Fireman's #4 (Dry-Hopped)
Real Ale Brewing Company
- From:
- Real Ale Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 15.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 01, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 01, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Lawl3ss from Texas
4.18/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
(From notes)
Room-temp cask to 12 oz. shaker. No head given.
Look- Hazy straw. Light foam, film persists until glass is emptied. Just a touch of sediment.
Smell- Fruity, cracker, bubblegum, candy, pineapple, starfruit, lemonade.
Taste- Better than expected after having one of the F4 cans also released at the anniversary event. Follows the nose. Fruity, juicy, almost hefe feel. Very mango-like. Finishes with light biscuit, some sweetness, and just a touch of herbal bitterness. Very nice. More complex than anticipated, very refreshing. Almost APA-like, but light amber malt and soft fruit retain the place of honor.
Mouthfeel- Smooth, soft carb, jucy, medium body. Moderately dry, mineral water finish.
Overall- Pretty darn good, particularly for a blonde ale. F4 is a decent everyday beer, but this blows it out of the water. The dry-hopping in the cask adds a very fresh, fruity, citric feel without adding too much bitterness. I feel like they may have brewed this with more residual sugars than usual to compliment the flavor, but that's just a hunch. Recommended, if you can get it.
Jul 01, 2012Room-temp cask to 12 oz. shaker. No head given.
Look- Hazy straw. Light foam, film persists until glass is emptied. Just a touch of sediment.
Smell- Fruity, cracker, bubblegum, candy, pineapple, starfruit, lemonade.
Taste- Better than expected after having one of the F4 cans also released at the anniversary event. Follows the nose. Fruity, juicy, almost hefe feel. Very mango-like. Finishes with light biscuit, some sweetness, and just a touch of herbal bitterness. Very nice. More complex than anticipated, very refreshing. Almost APA-like, but light amber malt and soft fruit retain the place of honor.
Mouthfeel- Smooth, soft carb, jucy, medium body. Moderately dry, mineral water finish.
Overall- Pretty darn good, particularly for a blonde ale. F4 is a decent everyday beer, but this blows it out of the water. The dry-hopping in the cask adds a very fresh, fruity, citric feel without adding too much bitterness. I feel like they may have brewed this with more residual sugars than usual to compliment the flavor, but that's just a hunch. Recommended, if you can get it.
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