Rock Bottom Fire Chief Ale

Brewed by CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries -Rock Bottom Corporate Office
Style: Amber Ale
Chattanooga, Tennessee USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Label says Rock Bottom, Arlington. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Sweet caramellish aroma. Medium body, caramel and a subtle fruitiness. No real bitterness. 200912

OK, Not great dull rusty amber, mild malt odoer and a tad sweet. Not much carbonation

Clear copper with a laceful white head. Biscuity nutty aroma of slightly earthy caramalts and toast. Flavor is nutty and toasty with some subtle malty sweetness. Almost too balanced, comes across as unassertive. No real prominent hop or malt tones, though a general balanced toastiness comes through. Not bad, just not a highlight of my night.

Pours a brownish orange with off white head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is is faint with citrus hops. Taste is loaded with citrus & piney hops and grapefruit. A touch of carmel on the front end. Good carbination.

3/14/2012: Rock Bottom Fire Chief Ale... Aroma: Grapefruit/pine hops seem to ooze out of the aroma - quite unexpected based on my experience with this beer in previous years... Appearance: Pale amber color; cloudy. Flavor: HIgh level of citrusy hops, but a bit soapy; moderate to high level of bittereness that sticks in the throat; lightly caramelized malitness hides underneath the hops. Palate: Medium body; smooth. Overall: Lots and lots of hops in the 2012 version to satisfy hop-lovers! This is the best version so far...

Draught (6.5% ABV; 60 IBU) at Rock Bottom in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rating #3 for this beer.

Earlier Rating: 4/6/2007 Total Score: 2.9
Date: 4/05/2007
Serving: Draught sample.
Location: Rock Bottom Brewery (Cincinnati)

Tasting Notes
Aroma: Lightly hoppy.
Appearance: Hazy/murky light amber color with a dense, creamy head with good, thick lacing.
Flavor: Caramel and lightly nutty with a dry, hoppy finish. Mild to moderate level of sweetness.
Palate: Average (medium body and smooth).
Overall: An average Amber Ale that has been dry hopped. Nothing more, nothing less. Somewhat drinkable, but definitely would not be my first pick of amid all the offerings.

Tasting Notes (Cask)
Aroma: Weak, hoppy aroma.
Appearance: Similar light amber color with a thin, frothy head that leaves some light lacing.
Flavor: Dry and hoppy. Earthy and grassy hop flavors. Mild bitterness.
Palate: Medium body. Very smooth.
Overall: Good. I liked the cask version better than the regular one.

On tap at the Rock Bottom Milwaukee location, pours a clear amber with a very thin diminishing head, aroma and flavor were weak with some notes of grain and a hint of caramel, pass.

It’s sad to say but beers that are usually brewed for charitable reasons tend to be somewhat underwhelming. Poured from tap at King of Prussia location. pours copper color without a ton of aroma. There’s a slight hint of hoppiness without much malt action. it’s a bit sloppy in the finish. Meh!

Quite disappointed in this one. Amber color-clear with a grain and caramel aroma. Flavor is mostly grain with some malt sweetness. Not much here.

Reviewed from notes. On tap at the Rock Bottom in Bethesda, MD. Pours a moderate amber color with a bit of a tan head. Some lace rings follow a quickly-receding head. The nose brings some light bready and caramel malts with a bit of roast. Slightly roasted malt character alongside some light caramel and toffee. A bit of citrus in there with some bitterness following along. Drinks fairly well and the lighter malt is complemented by light citrus hopping. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 10-24-2010

UPDATED: MAR 26, 2011 Sampled on draft at the Pittsburgh location this beer poured a dark brown color with redish highlights and a medium sized creamy tan head that lingered and produced good lacing. The aroma was ripe dark fruits and faint caramel. The flavor was bitter with a solid dark fruit presence and notes of perfume, wood and nut. The finish was long, fruity, perfumey and had some lingering caramel. Medium body. Solid.