Lighthouse Ale - Fire Island Beer Company

tronester

Oklahoma

3.38/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Served in a bottle, this amber ale starts with a sweet caramel flavor, then shifts to dried fruit, and a slightly tart malt finish. Not many hops, in either bitterness or flavor. Good mouthfeel and carbonation. Drinkability is quite good, light and refreshing. I probably wouldn't buy this but would certainly drink it again. A good starter craft beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2010 02:35:41 | More by tronester

orprince

New York

2.75/5  rDev -21.2%

04-14-2013 14:07:16 | More by orprince

Celtics76

Rhode Island

2.75/5  rDev -21.2%

03-21-2013 19:23:21 | More by Celtics76

beerman999999

New York

4/5  rDev +14.6%

11-11-2012 22:07:04 | More by beerman999999

csmartin6

Illinois

3/5  rDev -14%

10-23-2012 03:01:38 | More by csmartin6

LJWalker

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +7.4%

09-07-2012 03:18:24 | More by LJWalker

GFD400

New York

4/5  rDev +14.6%

08-30-2012 18:44:10 | More by GFD400

mfigueroa713

New York

3.75/5  rDev +7.4%

07-04-2012 02:50:11 | More by mfigueroa713

prisdefer

New York

3/5  rDev -14%

06-01-2012 21:57:31 | More by prisdefer

hilgart1

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -6.9%

05-17-2012 01:52:27 | More by hilgart1

VonZipper

New York

4/5  rDev +14.6%

03-25-2012 23:36:33 | More by VonZipper

mitchellaneous

4/5  rDev +14.6%

03-16-2012 02:30:14 | More by mitchellaneous

EddieJoe

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

03-03-2012 19:24:16 | More by EddieJoe

BigPlay1824

New York

3.03/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Enjoyed in a pint glass

A: pours a hazy golden brownish color with a thin finger of fine grayish head that dissipates rapidly, leaves zero lacing
S: has a bit of a sweet scent like raspberries or some other kind of berry maybe, also has a slight scent note like some adjunct lagers ive seen out there
T: ok, its drinkable but thats about it, has a bit of sweetness that i guess i would associate with an amber ale but really isnt entirely appealing
M: thin, leaves the mouth clean, medium intense carbonation at the beginning
O: eh, pretty bland and doesnt stand out anywhere, the best part was the mouthfeel and thats never a good sign for a beer

Serving type: bottle

02-14-2012 23:41:00 | More by BigPlay1824

duff247

Texas

3/5  rDev -14%

01-24-2012 01:17:49 | More by duff247

micromaniac129

Pennsylvania

3.23/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Hazy orange amber in color with hardly any head and then fades to nothing. Carbonation is very light. Smells of malts husks and other stuff.
Taste is bland and sad some malt and yeast.
It is smooth though so thats a plus but thats about it. Tastes waterdown and weak.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2012 18:01:45 | More by micromaniac129

jeanphony

New York

3.25/5  rDev -6.9%

12-25-2011 00:09:12 | More by jeanphony

smithmd4

New York

4/5  rDev +14.6%

12-22-2011 00:20:34 | More by smithmd4

69davis

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +14.6%

11-28-2011 19:09:08 | More by 69davis

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -14%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

amber/reddish hue with a nice cream colored head. Smell was sweet caramel malts with a hint of a corn or grain in it. The taste was very much sugary malts with again a bit of a grain or earthy back to it. Very nice actually. This is very nicely carbonated and goes down smooth

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2011 03:24:15 | More by mikesgroove

scootny

New York

3.48/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A good solid amber brew that looks nice in the glass with a decent off white head and a touch of lace. cloudy honey amber with moderate carbonation. Nice amount of fruitiness in the nose overlays a solid malt core with sweet bready notes. Light floral hops. Taste is smooth and malty with just the right amount of hop balance. A bit of mild citrus in the clean finish leaves bit of bread a biscuit and a touch of graham lingering underneath. Feel is crisp and lightly effervescent. Highly drinkable and while not a standout not a beer to ever turn down.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2011 04:22:19 | More by scootny

CaptJackHarkness

New York

4.6/5  rDev +31.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Even as I write this , I have decided this is now my favorite American Red!

Although it says Fire Island Beer Co., it is actually brewed in Upstate N.Y. (Saratoga). I remeber trying this on tap years ago at "The Shack";arguably Fire Islands best bar.

This has a sweet malty aroma, pours a slightly hazy orange color with a nice thick frothy head that lasts a fair time. A thin lacing of the glass persists. The taste is a bit citrusy tart and smooth delighting the tounge and palate!

The label says " the kind of beer you want to have a beer with", and they are not wrong.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2011 23:01:05 | More by CaptJackHarkness

JerzDevl2000

New Jersey

3.4/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Picked this up at the Whole Foods at the Time Warner Center in New York recently since I can't obtain this beer in New Jersey. I had the Red Wagon IPA not too long ago so I figured that this would be as good. Unfortunately, this feel a bit short and it wasn't until I signed onto here that I found out what style this fell under. Needless to say, this was a bit weak and not as strong as other American Ambers/Red Ales that I've had recently.

This had a decent pour to it with a bright copper hue and a head that was present but not overpowering. There was hardly any lacing to be seen and the aroma was faint, to the point there it reminded me of a second-tier macro beer. As for the mouthfeel, it was somewhat full and toasty, but the taste wasn't anything special. Just a bit of the metallic copper repeated with some caramel notes. This went down easy and there wasn't a lot of carbonation to go along with the lightness of this beer.

It would be easy to have a few in a sitting since I could hardly taste the alcohol in this. While there are better and deeper American Ambers and Red Ales available, this would be fine for kicking back with after work. It's just not that memorable.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2011 07:33:58 | More by JerzDevl2000

cosmicevan

New York

3/5  rDev -14%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Had on tap at flynn's on fire island. Deep amber with a thin head. Nice amber ale smell with some pilsner like malt dominance. Flavor is like the smell only more malty. Really catvges a macro vibe. Watery and easy to drink, but nothing special about this one. Probably move onto something else next.

Serving type: on-tap

08-26-2011 16:09:17 | More by cosmicevan

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev +4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Fire Island's Lighthouse Ale is a standard, fairly well-made American amber. It's a somewhat hazy orange-copper color beneath a short-lived head of creamy off-white foam; and the head retention and lacing are somewhat limited. The aroma delivers a gently sweet combination of malt and berry-like yeasty fruitiness. The flavor offers more graininess, a touch of breadiness, golden caramel, and some nuttiness as well as some mildly leafy, spicy, and floral hops. It's mildly bitter; and fairly smooth across the palate with a moderate carbonation that gently caresses the tongue. It finishes drying as the malt fades and the hops make themselves known. Nicely done!

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2011 21:25:15 | More by NeroFiddled