Steam Pumper IPA
Fire Station 5 Brewing Company
- From:
- Fire Station 5 Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 16.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 65
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 31, 2017
- Added:
- Feb 24, 2003
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by BastardKing24 from Oregon
4.06/5 rDev +19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a crisp golden color with a fluffy head that lasts about a min.
Smell is ripe citrus fruits with caramel and toast.
Taste is refreshing with pine, pineapple, orange, lemon, and biscuit.
Feel is low carb with a nice flavor profile that fits the style well.
I like this, this is the first time I've had it and I am pleased.
Mar 04, 2014Smell is ripe citrus fruits with caramel and toast.
Taste is refreshing with pine, pineapple, orange, lemon, and biscuit.
Feel is low carb with a nice flavor profile that fits the style well.
I like this, this is the first time I've had it and I am pleased.
Reviewed by scootpolute from Texas
2.96/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.96/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
***Weird, my bottle states that this brewery is located in Olympia WA, but BA says Portland OR...Perhaps they have locations in both?!
P:12oz brown bottle poured into a cone pint glass...
Appearance: clear orange/copper beer with a patchy cream off-white foam head...GREAT lacing!
Smell: Carmel, grapefruit, some hints of orange peel, with background sweet malts and a faint bready grain aroma.
Taste: Hmmm...VERY mellow! The initial taste is...NOT MUCH!!...grainy/caramel malt sweetness...VERY sweet throughout...just dies off with a wet sweetness from the initial lack of hops, malts...
Mouthfeel-A smooth and creamy with a malty thick full-body...Moderate body, not overwhelming VERY limited on hops. Goes down easily.
Overall-Pretty much a boring IPA. Due to the extreme low hop flavor, I wonder if this should be even considered an IPA...Has more ESB characteristics if you ask me...This beer 'is' easy to drink due to it's smoothness...but as mentioned earlier, VERY boring...Chasin' Cheers :~)
Jul 02, 2012P:12oz brown bottle poured into a cone pint glass...
Appearance: clear orange/copper beer with a patchy cream off-white foam head...GREAT lacing!
Smell: Carmel, grapefruit, some hints of orange peel, with background sweet malts and a faint bready grain aroma.
Taste: Hmmm...VERY mellow! The initial taste is...NOT MUCH!!...grainy/caramel malt sweetness...VERY sweet throughout...just dies off with a wet sweetness from the initial lack of hops, malts...
Mouthfeel-A smooth and creamy with a malty thick full-body...Moderate body, not overwhelming VERY limited on hops. Goes down easily.
Overall-Pretty much a boring IPA. Due to the extreme low hop flavor, I wonder if this should be even considered an IPA...Has more ESB characteristics if you ask me...This beer 'is' easy to drink due to it's smoothness...but as mentioned earlier, VERY boring...Chasin' Cheers :~)
Reviewed by welldigger888 from South Carolina
3.13/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
3.13/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
Poured an orange gold color, white head with some lacing.
Soft caramel maltiness and a slightly washed out piney citrus hop aroma.
Citrus and piney hops with a caramel malt. A firm hop bittering finishes dry with a little oil slickness.
Very thin and watery mouthfeel.
If beefed up grain bill maybe the thinness would improve, descent for the price though $2.50 a bomber.
May 06, 2011Soft caramel maltiness and a slightly washed out piney citrus hop aroma.
Citrus and piney hops with a caramel malt. A firm hop bittering finishes dry with a little oil slickness.
Very thin and watery mouthfeel.
If beefed up grain bill maybe the thinness would improve, descent for the price though $2.50 a bomber.
Reviewed by olmatty from Oregon
2.98/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
2.98/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Appearance- Pours a lightly clouded orange amber with a thin, white head that dissipates quickly.
Smell-Perhaps the least aromatic IPA I've had The slightest bit of bitterness and absolutely nothing else. Nothing off-just nothing much either.
Taste-Smooth, clean opening with a moderate citrus hop bitterness. Malts come on with a hint of caramel and a little orange peel at the finish with a mild lasting bitterness. Pleasant.
Mouthfeel-Moderate body, not overwhelming with sticky hops. Goes down easily.
Overall-A fairly sessionable IPA. Not anything off, but just not very memorable. I suppose this could be lauded for its ease of drinking.
Apr 07, 2011Smell-Perhaps the least aromatic IPA I've had The slightest bit of bitterness and absolutely nothing else. Nothing off-just nothing much either.
Taste-Smooth, clean opening with a moderate citrus hop bitterness. Malts come on with a hint of caramel and a little orange peel at the finish with a mild lasting bitterness. Pleasant.
Mouthfeel-Moderate body, not overwhelming with sticky hops. Goes down easily.
Overall-A fairly sessionable IPA. Not anything off, but just not very memorable. I suppose this could be lauded for its ease of drinking.
Reviewed by industrialswill from Washington
4/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is good beer. If I didn't know any better, I'd think I was drinking a Deschutes or Bridgeport IPA. Of course this rather slick looking label might not look leathery enough for some folks to be able to see it as a true craft beer, but this is definitely a good craft IPA.
Golden amber pour, piney citrus nose. Taste is predominantly hops and the ABV is quite well hidden. This was the lowest priced IPA at Fred Meyer tonight, so this is the one that won a ride home.
Jan 23, 2011Golden amber pour, piney citrus nose. Taste is predominantly hops and the ABV is quite well hidden. This was the lowest priced IPA at Fred Meyer tonight, so this is the one that won a ride home.
Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
3.08/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
3.08/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into 10oz glass and shared with the friends who gave it to me (Hi Nancy and Jim!). Poured a nice medium golden amber color with about a half-inch of off-white head that had decent retention and light lacing.
As expected, the hops are upfront in the nose and there's a slight caramel malt scent in the background. On the tongue, there's a nice little blend of hop flavors, not really a tongue burner, and decently balanced.
The body was too thin for the style, and drinkability was pretty decent. Overall, a decent little brew. Since these beers seem to be a "store brand" for the Fred Meyer chain (I've never seen them anywhere else) and are very friendly priced, if you're in the area of a FM and are sort on cash, those probably aren't a bad budget option.
Dec 20, 2010As expected, the hops are upfront in the nose and there's a slight caramel malt scent in the background. On the tongue, there's a nice little blend of hop flavors, not really a tongue burner, and decently balanced.
The body was too thin for the style, and drinkability was pretty decent. Overall, a decent little brew. Since these beers seem to be a "store brand" for the Fred Meyer chain (I've never seen them anywhere else) and are very friendly priced, if you're in the area of a FM and are sort on cash, those probably aren't a bad budget option.
Reviewed by Bookseeb from Washington
3.6/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.6/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Appearance has a nice rich copper color with creamy held head and fair lace. Smell of citrus, big hops and sweet malt. Taste is not as big as it smelled, Same senses on the palate, but more of a mellow IPA. Mouthfeel is medium with good carbonation. A toned down IPA, but that doesn't mean it's not good, rather enjoyable.
Dec 08, 2010
Reviewed by grittybrews from Washington
3.24/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.24/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured an orange-copper into a pint class. Fairly weak aroma for an IPA, just hinting at piney/citrus hops. Moderate to low carbonation contributed to a slightly thick mouthfeel. The initial taste was more wheaty than expected, with a bitter, almost pilsner-like grain finish. As the beer warmed the flavor of hops and a bit of caramel sweetness started to come forward, but never quite competed with the toasty quality of this IPA.
Jul 10, 2010
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