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Brewed by RCH
Style: English Strong Ale
Weston-super-Mare, England

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RATINGS: 79   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.2   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
As both Paul and Graham are rail enthusiasts the beer is named after the firebox in a steam engine. A reddish deep brown coloured beer which is a deceptively drinkable strong bitter with a fine combination of citrus hops and cherry fruit bittersweet flavours which gives a strong dry bitter finish.
Pale malt, chocolate malt; Progress and Target hops.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kook (2033) - Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA - JUL 27, 2006
Cask @ Chelmsford BF06: Malty, balanced and strong. Copper in colour with a short white head. Nice bitter finish.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
duff (5483) - St, Margarets, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUL 19, 2006
Cask@Chelmsford Beer festival. Pretty crappy and dissapointing in the end. Thin outhfeel. Grainy mouthfeel, with an over-dominant green apple acidity.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
maeib (6398) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - JUL 15, 2006
Cask conditioned - gravity dispense - Chelmsford BF. An amber coloured beer witha sweet slightly vinuous aroma with some toffee notes also. The taste is malty sweet and warming. A chewy tasty well brewed English Strong ale.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Joeh (2036) - Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - JUL 15, 2006
Cask (or was it a bottle?) Chelmsford beer festival, 2006. Reddish amber beer. Sweet, sugarythick mouthfull with malt. Fruity.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Fin (5479) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - MAY 30, 2006
Bottled Herefordshire. Reddy brown coloured, some hops and malt present in the aroma but not too much, malty and pleasantly bitter this was a good if unspectacular ale.

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
johninmelb (730) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - MAR 18, 2006
Smells like dirty socks with some floral elements. Pours cloudy with no head. Flavour is slightly better than the smell, but not amazing, and is finished by a thin, weak mouthfeel and an astringent, cloying aftertaste. Not to my taste.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jerohen (1775) - Bussum, NETHERLANDS - MAR 15, 2006
Dutch Ratebeer Gathering. Hazy orange coloured, dying head. Flowery hops, bitter flavour. Non-spectacular beer, but not bad.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DanielBrown (2583) - Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAR 8, 2006
Hand pulled at the Wellington, Birmingham. Tawny colour. Aroma = subtle, i.e. I cant smell it! Slight dishwater; sweet, casual malt, blended with a liquid but slight hop. Nor really sure I appreciate this one.


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Beer: RCH Firebox Rating Avg: 3.2 No. of Ratings: 79
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