Firehouse Amber
McNeill's Brewery in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.43
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Maverick (5091) reviewed Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Draught from Habitat. Orange amber. Some caramel malts and hops. Pretty meh overall.
kristincedar (7044) ticked Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 1 year ago
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a murky semi-dark burnt amber to red color. Quickly dissipating finger’s worth of bubbly (with slight foam), and no lace.
The aroma had some sweet cooked corn edged with sharp burnt cake batter, weird.
The flavor was sharp burnt sweet cake batter with an extremely soapy aftertaste and finish. Got extremely hard to put the rest down my throat.
On the palate, not as sessionable as one would like for an amber ale, that soapy feel is smooth - I’ll give it that, but who wants spaciness to smooth out a beer. Low carbonation.
Overall, wow, what an awful beer. Really think McNeil’s should toss in the towel. Can’t hang in this state anymore and nor the business.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Dark orange. No nose. Very corn forward. Milk sweet mouthfeel. Oaky finish . not sure how these guys are still doing this?
jtclockwork (20063) reviewed Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours reddish amber with off white head. Nose/taste of malt, citrus rind and caramel. Taste is a little on the sweet side. Lighter side of Medium body. Slight sour apple finish.
ben4321 (11632) reviewed Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 9/20/12
Aroma: The nose is heavy on dark fruit/raisin, some toasted malts, and a little earthy hops
Appearance: A mostly clear reddish-orange color with a an inch of off-white head and sticky, heavy lace
Flavor: The taste is caramel malts, some bread, a little fruit, and some (unintentionally?) tart/sour yeast
Palate: The body is medium, it has an average-to-lively carbonation, and a mildly astringent finish
Overall Impression: I don't what they were shooting for here, but it didn't really work for me. This beer is not terrible, but, for me, it just felt like a miss all the way around.
Travlr (30174) reviewed Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft. Hazy golden amber color, medium white head. Aroma if lightly spiced caramel. Taste is slightly peppery caramel.
Lubiere (24605) reviewed Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A golden amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, pleasant caramel malt with light British hops, clover, nice. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with nice grassy British hops, smooth. On tap at Farmhouse Tap and Grill, April 7, 2012.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Great deep amber coloured body with a copper glow and a perfect, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, toffee, strong hops and a touch of alcohol. Medium-bodied; Assertive malt flavour with some light fruits, a lot of hops and a good fresh herbal flavour. Aftertaste is a great balance of the hops and malt, a touch nutty and a little caramel sweetness at the end - a decent amount of body on the finish too. Overall, a very nice beer - especially for the style, definitely worth trying if you can find it! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on18-November-2011 for US$4.49 sampled at home in Washington on 25-February-2012.
Biruski (5052) reviewed Firehouse Amber from McNeill's Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Full of plesant fruits and caramel malts. Has a toasty, near roasted, malt profile that adds meters of depth. Solid and easy to gulp (if that is your thing). The raisins kick in as it continues to warm. Very tasty.