Pennichuck Firemans Pail Ale

Brewed by Pennichuck Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Milford, New Hampshire USA

<i>Bottled at Akkurat, Stockholm. </i> Clear orange/amber, rich head. Grapefruity nose. Medium sweet with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Dusty fruits and crystal malt form a mid-sized body. Finishes with mild bitterness wrapped in caramel.

22oz bottle-pours a foamy off white head and copper color. Aroma is pine/resin hops, backbone of sweet medium malt-caramel. Taste is pine/resin hops, backbone of sweet medium malt-caramel. The Vienna/Oktoberfest style malt brings this towards the amber style. OK carbonation. Medium body.

Fresh bomber. Pours copper with a thin white head. Tastes of sweet malt, some earthy hops, hints of spice. Tastes sweet with some tea like hoppy hints and a touch of spiciness.

Jim Macks Pre-Beer Wars Gathering. Thanks John. Pours an orange body with a white head. Bread y with citrus highlights and a malted caramel body. Hints of pine with a lightly bitter finish. Not bad.

Bomber Shared by Jcwattsrugger. Pours a nice pale orange with a thin lasting head. Aroma is nutty toasted malts, bready, light sweet caramel, some toffee, herbal and light citrus hops- a bit toned down. Toasty and pale crackery malt flavor, with some dry herbs, tea, citrus, orange zest and some pine needle- caramel sweetness is moderate and an overall very lacking hop bitterness that left the mouthfeel a bit bland and uninspiring. Meh.

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’un fût, au Vermont Brewers Festival 2008 (Burlington, VT). Arôme: Légère odeur d’houblon. Apparence: La couleur est blonde. Présence d’un moyen col crémeux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblon avec une pointe fruitée. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps et la texture sont mince. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’amertume d’houblon en arrière goût. (Rating #1845)

Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm, 4 Dec 2008. Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of candy, caramel, orange peel and marmalade. Fruity, malty taste with orange, caramel, chocolate, toffee and marmalade. Balanced, citrussy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, rather sweet with candy hints. Not excessively bitter. A bit on the safe side, but nice and tasty.

(bottle - 22 oz) Hazy copper pour with a very thin and fizzy white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with some hints of caramel. Flavor begins with a smooth and slightly bitter flavor with a lot of hops and floral notes present. Moves to a very bitter and floral middle with a dry and hoppy finish. Aftertaste is bitter and lingers. Must be the rye in it that makes it that dry.