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Fire Iron
Urban Artifact
- From:
- Urban Artifact
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- Fruited Kettle Sour
Ranked #202 - ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #5,887 - Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 8.45%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 06, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 28, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
This Midwest Fruit Tart Ale is brewed with 1,500lbs of Pink Guava, 500lbs of Banana, and 400lbs of passion fruit per 30bbl batch.
20 IBU
20 IBU
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Ratings by meanmutt:
Rated by meanmutt from Ohio
4.26/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jul 13, 2017
4.26/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jul 13, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado
4.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
This beer tastes good but the guava is so dominant it essentially tastes like Teak to me. It's a little sweeter maybe from the banana but yeah it's kind of a guava bomb
I'd like to give it a higher rating but I really don't get as much banana as I'd like, the passionfruit will blend seamlessly with guava so no complaint there really. If this was only a guava sour I might give it the max rating.
Sep 19, 2022I'd like to give it a higher rating but I really don't get as much banana as I'd like, the passionfruit will blend seamlessly with guava so no complaint there really. If this was only a guava sour I might give it the max rating.
Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts
3.97/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Canned 7/7/21. A bit old but oh well
I’ve never had Urban Artifact before but I hear they’re good at Kettle Sours and I have a few in the fridge. This one is quite the odd blend of fruits, with guava, banana, and passionfruit. I’m not sure why it’s listed as a Fruit & Field Beer, but perhaps it’s not tart enough to qualify as a Kettle Sour. Let’s find out
Pours a cloudy brownish orange with 2 fingers of off white head that quickly fades to a nothing and leaves no lacing
Man, this is a straight up guava bomb in taste. I’m picking up on aromas of earthy guava, tart mango, orange juice, passionfruit, lemon zest, and a touch of banana
This really reminds me of drinking Goya guava juice as a kid, just with a little added punch to it. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting tart guava, lemon juice, passionfruit, apple skin, underripe banana, crackery malt, and light orange juice. The swallow brings notes of earthy guava, banana cream, orange juice, lemon juice, and light crackery malt
A medium body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a creamy yet tart beer. Finishes truly neutral with a balanced tartness
It may be the age, but I suppose this isn’t really that tart. It really is just guava juice but its stull good stuff
Sep 01, 2022I’ve never had Urban Artifact before but I hear they’re good at Kettle Sours and I have a few in the fridge. This one is quite the odd blend of fruits, with guava, banana, and passionfruit. I’m not sure why it’s listed as a Fruit & Field Beer, but perhaps it’s not tart enough to qualify as a Kettle Sour. Let’s find out
Pours a cloudy brownish orange with 2 fingers of off white head that quickly fades to a nothing and leaves no lacing
Man, this is a straight up guava bomb in taste. I’m picking up on aromas of earthy guava, tart mango, orange juice, passionfruit, lemon zest, and a touch of banana
This really reminds me of drinking Goya guava juice as a kid, just with a little added punch to it. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting tart guava, lemon juice, passionfruit, apple skin, underripe banana, crackery malt, and light orange juice. The swallow brings notes of earthy guava, banana cream, orange juice, lemon juice, and light crackery malt
A medium body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a creamy yet tart beer. Finishes truly neutral with a balanced tartness
It may be the age, but I suppose this isn’t really that tart. It really is just guava juice but its stull good stuff
Reviewed by BigIronH from Michigan
3.01/5 rDev -27.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.01/5 rDev -27.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a bright ruby, orange purée like liquid. Very little head if any, no retention or lacing. Smell is tart. Taste is tart. I really had a hard time identifying any other flavor elements than just extreme sour. Feel was full and velvety. I think this one needed a bit more sweet fruit element to balance it out.
Sep 04, 2021Reviewed by Weisenbeer from Ohio
4.11/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
These guys make great tarts and sours.... I was surprised to find out I had not had this one before and I'm glad I tried..... It's got a little kick to it in the ABV is kind of high... Thumbs up!
Aug 01, 2021Reviewed by Manta200 from Kentucky
4.1/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
At the 859 taproom in a snifter.
Milky reddish color with lacing like a structured wallpaper.
Big banana aroma.
It drinks like a slushy, very think consistency.
It's definitely not what I would call a beer but absolutely worth the experience.
Aug 01, 2021Milky reddish color with lacing like a structured wallpaper.
Big banana aroma.
It drinks like a slushy, very think consistency.
It's definitely not what I would call a beer but absolutely worth the experience.
Reviewed by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington
3.26/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
L: A partially filtered middle orange with no head or lace.
S: One note: fresh cut guava.
T: Borderline artificial guava. Some watery banana on the palate also. Mostly dry.
F: Awfully thin but also highly carbonated for a watery but also canned-fruit-syrupy beer. Not right.
O: This was okay. It wasn’t grainy like many guava beers, but nonetheless the mouthfeel was less than desirable, and it brought the whole beer down.
Sep 02, 2020S: One note: fresh cut guava.
T: Borderline artificial guava. Some watery banana on the palate also. Mostly dry.
F: Awfully thin but also highly carbonated for a watery but also canned-fruit-syrupy beer. Not right.
O: This was okay. It wasn’t grainy like many guava beers, but nonetheless the mouthfeel was less than desirable, and it brought the whole beer down.
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Look - hazy tannish tannish orange color and no head
Smell - big time fruit punch just like what they added, pink guava banana and passion fruit. Through those blends together and it has a slight candied nectarine scent
Taste - pretty tart fruit punch, can’t really make out the fruits like the smell
Feel - medium body slight dry with a crisp but light carbonation
Overall - pretty tasty but I wish it tasted as good as it smells
Aug 12, 2020Smell - big time fruit punch just like what they added, pink guava banana and passion fruit. Through those blends together and it has a slight candied nectarine scent
Taste - pretty tart fruit punch, can’t really make out the fruits like the smell
Feel - medium body slight dry with a crisp but light carbonation
Overall - pretty tasty but I wish it tasted as good as it smells
Reviewed by bret27 from California
4.62/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.62/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Can courtesy of BigTimeADL.
Roughly 2 wks old.
A: Light orange papaya juice. Opaque but not thick appearance. Fizzy white head dissipates fast.
S: tart and earthy. Guava-dominant.
T: tart and fruity. All the fruits added are perceived. No alcohol detected.
M: Light, crisp, and dry with fairly high carbonation.
Overall: I’m kind of blown away, because this tastes like these “Hawaii’s Own” nectar juice drinks I drank as a kid. I haven’t had these particular fruit flavors in a beer before and they do work! When the can says “Midwest tropical fruit tart” it’s kind of confusing.
Jul 21, 2020Roughly 2 wks old.
A: Light orange papaya juice. Opaque but not thick appearance. Fizzy white head dissipates fast.
S: tart and earthy. Guava-dominant.
T: tart and fruity. All the fruits added are perceived. No alcohol detected.
M: Light, crisp, and dry with fairly high carbonation.
Overall: I’m kind of blown away, because this tastes like these “Hawaii’s Own” nectar juice drinks I drank as a kid. I haven’t had these particular fruit flavors in a beer before and they do work! When the can says “Midwest tropical fruit tart” it’s kind of confusing.
Fire Iron from Urban Artifact
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
59 ratings
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