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Fireside Ale
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
- From:
- Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Smoked Beer
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 11.44%
- Reviews:
- 274
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 23, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 09, 2009
- Wants:
- 24
- Gots:
- 12
No description / notes.
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Ratings by TheycallmeTim:
Reviewed by TheycallmeTim from New York
3.93/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a shaker pint.
A--Deep burnt caramel, almost chestnut shell body. If this beer were a crayola it would be burnt sienna. Head is one finger of thick white cream that retains to a skim and laces. Good looking beer.
S--A touch of smoke and bacon. But then there's like a brown sugar or munich malt toffeish hint. The smoke is present but not overwhelming--definitely not crowding out the aromas of unsmoked malt.
T--Very similar to the nose, almost an exact replica, in fact. More bacon and hickory smoke, with a hint of maybe sausage, up front. But it's not the whole profile, as the middle is like a light scottish ale--has that sweet syrupy maltiness that, again is brushed aside before it gets tiring on your tongue. Because there's healthy hop bitterness on the finish, which melds beautifully with the smoke to concoct this awesome bitter chocolate and cigar wrapper ending. Definitely an American recipe. I dig it.
M&D--Mouthfeel is creamy, perfectly carbonated. Alcohol's completely hidden. Very warming, comforting beer that's well-named.
Good replacement for a fireplace in my little Brooklyn apartment. A sweet treat for cold weather--very easy drinking for those who want a mild smoked beer.
Dec 11, 2009A--Deep burnt caramel, almost chestnut shell body. If this beer were a crayola it would be burnt sienna. Head is one finger of thick white cream that retains to a skim and laces. Good looking beer.
S--A touch of smoke and bacon. But then there's like a brown sugar or munich malt toffeish hint. The smoke is present but not overwhelming--definitely not crowding out the aromas of unsmoked malt.
T--Very similar to the nose, almost an exact replica, in fact. More bacon and hickory smoke, with a hint of maybe sausage, up front. But it's not the whole profile, as the middle is like a light scottish ale--has that sweet syrupy maltiness that, again is brushed aside before it gets tiring on your tongue. Because there's healthy hop bitterness on the finish, which melds beautifully with the smoke to concoct this awesome bitter chocolate and cigar wrapper ending. Definitely an American recipe. I dig it.
M&D--Mouthfeel is creamy, perfectly carbonated. Alcohol's completely hidden. Very warming, comforting beer that's well-named.
Good replacement for a fireplace in my little Brooklyn apartment. A sweet treat for cold weather--very easy drinking for those who want a mild smoked beer.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Brown muddy color.
Tiny off-white head; slight lacing.
Caramel malt nose; where's the smoke?
Medium mouthfeel, bordering on thick.
Mild flavor of sweet malts, like an English Barleywine. No smoke present.
Pleasant but ultimately forgettable.
Mar 23, 2019Tiny off-white head; slight lacing.
Caramel malt nose; where's the smoke?
Medium mouthfeel, bordering on thick.
Mild flavor of sweet malts, like an English Barleywine. No smoke present.
Pleasant but ultimately forgettable.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From tasting notes. L: Pours brilliant dark amber to chestnut with a 1” cream colored head that dissipates to film. S: Light to moderate smoke on the nose with caramel and malt. T: The smoke approaches Schlenkerla levels and seasons sweet dark sugars, fruit, a little cola, a suggestion of anise and some bitterness in the aftertaste. F: Creamy, full bodied, medium carbonation. O: While a little sweet, fairly well balanced between the smoke and other flavors.
Aug 18, 2015
Fireside Ale from Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
368 ratings
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