Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 30C: with spices and cocoa nibs). Can 35.5 cl - Batch 2175SD 17 (BB: undeclared). AROMA: medium spice aroma (cinnamon, slight ginger, cardamom) with medium-low toasty malt (with slight toasted bread crust). low pine hops background. APPEARANCE: dark amber color and clear. medium-low beige to light brown head, creamy, with good retention. lace formation. TASTE: medium-low to low spices (cinnamon, slight ginger) with low hops (pine). medium-low malt flavor (toasty, slight bread crust). medium-high bitterness with a semi-dry to dry and bitter finish that persists. MOUTHFEEL: medium-low body with medium carbonation. OVERALL: a winter ale-type beer with soft notes and with a bit too much bitterness.
Zymurgeist (5717) reviewed Fireside Chat from 21st Amendment Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can purchased at Key Market in Redwood City. Have not visited this beer in over a decade. Remember loving it when it came out. This pours dark and clear. Color is deep garnet brown with dense, light brown head that lingers throughout the pour. Aroma of spice and chestnut. Flavor is brown roasted malt, overt caramel, and a slight burnt finish. Bumping the score up some points for how I remember it and how I remember the brewery. I will pick some 21-As up when I see them over the next weeks or month. This was my local for a number of years in SF from 2006-2010, and I miss and loved the good times there. Sad to see them go, and what a great run for Nico, Sean and the whole crew.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Gewürziger Geruch. Etwas Anis im Antrunk, moderat malzig, dunkel, wenig herb. Trocken, wenig würzig, Nuancen von Schokolade, mittellanger Abgang, Kakao. 9/7/7/9//8
one51 (2463) reviewed Pumpkin Haze IPA from 21st Amendment Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Day14 in the Beer Republic calendar, and brewery #2 of the calendar that's now out of business. Deep Orange, small head, mild hearty pumpkin pie nose that's rather inviting. Medium sweetness, some metallic astringency, maybe too grapefruit-ish hops that don't blend well with pumpkin spice? It's drinkable but not great. Well at least I managed one pumpkin beer this year even if it's 2 months after Halloween season.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can. Orange citrus aroma with notes of tangerine, wheat malt and some grassy hops. Pours cloudy golden colored with a thin white head that has little retention and good lacing. Starts with juicy orange peel and wheat malt flavors. Finishes smooth and refreshing with tangerine and grassy hop flavors. Very good summery beer.
Taboada (8803) reviewed Fireside Chat from 21st Amendment Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
355ml. can. @"home", Compostela. 08/12/2025
[#8.776 Global - #1.906 United States of America - #2 21st Amendment Brewery]
Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma: full spiced malts, cinnamon, coriander and anise. Taste: pleasantly spiced leading to a dry mouthfeel.
Next one, please!
TET (6603) reviewed Fireside Chat from 21st Amendment Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5
Beer Republic Advent Calendar 2025, Red Edition. Door 7. A dark brown beer, a head is medium and beige. Aroma is strongly spiced, cinnamon, nutmeg, light fruitness, banana. Taste has the same elements, spicyness, light riped fruitness, quite dry end. Medium bodied. Too much of spicyness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can. Peach aroma with notes of tangerine, orange, grapefruit, nectarine, floral and pine resiny hops. Pours hazy golden-orange colored with a finger of off white head that has excellent retention and good lacing. Starts with juicy peach, nectarine, tangerine and orange citrus flavors. Finishes dry but smooth with grapefruit, floral and pine resiny hop flavors. Pretty decent.