Beacon Fire
Allendale Brewery in Allendale, Northumberland, England 🏴
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.02
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Beacon Fire ia a unique and moreish ale. Earthy,smokey with dried fruit flavours from mexican Pasilla chillis.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear amber colour, white head. Aroma of caramel, hops, light chili, light citrus and red fruits. Light sweet flavour, light chili heat. Finish light chili, light sweet. Interesting, nice effort.
(From 50cL bottle @ After GBBF tasting, chriso’s place, London ’14. Thanks for sharing, rb crew!)
(From 50cL bottle @ After GBBF tasting, chriso’s place, London ’14. Thanks for sharing, rb crew!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2015
at 00:43
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 500ml. [ As Allendale Beacon Fire ].Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light oxidide, smoke notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, nutty bitter, caramel, earthy, light chili warm. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20140812]
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 08:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours amber, sweet malty toffee followed by a slow burn, not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2014
at 23:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared @ ChrisO after GBBF Day 1. Clear orange color, small off-white head. Aroma is way more hoppy than I had expected. Taste is spicy, chili, and basically completely as expected. Not what I like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2014
at 00:21
6/10
Tried
on 12 Aug 2014
at 15:17
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
50 cl bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is light greasy hoppy. Bitter, herbal, toasted and dry malty. Herbal, dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2014
at 15:16
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle shared with jeevan and the Mrs. A problem shared is a problem thirded, in this case. Although, to be honest, it wasn’t that bad, just a poor 80/ imitation with some chilli heat. Didn’t find it lingering too much myself.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2014
at 15:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Wonderful, totally clear, ruby red colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, sulphur-yellowish head. Caramel malty aroma has notes of red berries, dried red fruit, adumbrated chilli notes. Taste is initially minimally sweet fruity, hints of red berries, dry hoppy overtones, in the finish appear slightly hot, peppery chilli notes; extremely smooth, soft palate. The addition of chillis is neither advantage nor damage.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2013
at 09:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle - Hazy copper. Drie fruit, malt and chilli in the aroma. Malty and very spicy taste with notes of leather, dried fruit and a warming finish. The chilli taste lingers for a long time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2012
at 07:03
4.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle @ Fenwick, Newcastle.
Appearance - Massive large head that quickly dissipate to nothing. Apperance of flat chestnut brown tea. Poor.
Aroma - Caramel malts....chilli heat...some fruity esters...no hops.
Taste - Caramel malt....fruity malt...hint of earthy hops...chilli...bit of smoke.
Palate - Sweet malts then big chilli burn finish. Simple. Almost no carbonation. Thin mouthfeel.
Overall - Just a novelty beer and not a good one. A substandard thin malty beer with lots of chilli. That’s it.
Appearance - Massive large head that quickly dissipate to nothing. Apperance of flat chestnut brown tea. Poor.
Aroma - Caramel malts....chilli heat...some fruity esters...no hops.
Taste - Caramel malt....fruity malt...hint of earthy hops...chilli...bit of smoke.
Palate - Sweet malts then big chilli burn finish. Simple. Almost no carbonation. Thin mouthfeel.
Overall - Just a novelty beer and not a good one. A substandard thin malty beer with lots of chilli. That’s it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2011
at 07:30