Fire Boat Amber
Fire Station 5 Brewing Company

Fire Boat AmberFire Boat Amber
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From:
Fire Station 5 Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
72
Avg:
2.91 | pDev: 14.78%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
32
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 31, 2017
Added:
Mar 02, 2003
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by poisoneddwarf:
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Reviewed by poisoneddwarf from Idaho

2.45/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
22 oz bottle. Smells of caramel, malt. Pours a medium head which disappears fairly quickly. Pretty hoppy for an amber. The unpleasant metallic flavor I tasted in the blonde is present here as well. Ends poorly with no head and turns watery. Tastes a little like a wet dog. Below average amber.
Jun 07, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 2.75 by Phi_Psi_OR_Beta from Oregon

Jun 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by ginuwin794 from Idaho

Jan 26, 2014
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.51/5  rDev +20.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a dark reddish coppery amber with a half finger off-white head with good rentention and lacing. Mild aroma of caramel malt and grassy hops, slightly sour. Flavor follows aroma, with mild caramel, slightly biscuity malt, light grassy hops which persist into the finish, which has a bit more light toasted malt character. Medium bodied. A decent, simple amber ale with no outstanding features, but well balanced and a pleasant malt body. Not bad for a cheap amber.
Oct 08, 2013
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Reviewed by lwillitz from Wisconsin

2.85/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
12-oz bottle into New Belgium globe

A - transparent amber body under a very thin off-white head; small amount of visible carbonation

S - honey-sweetened biscuits with grassy hops

T - sweet and bready up front; bitter grass and citrus add balance, especially in the finish; well-balanced, but dull

M - light/medium body with medium/high carbonation, carbonation gives it a bite, astringent, refreshing

O - The flavor is pretty plain and the carbonation is stronger than I would like. Fire Boat is drinkable, but nothing special.
May 06, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by shelby415 from Oregon

Feb 25, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by abeldiaz from Washington

Jan 09, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by Sargully from Oregon

Dec 10, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by twelveinches from Washington

Nov 24, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by rrock44 from Washington

Nov 15, 2011
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Reviewed by Bookseeb from Washington

2.65/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance of a darker amber color with a thin head and mild lace. Smell has a light bready malt sweetness. Taste has the same as the nose with a slight metallic sweetness and light hops. Mouthfeel is medium with mild carbonation. Not one of the best Ambers I've tried, don't think I'd go for it again.
Dec 17, 2010
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Reviewed by BeerManDan from California

2.95/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The color when poured was a hazy amber, with foam that disapated immediatley. The smell had a hint of roasted malts and sweet aroma of candy.
The taste was not as I expected. I tasted a combination of grass and malts, with a hint of spice? Not to sure, but the flavor was really weak. Different taste that I found one bottle was enough for me!
Jul 20, 2010
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Reviewed by SickBrew from Washington

2.97/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from a 12oz twist off BB, and, after having two other sub-par brews from this Fire Station 5, my expectations are quite low.

This brew with a weak off white head that quickly dissipates to basically nothing. It pours a weak amber hue which is mostly gold in color, but it is quite clear. Nose is slightly sweet, somewhat malty and then has something like maple syrup in the end of the whiff.

Taste is actually fair. It has a decent malty sweetness but lacks that caramel quality of a good amber. Hops are basically absent and a grainy, almost cardboard quality finishes this beer.

Mouthfeel is medium light, which a bit weak for the style and there a bit a astringency which may from the carbonation.

To finish, this beer needs an infusion of body, composed of a rich malty, caramel backbone.
Jan 02, 2009
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Reviewed by Spikester from Oregon

2.64/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
From a 22 ounce bomber.
Pours clear reddish amber with a very modest head and few lacings. Aroma is not bad there just isn't much of it.
Taste is astringent, sweet, and turns a bit sour due to the modestly bitter hops. I could taste a bit of citrus but it ends up somewhat sour on the tongue. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability is O.K. but I'll not buy a sixer any time soon. I agree that this is close in quality and value to the Henry Weinhard line.
Nov 26, 2008
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Reviewed by ElGordo from Oregon

3.05/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A friend brought a sixer of this stuff to my house, and we weren't very impressed the first time around. I picked another up out of the back of the fridge, and I have to say it's about the same on the second chance.
Body is a dark amber hue, topped by a small, temporary flourish of creamy white head that dissipates to a thin ring almost immediately. Aroma of caramel malt, along with a touch of floral hops. Palate is malty up front, with a bit of balancing bitterness from the hops emerging mid-palate, yet yielding again for the fairly sweet finish. Body is nice and firm, creamy but not too thick. This is certainly not a bad beer, just a boring example of a tired style.
Aug 15, 2008
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Reviewed by nickfl from Florida

2.43/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
A - Less than one finger of off-white foam with a hazey, light-amber colored body.

S - Biscuity malt aroma and grainy sweetness.

T - Slightly sour with some maltiness and a little bit of roast. There a hop presence, but it kind of blends in with the sourness.

M - Moderate to thin body and high carbonation.

D - Not too impressed with this one. The malt is weak, the hops are indeterminite, and the sourness seems like a pretty big mistake.
Nov 02, 2007
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

3.08/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Picked up in late April as part of a mixed six-pack from Fry's for $5.99.

Beer poured an amber color with a decent white head. Nose is pretty non-descript outside of the hint of caramel malts. Taste is very fruity and sweet for the style. Finish is rather tart. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and lively on the palate from a decent amount of carbonation that appears. Overall drinkability is average. I have had this at tailgate parties in the past. It is OK for a session beer and worth a shot.
Sep 03, 2007
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Reviewed by britzdog from Ohio

3.05/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
not a bad beer but there are better ones out there. i did not care for the carbonation level , a little to much for me. the aftertaste seemed a little off.

i sampled two bottles bought a week apart from different dealers and the results were the same

"live long and prosper"
Jul 17, 2007
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Reviewed by Cyberkedi from Georgia

3.35/5  rDev +15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A nice clear amber with a fairly thick head. Aroma is strongly malty and inviting. Flavor is malty with metallic hints and a surprising but not unpleasant bitter overtone. A little thin but smooth and satisfying, this ale is definitely worth at least sampling. I am glad that I bought a six pack.

How could I resist the name? I love firefighters. They are real superheroes.
May 17, 2007
Fire Boat Amber from Fire Station 5 Brewing Company
Beer rating: 72 out of 100 with 32 ratings