Fireside

Black Country Ales in Dudley, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.35

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 35

A full bodied, well rounded premium bitter, amber in colour, clean in taste. Fruit hop aroma leading to a pleasant, dry rewarding finish.

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mart (27297) ticked Fireside from Black Country Ales 6 months ago

Magus, mõru, linnaseline, karamelline. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2025 at 14:20

6.1

Andy_TF2 (1138) ticked Fireside from Black Country Ales 1 year ago

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

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:15

reidyboy (3578) reviewed Fireside from Black Country Ales 1 year ago

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

Amber gold with a frothy/creamy white head. Fruity and malty, semi-sweet with a hint of spice and a dry, slightly bitter finish

Tried on 13 Aug 2024 at 13:52

Brugmansia (22477) ticked Fireside from Black Country Ales 2 years ago

Tried on 02 Aug 2023 at 14:24

eurosoba (18570) ticked Fireside from Black Country Ales 3 years ago

11/11/2008. WELLINGTON, 37 Bennetts Hill, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, England (FREE HOUSE)

Tried on 10 Nov 2022 at 09:50

WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Fireside from Black Country Ales 4 years ago

Tried on 12 Feb 2022 at 11:31

6.6

Fergus (31329) reviewed Fireside from Black Country Ales 4 years ago

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

Cask at the Wellington. A clear reddy amber coloured pour with a halo of beige head. Aroma is butterscotch, toffee, cakey, creme caramel, little bark woody note. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts, butterscotch toffee, woody bark, figgy dried fruits. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, mellow carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2022 at 11:27

6.8

SHIG (13882) reviewed Fireside from Black Country Ales 4 years ago

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

Cask: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma is sweetish, fruity, light butter, malty. Taste is fruity, citrus, bitterness, buttery, malty.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2022 at 11:18

6.5

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Fireside from Black Country Ales 4 years ago

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

Cask at the Wellington, Bingohame, 12/02/22. Clear golden copper with a decent off white head. Nose is biscuit, grains, stewed fruits, straw. Taste comprises dark malts, fruit slice, caramel, candied fruit rinds, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2022 at 11:16

dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Fireside from Black Country Ales 5 years ago

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

500ml bottle direct from brewery. Eye - clear copper, small off white head, ok retention. Nose - big caramel notes (they list as a separate adjunct), a little nutty, stone fruits. Taste - follows nose, again big caramel, quite sweet, figs and plums. Moderate bitterness. Palate - close to medium body, wet yet chewy, carbonation zing on tongue but not overdone. Overall - its a nice tasty simple clean bitter. Maybe a touch sweet for some but I liked it.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2021 at 02:17