Firebird Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Rudgwick, West Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2013

Contact
Rudgwick Brickworks, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, Rh12 3UW, England
Description
We are an award winning craft brewery, producing an impressive selection of delicious Craft Beer.

Born in 2013, Firebird was created by Bill and Richard who re-established an old friendship which began at The University of Birmingham’s Brewing School. Both studied for an M.Sc in Brewing Science and Technology and on completion went their separate ways. Bill to join and eventually run family firm King and Barnes in Horsham and Richard to continue his career with Courage and then a move into the Wines and Spirits Industry.

On making contact again in 2012 it didn’t take too many beers to realize that a joint venture in brewing was the only sensible thing to do! Soon a site was found in an old converted brickworks in Rudgwick and a brewing plant was purchased and installed. The first commercial beer Heritage XX was sold at the end of June 2013. 10 years later Firebird produces a large range of award winning beers and has a thriving shop and bar as well.

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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours a clear golden amber colour with a small frothy head. The aroma is fruity and floral. A moderately sweet fruity taste, peachy and light biscuity malty flavours with a sweetish fruity hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried on 14 May 2022 at 14:55

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can bought at Redh, Haslemere. Aroma has citrus and stone fruit. Herbs. Hazy opaque amber. Lively foamy translucent white head. Medium bitter. Tart citrus. Big dose of malts and hints of boiled veg. All a bit faded. Bland. Light-medium bodied. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Session IPA that can't hide it's humdrum trad brewery roots.
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2022 at 21:30

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cam bought at red.h, Haslemere. Aroma combines big sherbert and Mandarin citrusness. A dry Aroma. Clear lighter organise. Fluffy foamy translucent white head. Initial low key sweet citrus. This is followed by a sherbert zap. The citrus element gains some juicy sweetness. But that dry sherbert edge and a hint of tartness restrain the sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Slick if a tad thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Good stuff.
Tried on 23 Mar 2022 at 19:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours a clear golden colour with a small white head. The aroma is doughy malts, grass and a little citrus. A moderately sweet and bitter taste, some light malts and a tangy citrusy bitter finish. Ordinary.
Tried on 20 Mar 2022 at 09:38

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours a chestnut brown colour with a small frothy beige head that settled. The aroma is sweet malts, toffee and ripe berries. A moderately sweet taste, toffee, sweet malts, ripe dark and berry fruits with a hint of chocolate and a lingering mild bitter finish.
Tried on 18 Mar 2022 at 20:30

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle bought at Cobbett's, Dorking. Aroma of black cold brew coffee. Dark and glossy. Red tints. Head soon disappears. Sour coffee berries to the fore. Medium bitter edge. Hints of underlying sugary sweetness. But it's the sour coffee that delivers what it says on the label. Light-medium bodied. Mouthfeel is thin but there is a touch of creaminess to it. Actually later the finish seems quite claggy, powdery. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. A refreshing light coffee Baltic Porter.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2022 at 21:28

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Redh. This one is 3.8%. Appearance - golden orange and slightly hazy. Nose - dried orange and caramel. Taste - caramel dominant this time, still some dried ornange, possibly even apple. Palate - light bodied, a bit sweet through middle in finish. Overall - a bit sweet but very pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2021 at 07:46

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Redh. Appearance - pale golden with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - lemon and hay. Taste - orange and brown bread. Palate - light bodied, tangy but not as refreshing on the finish as hoped. Overall - ok.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2021 at 22:13

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Redh. Appearance - cloudy yellow. Big, fluffy white head. Nose - pineapple and resin. Taste - resin, pineapple and orange. Light metallic note but not too invasive. Palate - light to medium bodied, good balanced bitterness. Overall -yep, good.
Tried from Can on 20 May 2021 at 18:55

6/10
Tried on 17 May 2021 at 13:28