21st Amendment Brewery Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat

 

21st Amendment Brewery in San Leandro, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular
Score
6.60
ABV: 7.9% IBU: - Ticks: 67
Like FDR’s Depression-Era Radio Addresses, which were like a kick in the butt and a hug at the same time, our Fireside Chat is a subtle twist on the traditional seasonal brew. We begin with a rich, dark, English-style ale and then we improvise with spices until we know we have a beer worth sharing with the nation. Celebrating the right to be original.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Total Wines, Sterling VA. Deep brown, with a decent, off-white, head. Gentle Christmas spicing, some berry fruits, bready mlats and a moderately, bitter finish. Enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 17 Dec 2015 at 09:24


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Aroma: earthy, caramel, spices Appearance: hazy amber with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, spices Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty

Tried on 07 Dec 2015 at 17:30


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pour is a cola brown with a small tan head. Aroma has an ample amount of cinnamon and clove with probably some nutmeg thrown in there. Flavor is of course spice but they kind of get muddled together with a heavy and sweet malt and also a fair amount of alcohol. Finish leaves a spice with a little cocoa on the tongue. This beer gets some horrible ratings on here for some unknown reason. It is as advertised, a spiced winter beer. Maybe a bit to sweet and boozy but it still has a nice spicy flavor.

Tried on 02 Dec 2015 at 19:30


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from Winco. A pretty solid brew, I’m sensing an English ale under the spice bouquet. Cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla all present, as accents, not overdone. Solid malt body carries it well. Body a bit thin, lets see where this goes with a little warmth.

Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2015 at 20:07


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can. Pours a dark brown with small off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong spice, raisin. Thin mouthfeel, strong spice, sweet malt, decent.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2014 at 12:43


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Pours a clear amber with a gray head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has notes of grain and light fruits with notes of raisin and spices. Flavor has sweet grains with a bit of bread and some light spices and a bit of fruits.

Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2014 at 18:56


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught. Dark brown with reddish tint, small beige foamy head, nutmeg and vanilla aroma, low carbonation, burnt malt taste, thin body, longish finish with burnt aftertaste. One of those great start poor ending brews.

Tried on 17 Nov 2014 at 12:19


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can from Whole Foods Market, Bowery, New York, NY. A dark amber/brown coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Sweet, caramel, spice aroma. Tastes similar, quite sweet, caramel, spice. Struggled to finish this one. Expected a lot more from 21st Amendment.

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2014 at 09:47


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle, via trade from someone awesome I’m sure, pours with a clear ruby red to amber body that supports a tan head of foam. The aroma offers up lots of spices like ginger and cinnamon and then it gets into some malty sweetness. The taste delivers firm levels of winter spices but the malts and modest degree of molasses help keep the spices from being overwhelming. Pretty nice as slivers of dark roasted malts surface here and there creating another facet to the experience. Overall for this beer the spices could be scaled back a bit to achieve improved balance and flavor harmony. Pretty nice winter beer though.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2014 at 21:27


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can sample at a tasting at Mastikim. Thanks zvikar. Brown color with a beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel, cinnamon and nutmeg. Sweetish flavor, malty, a bit toasty, caramelly, a bit nutty, with some spiciness and a slightly bitter finish, a bit roasty. Medium-bodied.

Tried from Can on 28 Jan 2014 at 11:23