Firehouse Chukkar Ale

Brewed by Firehouse Brewing Company (SD)
Style: English Pale Ale
Rapid City, South Dakota USA

Serve in English pint

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RBSG07. From growler. Pours orange. Aroma is sweet malty. Flavour is slight sweet dried fruity (only mildly). Strong bitter finish.

Date: 06/23/2007
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, RBSG 2007

clear dark gold, wispy head, drops of lace, sweet caramel and pine aroma, sticky body, sweet caramel and tangerine flavor, light bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

on tap-pours copper with an offwhite head. Aroma is medium malt, hint of spice. Taste is sweet medium malt-roasty/some chocolate, some spice/citrus hops.

Draft at brewpub. Copper color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Light sweet citrus aroma. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Medium balanced flavor with the same balanced finish of moderate duration. Good brew that appears to be a local pick.

Best of a mediocre bunch at the Firehouse. Clear, deep golden color, thick white head, solid lacing. Aroma of pine and grass. Taste is balanced bitterness with decent body.

Growler poured a clear amber with a lingering ring of amber foam. Aromas of carmel, fruittiness, light pine and a hint of earthiness. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of carmel, light orange zest, light grapefruit and a hint of pine with a crisp dry lingering moderatly bitter finish.

Orange with a sticky head and a bit of a soapy aroma. Bit bitter but with an odd tanginess.

Last stop (and final beer) of the return trip during ABA Beer Tour ’07. Sampled on draught at the brewpub restaurant in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota. Pours a clear coppery amber brew with a decent off-white head that slowly dissolves and leave behind a good lacing. Aroma of rich caramel malt, candi sugar, some citrus with some grassy hops. Taste is fruity sweet, heavy alcohol, medium bodied and lightly carbonated. Flavors picked up include caramel malt, light peach and lemon zest. Finish is soft, slightly sweet with a peppery bitter and alcohol burn aftertaste.

Has a good hoppy flavor. Pours a light copper color and presents a faint citrus aroma. Has a slight white head with a wee bit of lacing. Good trailing bitterness - just the right amount of hops.

RBSG 2007. Another SoDak from Skyview. Growler. Copper color with no head. Slightly hopped aroma. The malt is a nice mix of bitter and sweet: not so balanced it isn’t either, but there are definite sweet hits and bitter hits. Slight caramel finish.