Firefall Red
Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company

Firefall RedFirefall Red
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From:
Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #175
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
84
Ranked #21,953
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 9.73%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
31
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 01, 2024
Added:
Oct 05, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  8
Formerly Ed's Red
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Ratings by thedemise:
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Rated by thedemise from California

3.73/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Dec 23, 2015
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Reviewed by Ryeff from California

3.96/5  rDev +7%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nice representation of a California Red Ale. Smooth on the front with lingering bitterness on the back end. Pours a beautiful amber with nice off-white head.
Mar 01, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Aug 27, 2023
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Rated by gefinley from California

3.67/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can marked 06723.
Jul 04, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Apr 22, 2022
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California

3.79/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Tioga Sequoia Brewing Co

A: Pours copper amber with a frothy pale tan head that settles to a light layer and

S: Bready, malty, toasty, dark fruit, herbal earthy notes, a touch of pine, and burnt sugar sweetness.

T: Toasty bready malt, spicy herbal pine, a little dark fruit, light citrus, lemon and orange, and burnt sugar sweetness.

M: A touch on the fuller side of medium body, moderate carbonation.

O: Solid balanced red. Nice malty side that won't murder less adventurous palates, but it's still got enough bitterness to keep hop heads interested. Hits the spot on spring/fall nights.
Mar 12, 2022
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Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey

3.96/5  rDev +7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
After visiting 10 National Parks this summer, it was only fitting that I found this at the Gift Shop at Yosemite when looking for postcards. Never heard of Tioga-Sequoia before but when you see a beer with a theme and logo like this, it jumps out at you and not surprisingly, this nearly flew out of my glass just as fast! Haven't had a Red/American Amber Ale in ages but when they're done right, they're fun, easy to drink, and a welcome change from hoppier fare as this beer was exactly that down to a t!

Loved the pour to this beer as the liquid was indeed a clear and fiery red, with an offsetting head of bread that evened out nicely. One thick ring of lacing remained near the top of my pint glass with a thin one above that and a decent amount of spotty suds the rest of the way down. Floral notes, light fall fruit, and caramel were in the muted nose as the taste was much more nutty with hints of British hops and Pale Malt. Some bread and hints of autumn rounded out the taste as this was thin in consistency and clean-finishing as could be for a beer of this style.

While not a true session beer, I would have easily reached for another after finishing this off as the booze was hardly noticeable. "19621" was printed on the bottom of the can as I'm guessing that this was brewed on the 196th day of this year but regardless, this aged nicely as the Columbus and Crystal hops were subdued, sweet, and appropriate for the Malt, as well as for this style. Had I camped out there, I'd want this in my stash as it would have complemented the falls beautifully. Indeed, the description on the can was right when it stated that was a "...California Red Ale that anyone could enjoy"!
Oct 17, 2021
 
Rated: 3.82 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Apr 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by rare_bird from Michigan

Dec 04, 2019
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.84/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22 oz bomber poured into Stella Artois glass.

A nice mahogany blush with some lighter amber colors when held to the light. Head is butter colored and 3 fingers tall receding to 1 finger.

Aroma of toasty malts, slight caramel, and bready pale malt. Very slight grassy hop. It's an exceptionally balanced nose.

Flavor brings toasty nutty malt, slight caramel and brown sugar, with brown bread crusts and pale doughy malt. Slight grassy and piney hop.

Feel is crisp and slightly resiny. Slightly sticky, but finishes resiny. Mild alcohol heat.

Overall a fair to decent red ale. Nothing spectacular but somewhat enjoyable.
Mar 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by jtk21351 from California

Nov 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.07 by Mustela_Man from California

Aug 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.86 by Grootlol from California

Mar 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Marvicsin from California

Dec 24, 2017
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Reviewed by vikinggary28 from California

3.59/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Dark red colour with a thin off white head. Smells of faint hops and slight flowery aroma. Taste has a nice hops/malt balance but does have a slight bitter hop aftertaste that lingers. Not bad but I don't see myself going out of my way to buy this one. Prost!
Nov 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.2 by Bum4ever from California

Nov 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by leprechaunandfatman from Ohio

Oct 26, 2017
 
Rated: 2.47 by Fefocuneo from California

Oct 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by trocketsauced from New York

May 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Feb 06, 2017
Firefall Red from Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 31 ratings