Firewheel Brewing Co. Reviews

Mora2000	3.1 Firewheel Barrel Aged Midnight Ninja On tap at Taps and Caps. Brownish pour with a white head. The aroma has some cherry notes plus some toasted malt and light cocoa. The flavor is more of the same. There is a strong cherry and toffee character, but no real oak notes that I can decipher. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Thursday, December 31, 2015
kevinator	3.3 Firewheel Redneck Redemption Decent caramel aroma with a hop hint. Dark copper color with nice clarity. Medium weight. Flavors stood out with burnt sugar, malt and a nice floral hops presence. Well balanced. Friday, December 4, 2015
bu11zeye	2.9 *Firewheel Fing Rye** (Draught) Pours a black body with a medium beige body. Aroma of chocolate, licorice, and roasted grain. Flavor of licorice, citrus, earthiness, and roasted rye. Tuesday, October 6, 2015
mar	3.5 Firewheel Rowlett Red Deep amber with a cream head. Nose is hops, bready malts, light caramel. Easy palate, light hop notes, bready malts, and fruit notes Saturday, September 12, 2015
mar	3.5 Firewheel Cranberry IPA Dark amber with an off white head. Light cranberry, fresh hops, bitter. Smooth palate, light cranberry, bitter, light hops and an easy finish. Saturday, September 12, 2015
mar	3.6 *Firewheel Fing Rye** Black pour with a cream head. Nose is heavy Rye, light roast, earthy, sweet. Smooth palate, great Rye notes, grain, earth, roasted malts, easy finish. Saturday, September 12, 2015
kevinator	2.7 Firewheel A-Sake-Son Faint pale malt aroma. Golden color and a light palate. Drinkable but not exciting. Slightly sweet malt flavor with a mild hop balance. Wednesday, August 19, 2015
kevinator	3.7 Firewheel StrIPA with Grapefruit Enjoyed this much more than the original with strawberries. Great aroma of hops and citrus. Nice color and palate. Flavors blended well with a strong grapefruit presence that enhanced the citrusy hop bitterness. Sunday, August 2, 2015
bu11zeye	1.9 Firewheel A-Sake-Son (Draught) Pours a hazy yellow with a spare white head. Aroma of sulfur, weed, chemicals, and hay. Flavor of sake yeast, grain, and grass with a moderately dry finish. Wednesday, July 29, 2015
rumproasts	3.4 Firewheel StrIPA Tap. Golden orange with small head. This is a really interesting idea that doesnt quite work. Strong strawberry with a light sweetness. Medium hop bitterness. Instead of blending, the flavors fight a bit. Wednesday, June 17, 2015
dyetube	3.6 Firewheel Slow Pitch On tap at Jack Mac’s Swill & Grill. Pours a cloudy yellow with a thin white head. The aromas are lemon, hay, citrus. Th mouthfeel is watery and slightly dry with a light body and medium carbonation. Cheers! Thursday, June 4, 2015
Mora2000	3.2 Firewheel Bourbon Barrel Sour Ninja On tap at Jack’s a few months back. Dark brown pour with a tan head. The aroma is full of cherry and toffee. The flavor is a bit different. I get some chocolate and toffee notes as well as some fruitiness - mainly grapes and cherries. There is a decent amount of vinegar in the flavor as well. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Monday, May 25, 2015
KamGoPro	3.4 Firewheel Liquid Assets Sweet honey nose, light and rich at the start. Subtle leafiness that disappears fast. Definitely honey throughout. Wednesday, May 13, 2015
SHIG	3.1 Firewheel StrIPA Draft: Poured orange brown with white head. Aroma is strawberry jam. Taste is nice mix of strawberry light hops and grain. Very smooth. Monday, March 23, 2015
BOSSbrewer	3.2 Firewheel Midnight Ninja On tap at Jack Mac’s. Pours brown to black with a thin head. Aroma and flavor are slightly roasty and chocolate, with slight maltiness. Decent beer. Saturday, March 14, 2015
mar	3.7 Firewheel Redneck Redemption Deep amber almost black with a khaki head. Nose is chewy malts, fresh hops, grapefruit, bitter and pine. Smooth palate, heavy malt backbone, pine, bitter, chewy, sticky finish. Friday, February 20, 2015
mar	3.7 Firewheel Cool Beans Deep brown almost black with a khaki head. Fresh coffee beans, chocolate, roasted malts, more coffee. Great palate, heavy coffee, roasted malts, coffee, and a smooth finish. Friday, February 20, 2015
mar	3.7 Firewheel Chickory Beans Deep brown almost black with a light khaki head. Nose is fresh roasted coffee, chicory, coffee, lightly sweet, and more coffee. Smooth palate, fresh coffee, coffee beans, chicory, no sign of alcohol. Great finish. Friday, February 20, 2015
travita	3.2 Firewheel StrIPA Growler. The look is off white head, orange Amber in color, and and hazy. The smell is fruity, strawberry, juicy, hops, and ok. The taste is fruit, sweet, strawberry, bitter. Sunday, February 1, 2015
fiveacestx	3 Firewheel StrIPA On tap at LUCK - light orange with a thin head and lacing. Has a sweet floral and fruity taste. Light body. Decent. Saturday, December 27, 2014
Cavie	2.7 FireWheel Texas Style Pale Ale Tap at the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy reddish orange color with a light white head. Aroma is light hops with a fair amount of Caramel maltyness. Cane sugar sweetness. Flavor is lightly roasted. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, November 15, 2014
Cavie	3.2 Firewheel StrIPA Tap at the pub. Pours a slightly hazy reddish orange color with a light white head. Aroma is light grains and hops with a touch of strawberry. Flavor is also strawberry and some bitter notes of hops. Not bad. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, November 15, 2014
Cavie	2.6 Firewheel Special #1 Tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy reddish brown color with a tan head. Aroma is toasted malt, grains and bitter notes. Flavor is roasted grain, light bitter notes and some Caramel maltyness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, November 15, 2014
Cavie	3.1 Firewheel Liquid Assets Tap at the brewery. Pours a clear golden color with a foamy white head. Aroma is grainy and fairly hoppy. Flavor is dry, grainy and grassy hops. Dry bitter finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, November 15, 2014
Mora2000	3.2 Firewheel Cinnamon Midnight Ninja On tap at Jack’s. Brown pour with a tan head. The aroma has a lot of chocolate notes as well as some light cinnamon and roasted malt. The cinnamon is more pronounced in the flavor, where it is complemented by some dark fruit and chocolate notes. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Saturday, November 15, 2014
TXBadger	3.3 Firewheel StrIPA On tap at The Rustic in Dallas. Pours a hazy golden color with white head. A little strawberry on the nose with some pine and sweetness; on the palate it really tastes more like a normal IPA than anything, not much sweetness from the strawberries, just a hint. Not bad. Sunday, October 5, 2014
TXBadger	3.3 Firewheel Pumpkin Pours a dark copper almost brown color with off-white head. Pumpkin pie spice and roast on the nose; roast on the palate with some pumpkin. Not sweet which is nice for a pumpkin beer. Sunday, October 5, 2014
legion242	3.7 Firewheel Liquid Assets Poured a hazy medium yellow with minimal head. Hoppy in the mouth. Quite pleasant. Monday, September 1, 2014
Fratto	3 Firewheel Liquid Assets On tap at the brewery. Light pour with a big white head. Aroma is grainy and grassy with a little florals. Taste is a little bitter, a little fruit, and nice bready stuff. Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Fratto	3.5 Firewheel Midnight Ninja On tap at the brewery. Dark brown pour with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted grain, toast, and a little chocolate. Taste is coffee, bitter grain, and a little more chocolate finish. Earlier Rating: 7/30/2014 Total Score: 3.5 On tap at the brewery. Dark brown pour with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted grain, toast, and a little chocolate. Taste is coffee, bitter grain, and a little more chocolate finish. Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Fratto	3 Firewheel StrIPA On tap at the brewery. Light pour with a white head. Aroma is floral, pine, and strawberry. Taste is grainy, bitter, light sap, and berry in the finish. Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Mora2000	2.9 Firewheel Liquid Assets On tap at Jack’s. Golden pour with a white head. The aroma and flavor have a lot of grain notes as well as some grass and a hint of citrus. There is not too much going on here. Thin mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Sunday, July 6, 2014
TizzleJizzle	2.8 Firewheel StrIPA On tap at the Firewheel brew tour. Faint pine aroma. Taste of subtle strawberry, resin, floral and grass. Medium high carb, watery body. The added strawberry taste mellowed out the hop bitterness. Intriguing combination indeed. Saturday, April 26, 2014
TizzleJizzle	3.5 Firewheel Midnight Ninja On tap at the Firewheel brew. Poured a dark brown/black with a very thin tan top. Taste of roasted and toasted malts, cocoa and a smoke finish. High carbonation, medium body. Saturday, April 26, 2014
Mora2000	2.4 Firewheel Apple IPA On tap at Big Texas Beer Fest. Hazy copper pour with a white head. The aroma has some apple and pine notes with a hint of biscuit malt. The flavor has a lot of bitter apple notes as well as a bit of ash (not sure where that comes from). Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Monday, April 21, 2014
deyholla	3.5 Firewheel Special #1 Sampled at the 2014 Untapped festival in Fort Worth. Pours a cloudy amber brown with a yellowish brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a nice combination of grass, bread and dark grains. Flavor has a nice blend of dark grains, bread and grass with a bit of toffee backing. Saturday, March 15, 2014
deyholla	3.2 Firewheel Cherry IPA Sampled at the 2014 Untapped festival in Fort Worth. Pours a hazy golden orange with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has cherry up front with some light citrus and grapefruit backing. Flavor is a bit muddled with grain, cherry, citrus as well as a bit of sweetness. Saturday, March 15, 2014
deyholla	3.6 Firewheel Midnight Ninja Sampled at the 2014 Untapped festival in Fort Worth. Pours near black with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has some dark grains with lots of earthiness and musty as well as a hint of roasted malts. Flavor has some dark grains, light roast and even a hint of bitterness. Saturday, March 15, 2014
jkwalking05	3.7 Firewheel Balcones Whiskey Barrel Aged Special #1 On tap at LUCK. Deep brown with a decent tan head. Aroma is of whiskey, oak, chocolate, light coffee, and brown sugar. Taste is of light whiskey, wood, brown sugar, and chocolate. Saturday, February 1, 2014
jkwalking05	3.3 Firewheel StrIPA On tap at WOB Arlington. Amber in color with a good sized off-white head. Aroma is of strawberry, sweet, caramel, and citrus. Taste is of strawberry, grain, caramel, light chili pepper, citrus, and toast. Friday, January 31, 2014
kevinator	2.6 Firewheel Midnight Ninja Decent brown ale but needs some work. Slightly roasted aroma. Dark brown and almost looked like a stout with a small head. Average weight with lower carbonation. Had creaminess like a milk stout. Roasted malt and nutty flavors. Not a strong hops presence. OK first impression. Thursday, January 2, 2014
Cavie	3.5 Firewheel Midnight Ninja Tap at LUCK. Pours a dark black color with a decent tan head. Aroma is very much chocolatey with dark notes of roast. Flavor is slightly sweet, chocolate and dry roast. Good. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, December 21, 2013
jhamp9	2.9 Firewheel Coffee Porter Murky milky brown pour with a ring of head. Doesn’t look to appealing. Smell is a really great coffee aroma. Taste is coffee but a bit watery. Very thin body. Thursday, December 5, 2013
blutt59	2.9 Firewheel StrIPA on tap,, orange reddish hue with no head, bright clean hoppy nose, flavor is decent hoppy but lacking in strawberry or fruit Thursday, December 5, 2013
legion242	3.6 Firewheel Coffee Porter Poured a murky brown with minimal head. Very strong coffee nose. Thin across the palate with very strong coffee notes. Friday, November 29, 2013
Errl	2.3 Firewheel Pumpkin Tap- Pour is copper with a thin white head..Nose is spice, plastic, pumpkin...Taste is musty, plastic, nutmeg, pumpkin.. Wednesday, October 23, 2013
legion242	3.5 Firewheel Balcones Whiskey Barrel Aged Special #1 Poured a murky brown with faint khaki head. Nose of sweet malt and alcohol. Surprisingly light across the palate but very nice. Friday, October 18, 2013
legion242	1.8 Firewheel Pumpkin Poured a murky brown with no head. Faint nose of traditional spices. Completely void of any mouthfeel. Very mild taste, not unpleasant, just not great. Friday, October 4, 2013
Dixonian	3 Firewheel StrIPA On tap @ BLBFiT. Dull amber color. Nose of pine, caramel malt, light strawberry. The strawberries are more evident in the flavor mixing in with the malt and hop bitterness. Unique one for sure. Monday, August 19, 2013
Dixonian	3.2 Firewheel Photon On tap at the brewery. Bright golden brew, fluffy white head. Nose of grains, light fruit, bready malt. Flavor is citrus, grassy hops, grains. Monday, August 19, 2013