as well, but they're tempered well enough by the mild hop note. Overall, it's very mild and very bland, but inoffensive at least.
Taste is similar, if anything slightly more flavourless. Hop character is definitely muted here, and it certainly has no bitter bite on the back. More a ragged yeast note to finish an otherwise bland and pale lager. Feel is light, but chalky on the finish.
Very average, and not very interesting. I've had worse beers, but I've had far better beers as well. Something I could take or leave, and it smacks of marketing more than it smacks of craft.
Nov 18, 2010Nose is very light on, with minimal characteristics, although a lightly, sweet, very faintly fruity hoppiness comes through to give it a little character. Some bready yeast notes as well, but they're tempered well enough by the mild hop note. Overall, it's very mild and very bland, but inoffensive at least.
Taste is similar, if anything slightly more flavourless. Hop character is definitely muted here, and it certainly has no bitter bite on the back. More a ragged yeast note to finish an otherwise bland and pale lager. Feel is light, but chalky on the finish.
Very average, and not very interesting. I've had worse beers, but I've had far better beers as well. Something I could take or leave, and it smacks of marketing more than it smacks of craft.
Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia
2.68/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.68/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pale golden pour with a lasting white head.
Aroma shows clean malt with just a hint of grainy notes. Not too much in the way of hops, just a very slight grassy note.
Some clean sweet malt flavours again before grainy malt kicks in. Again, very little hops flavour, and a low bitterness.
Reasonable carbonation and body.
Nov 03, 2010Aroma shows clean malt with just a hint of grainy notes. Not too much in the way of hops, just a very slight grassy note.
Some clean sweet malt flavours again before grainy malt kicks in. Again, very little hops flavour, and a low bitterness.
Reasonable carbonation and body.
Reviewed by LittleCreature from Australia
2.55/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.55/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance - 4.0
Pours two fingers of white foam head over a clear, deep golden body. Decent head retention and left some sticky lace on its descent.
Smell - 2.0
Seemed alright at first, but the warmer the beer gets, the more diacetyl I can smell. By the end of the glass all I can smell is buttered caramel popcorn.
Taste - 2.5
It doesn't say on the bottle, but the balance is definitely more in-line with a Czech pils than a German. Sweet, biscuity malt character, a little buttery diacetyl and fairly subdued hoppiness. More hops would be an improvement, but drink it cold and there is not much to complain about.
Mouthfeel - 3.5
Light to medium bodied with fine bead, though a little under-carbonated if anything.
Drinkability - 3.0
While I wouldn't seek it out, this is a pils I would drink again, provided it is chilled enough to hide the diacetyl.
OVERALL - 2.75
An otherwise solid pilsener with an obvious flaw (diacetyl) that lets it down. Drink it cold.
Aug 13, 2010Pours two fingers of white foam head over a clear, deep golden body. Decent head retention and left some sticky lace on its descent.
Smell - 2.0
Seemed alright at first, but the warmer the beer gets, the more diacetyl I can smell. By the end of the glass all I can smell is buttered caramel popcorn.
Taste - 2.5
It doesn't say on the bottle, but the balance is definitely more in-line with a Czech pils than a German. Sweet, biscuity malt character, a little buttery diacetyl and fairly subdued hoppiness. More hops would be an improvement, but drink it cold and there is not much to complain about.
Mouthfeel - 3.5
Light to medium bodied with fine bead, though a little under-carbonated if anything.
Drinkability - 3.0
While I wouldn't seek it out, this is a pils I would drink again, provided it is chilled enough to hide the diacetyl.
OVERALL - 2.75
An otherwise solid pilsener with an obvious flaw (diacetyl) that lets it down. Drink it cold.
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