Iron Fire Brewing Co...thoughts?

I thought 5150 was great, a poor mans version of alpine nelson ipa. Of course I'm biased and nelson is my favorite beer, had plenty of it on tap at hoffers cigar lounge la Mesa. 5150 has a nice spicy bitterness to complement with the delicate white grape notes of nelson hops. I usually don't try anything on tap from a new brewery because most of the time ( 9x of 10) I will be disappointed but have to admit 5150 a well crafted beer

 

51/50 is a tasty beer. If it wasn't so readily available it'd probably be held in a higher esteem.

 

I'm not as high on 51/50 as other people here seem. Is it decent? Sure? But I'd not compare it to anything Alpine.

 

no not on Alpines level, a poor mans nelson, i believe 5150 is brewed with rye and nelson hops.

 

They're ok. I've tried 51/50, Dead on Arrival, and Synner. All are decent but forgettable.

 

Average beer, small drinking area in the facility, and rude employees. Been twice, won't go back again.

Cheers!

 

51/50 and Dead On Arrival are not great, but certainly not bad.

 

This. However, it ain't the cheapest beer in the cooler.

 

I plan on hitting up the tasting room today or tomorrow. How are the employees rude?

 

I felt like I was bothering them asking for beers and trying to talk with about them. Just felt condescending to me and for the quality of beer, just wasn't feeling it. Could be me though.......

 

I remember hearing Iron Fire was started by an ex-Ballast Point Employee and that 51/50 was his rendition of Sculpin.

 

Funny you say that, because I had a can of Sculpin right after drinking a 51/50 glass last night, and I thought they seemed similar.

 

Had an all right experience at the tasting room last month, possibly because I was the only one there.

51/50 is not bad, although no Sculpin, and I thought DOA was kind of a mess. Would like to see them succeed, although since there's so much great beer close by they'll have to step up their game.

 

had 51/50 on tap yesterday - pretty good IPA.

 

I visited recently and had a good time. Nobody was rude to me or anything like that.

 

I'm a big ol' Ballast Point fan, and I'm actually digging the heck outta the 22 of 5150 that's sitting in front of me right this second.