Firecrest
Old Chimneys in Diss, Suffolk, England 🏴
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.75
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DavrosIX (1277) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
2016 catch up - bottle at home - What I would describe as an "showcase" beer; one that is so well made that it is almost perfect. However, for some reason it didn’t really do it for me. There was a lot of malt and the alcohol was very forward, but it resulted in a very good mouthfeel. It was tasty too, with a good bittering of hops that offset a sweetness. Maybe I was just having a bad day.......
Maakun (16495) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at February THT. Slight hazy darker golden with small off white head. Sweet tropical fruits, good sugary malts, light grain husks, apricot, quite some grass and herbs towards the finish. Medium sweet and bitter. Bit over medium bodied.
sjogro (11831) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from bottle at THT Februari at "De Zuipschuit". Slightly hazy golden with white head. Sweet malts, spices, sugar. Over medium sweet and light bitter. Medium body. Sweet finish.
Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at home, 13/11/16. Clear golden with a decent off white head. Nose is sweet malt, toffee, sugar, fruit esters, light plastic notes. Taste comprises caramel, cane sugar, straw, bready notes, vanilla, fruit loaf, grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, sweet licks in a clooe combined with a tickle of alcohol. So so for style, fails to deliver any real depth given the 7% ABV.
Stuu (34926) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours golden, nose is caramel, yeasty, taste is sweet toffee, caramel.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bought at the brewery: 330ml bottle conditioned, Lot 774, BBE 04.2016. Poured into a La Chouffe stemmed tulip at home 10th Jan 15 during a ’random beer tasting afternoon’ with myself. Lovely pour, amber and clear, the head a proud billowing soft pillow of white foam. Plenty of carbonation bubble trails rising through the body. Fruity and malty aroma, the taste follows in the same vain. Biscuity maltiness and red fruits vie for pole position in the mouth with a good mini-bite to the flavours. This is a fine, well made beer, the alcohol content does show it’s strenght, but the flavours and body depth carry it well. A delight to drink.
stravale (3282) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Eebria [181214]
Orange amber, soft haze, thin white head
Aroma - soft sweet fruity malts, soft orange, slight floral notes, touch of peach, nice soft fruits
Taste of soft fruity caramel, light toffee, soft fruits, delicate flavours, soft citrus
Palate - soft carb, medium body, fairly oily, quite sweet. Alcohol well hidden. Finish as main flavour, clean.
Overall - Delicate flavours here, quite sweet, nice.
RichTheVillan (12544) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Eebria; hazy amber pour with big fluffy off white head, malt and dark fruit aroma, taste has dark fruit, some caramel, a hint of sherry, high level of bitterness.
Garrold (11335) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Eebria. Clear amber. Thick, bubbly, sticky, white head. Thick, syrupy, fruity aroma. Some Amaretti booziness. Taste is pretty dry. Palate manages to be slick, but thin. Finishes dry and bitter. Not my cup of tea.
allmyvinyl (20966) reviewed Firecrest from Old Chimneys 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
330ml bottle from the brewery via eebria. Pours clear amber, thi off-white head. Fruity aromas, light caramel and herbs. Taste is more herbal hops, caramel and toffee. OK, nothing special.