Fire Ban
Tobermory Brewing Company & Grill
- From:
- Tobermory Brewing Company & Grill
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 6.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 30, 2021
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
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Experience the harmonious blend of flavours in our Fire Ban Amber Ale. This well-balanced ale boasts caramel tones that mingle perfectly with a touch of citrus. Its copper-coloured appearance and white head make it visually enticing. The flavour profile starts with sweet bread, followed by the refreshing combination of pine and lemon-citrus notes. This beer is the perfect companion to complement your meal with its balanced and distinctive flavours. 25 IBU.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From my favourite LCBO at Tecumseh Mall in nearby Windsor. My first beer from the Tobermory, Ontario brewery.
Jun 09, 2025
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.67/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Review from notes. Served cold into a pint glass.
Appearance - Semi hazy, medium brown color with red highlights. Two fingers of light and fluffy off white head and good staying power.
Smell - Earthy hops, some sweet caramel and a touch of honey.
Taste - Mild hops with low bitterness, touch of minerality, hint of brown sugar and bubblegum. Caramel lingers somewhere too. Mild intensity.
Mouthfeel - Medium light body, easy to drink and modest carbonation.
Overall - Solid amber ale with malt heavy characteristics. Would be happy to enjoy another.
Jan 02, 2025Appearance - Semi hazy, medium brown color with red highlights. Two fingers of light and fluffy off white head and good staying power.
Smell - Earthy hops, some sweet caramel and a touch of honey.
Taste - Mild hops with low bitterness, touch of minerality, hint of brown sugar and bubblegum. Caramel lingers somewhere too. Mild intensity.
Mouthfeel - Medium light body, easy to drink and modest carbonation.
Overall - Solid amber ale with malt heavy characteristics. Would be happy to enjoy another.
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
4.28/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A huge, dense foam forms three inches of almond and relentlessly holds for five to ten minutes. The beer is reddish amber and clear, with a profusion of tiny carbonation that swarms upwards. The head eventually turns rocky, falling to a quarter-inch, creamy blanket, while leaving a dense coating of lace on a Pretentious Glass Company IIPA glass.
Light citrus leads the way for toasted caramel malt and honey-roasted cashews. Mild esters are noticed late and can easily be overlooked.
Mild sweetness and bitterness follow the nose with the honey cashews and malt being more forward than fresh-baked, whole-wheat bread. A long finish starts mild and builds, never quite fading from its apex. Warmth allows sweetness to outweigh the bitterness.
This one has a full body and the texture of soft, smooth, Jersey cotton. The alcohol is higher than expected. Fine carbonation provides a mild scrubbing.
This is another excellent beer. It is perfect for relaxing with after work and could become a go-to offering for the Five O'clock Club. One could easily spend a Saturday afternoon with this beer, a buddy, a bowl of nuts, and a ballgame.
Feb 03, 2024Light citrus leads the way for toasted caramel malt and honey-roasted cashews. Mild esters are noticed late and can easily be overlooked.
Mild sweetness and bitterness follow the nose with the honey cashews and malt being more forward than fresh-baked, whole-wheat bread. A long finish starts mild and builds, never quite fading from its apex. Warmth allows sweetness to outweigh the bitterness.
This one has a full body and the texture of soft, smooth, Jersey cotton. The alcohol is higher than expected. Fine carbonation provides a mild scrubbing.
This is another excellent beer. It is perfect for relaxing with after work and could become a go-to offering for the Five O'clock Club. One could easily spend a Saturday afternoon with this beer, a buddy, a bowl of nuts, and a ballgame.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 8 2026
Dec 26, 2022
Reviewed by TerryW from Canada (ON)
3.77/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a big easy head the settles to a fulsome cap. Lots of splotchy lace. Clear copper red tending to the darker side. A surprising amount of fruit on the nose from the pour. That becomes caramel after a bit. Malt forward without being excessively sweet. Bitter hops throughout and on the back end offsets the sweetness. Oddly reminds me of a sugary caramel apple in some ways. A pretty good imbibe overall and that's from a guy who is not a big amber fan.
Jul 19, 2022
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.57/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.57/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Tallboy from the LCBO; dated Sept 23 2021 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a clear, fiery orange-amber hue, producing nearly an inch of puffy, foamy, off white-coloured head that melts away within five minutes or so. It leaves behind a collar of creamy suds, as well as a thin cap and a narrow band of even lacing - looks pretty good to me. Muted aroma of butterscotch and caramel, with bready malts, biscuit, and very slight suggestions of date fruit and nuttiness.
A decent amber with no major surprises - bready malts, toasted grains, brown sugar and caramel, with hints of biscuit and leafy, earthy hops towards the finish. Lightly sweet aftertaste that doesn't linger. Fairly light in body, with moderately low carbonation that gently agitates the tongue; feels smooth on the palate, with good drinkability. This is not an exciting beer, but it's a perfectly serviceable amber ale.
Final Grade: 3.57, a B. Tobermory's Fire Ban is malt forward without being cloyingly sweet, which is basically a pass for this style as far as I'm concerned. It's not very memorable, it's certainly not complex, and there's not much of a hop presence at all really, but it's tasty enough and lines up with my expectations for this style. I don't think it's something I'd drink on a regular basis, but if you enjoy ambers then there's no reason not to try this one.
Oct 10, 2021Pours a clear, fiery orange-amber hue, producing nearly an inch of puffy, foamy, off white-coloured head that melts away within five minutes or so. It leaves behind a collar of creamy suds, as well as a thin cap and a narrow band of even lacing - looks pretty good to me. Muted aroma of butterscotch and caramel, with bready malts, biscuit, and very slight suggestions of date fruit and nuttiness.
A decent amber with no major surprises - bready malts, toasted grains, brown sugar and caramel, with hints of biscuit and leafy, earthy hops towards the finish. Lightly sweet aftertaste that doesn't linger. Fairly light in body, with moderately low carbonation that gently agitates the tongue; feels smooth on the palate, with good drinkability. This is not an exciting beer, but it's a perfectly serviceable amber ale.
Final Grade: 3.57, a B. Tobermory's Fire Ban is malt forward without being cloyingly sweet, which is basically a pass for this style as far as I'm concerned. It's not very memorable, it's certainly not complex, and there's not much of a hop presence at all really, but it's tasty enough and lines up with my expectations for this style. I don't think it's something I'd drink on a regular basis, but if you enjoy ambers then there's no reason not to try this one.
Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)
3.79/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Rob the verythirstytraveller brought some back from the Brewery for me to try
Fire Ban Amber Ale 473ml at 4.9%..
poured a creamy 2finger head into glass .reddish color
easy drinking amber ale beer the color with a low to medium bitterness with a little of malty honey and brown sugar but not that sweet and a hint of caramel.
overall a very good beer I am enjoying it very much.
cheers.
Sep 07, 2021Fire Ban Amber Ale 473ml at 4.9%..
poured a creamy 2finger head into glass .reddish color
easy drinking amber ale beer the color with a low to medium bitterness with a little of malty honey and brown sugar but not that sweet and a hint of caramel.
overall a very good beer I am enjoying it very much.
cheers.
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