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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.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Mungo (2473) - Southampton, Hampshire, ENGLAND - MAR 6, 2006
BCA (from Bitter Virtue, BBE Mar 07). Light appearance. Spicy peppery hops, alcohol, straightforward malt and light fennely/liquorice aromas. Sweet toasty malts leading to a tasty bitter finish. Adding the yeast at the end gave the beer a pleasant fruity rounded feel.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
NoiZe (2325) - Amersfoort, NETHERLANDS - MAR 4, 2006
6th Dutch Ratebeer Gathering. Aroma of english hops, goldings. Orange coloured, bitter brew. Not too good, not too bad either.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
skortila (4035) - Baarn, NETHERLANDS - MAR 1, 2006
6th Dutch Ratebeer Gathering. Flowery hoppy (goldings) aroma. Hazy, orange coloured with not much head. Bitter taste, bit sweet, bit malty and flowery-hoppy. Okay.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
caesar (3722) - Bunnik/Utrecht, NETHERLANDS - FEB 27, 2006
6th DRG. Hazy orange color, short head. Goldings hops in aroma, bit flowery. Sweet and bitter taste, bit flowery.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
bierkoning (7776) - La Tropica, NETHERLANDS - FEB 27, 2006
Bottle, 6th DRG. Orange red color, cloudy. Mandarin aroma. Hoppy, fruity flavor (blood oranges), flowery. Nice and easy going bitter of good quality.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - FEB 19, 2006
Cask Handpump at the White Horse, London SW6 23/11/2002 Amber coloured with some alcohol present. Lasting malt finish.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jbrus (4989) - Delft, NETHERLANDS - FEB 18, 2006
Bottled. Lovely hoppy aroma, when warming up more fruitiness comes in the aroma. Dark amber color, beige head, very nice lace. Nice sweet malts, hint of caramel, very hoppy, herbal, light bitter start and strong bitter in the finish. Maybe a bit too harsh the bitterness in the very finish.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
thebeertourist (3981) - Oslo, NORWAY - FEB 3, 2006
Bottle. Hazy amber with a rich lacing foam. Fruity hop aroma. Sweet maltiness, fruity, with warming alcohol, a somewhat harsh bitterness, and a dry finish. Medium body.


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