Firestoker
Marston's in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
5.91
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Downender (11273) reviewed Firestoker from Marston's 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
500ml bottle from Bottoms Up. Can only agree with other comments about over-powering taste of vanilla which totally dominated. Aftertaste reminiscent of wet cardboard. Poor.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Firestoker from Marston's 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
24-Nov-2006 - 50cl bottle of Marston’s Firestoker.Attractive amber colour, almost no head, and a strong vanilla aroma; extremely bitter and a shock in the mouth. Like shoestring (previous rater) I nearly poured it away, but persevered and found it got better. (5/3/4/2/10=2.4)
23-Nov-2014 - 50cl bottle of Waitrose Sunset Amber Ale. so 8 yeasr have passed, and either this beer has mellowed, or I have. Still amber with litlle head; ans some vanilla taste; but also a smooth nutty caramel body with a light bitterness. (6/4/6/3/12=3.1)
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Firestoker from Marston's 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
500ml bottle from Unwins. Orange colour with thin beige head. Some nice tangerine hop aroma and a bit of sulphur. Then a bit like orangeade in the mouth. I can see why someone likened it to cream soda. It has that cheap soft drink feel to it. There is some hoppy bite on the end. You don’t really notice the alcohol. Bit biscuity, but its the orange fruit for me that dominates. Fine, some juicy malt.
shrubber (15840) reviewed Firestoker from Marston's 21 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sour malt aroma. Nice coppery tan color with a nice white head. Has higher carbonation than most bitters - very light taste - watery with little body. A disappointing one.
Sigmund (14673) reviewed Firestoker from Marston's 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
(500 ml bottle). Deep golden to amber colour, moderate head. Aroma is hoppy and dominant vanilla. Flavour is not sweet, quite bitter actually, and the vanilla somehow seems out of place. I guess there's a reason most beers don't smell and taste strongly of vanilla. Nice for a change of pace, though.
omhper (45152) reviewed Firestoker from Marston's 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
Bottled. Amber coloured. Sweet and artificial vanilla aroma. Thin, gassy and metallic, lightly sulfury with sharp, bitterish finish.