Firebrand Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in
Launceston,
Cornwall,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Beer Cellar
Established in 2012
Contact
Unit 2 Southgate Technology Park, Pennygillam Ind. Estate, Launceston, PL15 7ED, England
Subsidiaries
Description
We forged Firebrand in 2012 in a converted milking parlour on the untamed edge of Bodmin Moor, North Cornwall. The idea was born from our passion for beer made from all-natural ingredients, Cornish spring water, and American hops.
We brew beer that we love to drink and pride ourselves on our craft. Whether it’s a Hazy Vegan IPA or a Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, we regularly refine and tweak our recipes to brew the best beer we can.
Originally launched because the co-owner and head brewer of Penpont Brewery Joe Thompson wanted to brew a more modern style so Firebrand Brewing Co. was created.
We brew beer that we love to drink and pride ourselves on our craft. Whether it’s a Hazy Vegan IPA or a Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, we regularly refine and tweak our recipes to brew the best beer we can.
Originally launched because the co-owner and head brewer of Penpont Brewery Joe Thompson wanted to brew a more modern style so Firebrand Brewing Co. was created.
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.4
440 ml can online from Red Elephant, Truro. Pours hazy ruby amber with a beige cap. Malt, red fruits, caramel nuts, earthy. Light sweet & light to moderate bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from Red Elephant Beer Cellar
on 05 Nov 2022
at 19:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
440ml can bought as part of a delivery from the brewery. Thinnish ruby/brown, clear with a small film of off-white head.malty, slightly resinous, metallic aroma. Light notes of molasses and tangerine. Sweet taste with an almost sour woody note mid-sip.short to medium balanced finish. Oily body, little carbonation. Reasonable if unexciting.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Nov 2022
at 23:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
400ml can from Beers of Europe, Norfolk. Pinkish gold and mostly clear with a pink/white head. Sweet berry notes, some caramel in the aroma. So it doesn’t smell like a sour, and it doesn’t taste like a sour either. Sweet with notes of tart fruit which linger, but I’d say all in all this is a pretty sweet beer with raspberry syrup and white sugar in the aftertaste. A bit cheap it doesn’t matter that much, and to be honest it was just what I was interested in tonight.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Oct 2022
at 22:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Beers of Europe. Pours hazy red with no real head. Aromas of raspberry syrup, lemon and a hint of sulphur. Taste is vanilla, lemonade, raspberry syrup again. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2022
at 18:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Beers of Europe. Pours murky orange with a thin white head. Aromas of melon rind, green onion, biscuit. Taste is cooked orange, more melon, light sour. Faint malt, light sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2022
at 19:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can as part of a delivery from the brewery. Light yellow/gold and hazy with a small white head. Huge hop aroma with onion skin, melon, white grapefruit rind. Bitter taste, full of hops, really unbalanced but pretty refreshing. Medicinal bitter finish which coats the tongue. Full body, lightly carbonated. Maybe too much of a good thing. Still worth trying.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2022
at 20:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
440ml can as part of a delivery from the brewery and drunk at home. Brownish gold and clear with a ring of white head. Light aroma: grass, orange peel, some floral notes. Refreshing bitter taste with more tannic bitterness in the finish.more orange peel and strong iced tea in the aftertaste. Full oily body with medium carbonation. A very nice strong golden.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2022
at 22:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can as part of a delivery from the brewery. Mid-gold with an almost greenish hue, hazy. Sweet creamy stone fruit and tropical fruit aroma. Gorgeous sweet taste with more tropical fruit and some sharp bitterness toward the finish and on the aftertaste. I do tend to like milkshake IPAs but find they can fault on the landing, as it were, and this is no exception leaving a slightly acrid note. Still pretty good though.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2022
at 21:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
330ml can as part of a delivery from the brewery. Dark orange and clear with a huge off-white head. Light piney and pink grapefruit aroma. Noncommittal bitter taste with a more serious bitter finish. More grapefruit along with orange bitters and some kumquat in the aftertaste. Lightly carbonated. Good enough but not so much to it.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Sep 2022
at 20:40
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
330ml can bought as part of a delivery from the brewery. Not sure why I am cracking this open on a Friday night, but hey ho. Watching Taken 3, a terrible movie. Light yellow, slightly hazy with a ring of white head. Light citrus hoppy smell along with some gluey resinous and jammy notes. Tastes weird and both sickly sweet and overly bitter at the same time. Acrid bitterness lingers in the aftertaste. Soft carbonation. No, no, no. The Taken 3 of low alcohol beers.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2022
at 20:45