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Broad Ripple Firecracker Red Ale


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An Amber Ale brewed by
Broad Ripple Brewing Co.

Indianapolis, Indiana USA

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23.4/5.03.11/5.0Special5.5%0English pint, Shaker P  Stats

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This brew was a joint effort between the Broad Ripple brew pub and Mark Fisher. It was first displayed at the Indiana State Fair 2005 and won the Brewers Cup Best in Show award. It is now available on tap at the brewery in Indianapolis, Indiana. This medium bodied amber ale offers a nice balance between caramel malt sweetness and a light taste of roasted grain. It is best described as a session beer with a clean malty start that fades to a warm dry finish. The beers name comes from the creator Mark Fisher's daughter Michele whom he calls his firecracker because her birthday is the FOurth of July!

 hotstuff (3060), Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 4, 2006  
Draft at BRBC. Very small tan head that was mostly lasting, fine-small sized bubbles, fair lacing, somewhat transparent, and a reddish brown hue. Malty, caramel and sweet nose. Flavor was malty, caramel, hoppy, and dry. Palate was tingly and dry. Light-medium body.


 thedm (3407), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/512/20
Dec 25, 2005  
This draft brew poured a very small sized head of frothy finely sized of off-white colored bubbles that left behind very little lacing. The body was semi-transparent and red brown in color. Its aroma contained notes of mild malts and hopsd . Its mouth feel is initially tingly with a lingering tingly palate and a fresh crisp clean aftertaste. Its flavor contained hoppy Irish red malty notes. The tingly crisp mouth feel of this brew is its highlight. An above average brew.



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