Ironfire Brewing Company Reviews

oh6gdx	3.2 Ironfire Synner Pale Ale Bottled (from Ales by Mail). Golden colour with a mediumsized white head. Aroma is some zest, grass and mild biscuity and bready malts. Flavour is bitter grass, some floral, fruity and mild bready and biscuity malts with mild toffee too. Mild berries and spruce in the aftertaste. Feels like the hop is on it's way from this one. Friday, September 8, 2023
oh6gdx	3.6 Ironfire 51/50 IPA Bottled (from Ales by Mail). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, citrusy, some mild toffee and a bit grassy tones. Flavour is fruity, floral, citrusy and wooden with a bunch of bitterness to it as well. Good old school IPA. Friday, September 8, 2023
Marduk	3.1 Ironfire Outcast Dead Imperial Red Ale 750ml bottle (thanks FatPhil). Hazy dark amber color. Alcohol, roast, sweet, harsh vanilla in aroma/taste. Monday, May 1, 2023
oh6gdx	3 Ironfire Gunslinger Gold Bottled (from Ales by Mail). Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is malts, some floral and grainy notes. Flavour is grains, some caramel, mild floral and bitter grassy notes. Somewhat creamy/silky palate. Saturday, December 31, 2022
oh6gdx	4 Ironfire Six Killer Stout Bottled. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, some mild burnt sugar as well as some toffee. Flavour is toffee, chocolate, coffee, burnt sugar, raisins and some mild roasted notes as well. Rather sweet, but not overly so. Saturday, December 31, 2022
oh6gdx	4 Ironfire Vicious Disposition Bottled. Pitch black colour with a small brown head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is roasted, some coffee, mild chocolate, burnt sugar, toffee and some mild ashy notes. Flavour is mellowly sweet with chocolate, coffee, roasted notes as well as some burnt sugar and alcohol. Also some ashy ad mild wooden and resiny notes to it. Saturday, December 31, 2022
BlackHaddock	3 Ironfire Stripper Glitter Large sample on 29th December 2002, Ironfire Old Town Tasting Room, Temecula. Hazy golden body, snow white crown on top. Hop forward with both piney and citrus notes from start to finish. Hides it's alcohol well. Saturday, December 31, 2022
BlackHaddock	3 Ironfire Stetsons & Sombreros Free large sample at their Old Town tasting room in Temecula on 29th December 2022. Decent enough Mexican style lager, clean and clear light golden body, full on white head. Slight citrus leaning as you'd expect. Saturday, December 31, 2022
BlackHaddock	2.9 Ironfire Sex & Violence Large sample on 29th December 2022, at the Old Town tasting room in Temecula. Purple in color, pinky wisp on top. Boysenberries? Yeah, I know a lot about them! Anyway this wasn't too sour, but sweet it wasn't either. Different, but a sample was enough for me. Saturday, December 31, 2022
BlackHaddock	4.2 Ironfire Last Rites Barrel Aged Triple Chocolate Imperial Stout This was supposed to be my 'nightcap', but the bar manager gave me three samples of the beers I hadn't tried (they have 12 available). Half-pint on tap in the breweries Old Town tasting room in Temecula on 29th December 2022. This is 'Lush'! So much chocolate and booze, loved it. Saturday, December 31, 2022
BlackHaddock	3.7 Ironfire Six Killer Stout Half-pint on tap at their Old Town tasting room in Temecula on 29th December 2022. Dark brown body, lightly tanned head. Coffee and chocolate front to the nose and taste, some nutty esters and flavors in there too. Nice! Saturday, December 31, 2022
BlackHaddock	3.6 Ironfire The Devil Within Double IPA Half-pint on tap at their Old Town Temecula tasting room on 29th December 2022. Clean golden pour, white head. Heavy hop aroma and bitter taste (IBU of 111), liked it. Saturday, December 31, 2022
BlackHaddock	3 Ironfire Holiday Hijinks On-tap Half-pint at their Old Town Temecula tasting room on 29th December 2022. Clean deep amber body, off-white head. Very sweet from start to finish, would have gone well with some vanilla Ice Cream! Friday, December 30, 2022
BlackHaddock	3.2 Ironfire Attack of the Zombie - Habanero On-tap half-pint at their tasting room in Old Town Temecula on 29th December 2022. Red, wispy pink head, very berry but with a hint of peppery heat throughout. Different! Friday, December 30, 2022
BlackHaddock	3.1 Ironfire Attack of the Zombie Half-pint on tap in their Old Town tap room Temecula on 29th December 2022. Red, no head (pink wisp), this is like Ribena, very berry but not sour. Friday, December 30, 2022
BlackHaddock	3.6 Ironfire 50/51 IPA - Blood Orange Half-pint on tap at their Old Town tasting room in Temecula on 29th December 2022. The Blood Oranges change the beer completely (had the regular 50/51 just before this). Still the hop bite of the original, but the extra bitterness that a Blood Orange can give, along with a trace of orange sweetness; slightly darker in color too. Friday, December 30, 2022
BlackHaddock	3.5 Ironfire 51/50 IPA Half-pint on tap in Their Old Town Taproom in Temecula on 29th December 2022; my first beer of the day. Clean golden pour, decent white head. Piney hop front to both the nose and taste, citrusy notes kick in as it warms a little. Friday, December 30, 2022
DJMonarch	3.8 Ironfire Soulless Ginger and Lemon IPA Cask Stillage at GBBF 2015, Kensington Olympia 12/08/2015 Big fruit and hop aromas. Small white head. Golden coloured strong in alcohol hoppy and fruity with pineapple and lime flavours. A hint of dryness in a bitter lasting malt finish. Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Jow	3.3 Ironfire Stetsons & Sombreros Draft at the brewery. Clear light gold. Nose is yeast and faint citrus. Tastes of yeast, white pepper, lemon. Crisp and fun to drink. Thursday, May 5, 2022
Jow	3.7 Ironfire 51/50 IPA Never heard of this brewery and it’s near my office in Temecula and apparently this brew all over Europe? Gold pour and foamy head. Nose is grapefruit and floral. Tastes the same as the nose. Medium bodied. Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Unde	3.7 Ironfire Outcast Dead Imperial Red Ale Lots of whisky booze and barrel together with fudge sweetness and ending with intense bitterness. Barrel and whisky comes forth the most but lacks some balance to really shine. Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Kita	4.6 Ironfire Outcast Dead Imperial Red Ale Bottle, 0.65l. Aroma of whiskey, wood, vanilla and dried fruit. Pours cloudy dark brown color with thin creamy light brown head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with medium sweet caramel and toasted malt, following is woody, peaty, leathery, herbal and dried fruity, mouthfeel is smooth and mild spicy, while finish is bitter as hell. Full body, thick texture and average carbonation in palate. Pure joy despite of bloody astringency... Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Fisler	3.8 Ironfire Outcast Dead Imperial Red Ale Das ist wirklich eine sehr außergewöhnliche Kombination, das Whisky-Fass riecht und schmeckt man deutlich raus. Das Red wird hinten aber etwas bitter und bekommt einen Jägermeister-Touch. Da dann auch alkoholisch. Saturday, December 12, 2020
blipp	2.8 Ironfire 1440 Scottish Strong - Brandy Barrel Aged Bottle, 2015 vintage. Pours copper with a thin head. Some kinda toasted sweet malts, a little fruity brandy-like notes, faint oxidation, and a relatively quick finish. A little thin, but mostly inoffensive, although not necessarily good either. Monday, November 30, 2020
Thisis12ptfont	4.1 Ironfire Last Rites Barrel Aged Triple Chocolate Imperial Stout Aromas of cigar smoke licorice bourbon wheat barley barrel wood chocolate cocoa nibs tree bark motor oil soy sauce and toasted bread. Taste is straight wood bourbon wheat barley dark malts chocolate licorice wort syrup soy sauce raisins motor oil oak malted barley cigars tree bark earth and alcohol heat. Overall, really woody overtones and heavy bourbon. Tons of heat, this one aint nothing to mess around with. Sunday, September 6, 2020
Nisse666	3.8 Ironfire Vicious Disposition Bomber BA Västra Hamngatan 2020-09-01 Göteborg AR: smoked, roasted malt, wee brown sugar AP: dark brown, wee beige F: roasted malt, wee smoked, roasted malt, tar Tuesday, September 1, 2020
nielegalny	3 Ironfire Vicious Disposition Thursday, May 7, 2020
maupie	3.7 Ironfire Six Killer Stout 33cl blik. Troebel donker bruin van kleur, fijne romige bruine schuimkraag. De geur is koffie en chocolade. Smaak is zoet, hazelnoot, chocolade en koffie. Medium body en veel koolzuur. Thursday, May 7, 2020
karolsk	4.2 Ironfire Vicious Disposition Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Fisler	4 Ironfire Six Killer Stout Wirklich leckeres Stout, herrlich röstig in Nase und Trunk, supersüffig, Kaffee, Schokolade, hohe Drinkability. Freu mich sehr, dass das eine 0,75er Flasche ist :) Saturday, April 11, 2020
enribeer	4.5 Ironfire Vicious Disposition Monday, January 6, 2020
Theydon_Bois	3.7 Ironfire Collateral Damage Bottle split at L6 Tasting, thanks to LKS, 21/03/19. Pitch black with a decent tan head that retains well. Nose is dark fruits, light spice, liqourice, dark chocolate. Taste comprises fruit cake, roasted bite, chocolate, charr, toffee, light black peppery spice. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced boost. Decent. Monday, December 30, 2019
simontomlinson	4 Ironfire Last Rites Barrel Aged Triple Chocolate Imperial Stout Light brown collar on a viscous dark brown head. Bourbon, coffee, iron & booze aroma. Full bodied, smooth, oily & greasy body. Bourbon, booze, rum, malt, syrup & jam tastes. Sunday, December 29, 2019
dantomlinson	3.9 Ironfire Last Rites Barrel Aged Triple Chocolate Imperial Stout Dark brown appearance. Aroma is coffee, chocolate and malt. Flavour is coffee, boozy, bitter and roasted. Sunday, December 29, 2019
Beerhunter111	3.5 Ironfire 51/50 IPA - Grapefruit 12 fl.oz can. A hazy golden beer with a white lacing. Aroma of fresh grapefruits, zest, moderate bitterness. Taste of bitter orange fruits, grapefruit, zest, moderate fresh bitterness. Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Iznogud	4.3 Ironfire Last Rites Barrel Aged Triple Chocolate Imperial Stout Bottle, 650 ml shared with Miro B and Max. Black with beige head. Bourbon, chocolate, cocoa, some wood, warming, sweetish, nice bitter finish. Full bodied. Some alcohol. Wednesday, November 20, 2019
fkoolen	4.4 Ironfire Last Rites Barrel Aged Triple Chocolate Imperial Stout Bottle @ VanMoll. Pitch black, creamy beige head. Lots of chocolate, cacao, really boozy, whiskey tones, toffee, vanilla, vinous red fruits. As it warms it gets more praline, liquorice, leather. Great red fruity, rich dark chocolate linger. Firm body, low carbonation. Thursday, November 14, 2019
melush	3.4 Ironfire 51/50 IPA - Grapefruit 35,5cl Can @ Beer Republic, Breda, Netherlands. Hazy golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma is hops, citrus, grapefruit. Taste follows the aroma. Medium body, average carbonation. Monday, November 11, 2019
Hermod	3.5 Ironfire 51/50 IPA 355ml can. No bbe. Poured clear golden color. Thin white head. Hoppy, citrusy, grapefruity aroma. Flavor has hops, grapefruit, citrus and bitterness. Good old school. Saturday, November 9, 2019
Ratman197	3.9 Ironfire Outcast Dead Imperial Red Ale 2013 bottle poured a hazy reddish amber with a lasting off white head. Aromas of caramel, fruitiness, oak, whiskey, light pine and light vanilla. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of caramel, oak, whiskey and light fruitiness with a crisp dry lingering oaky caramel finish. Sunday, November 3, 2019
simontomlinson	3.7 Ironfire Six Killer Stout Frothy caramel head left a fluffy cover on near black still body. Coffee, nutty, malt & demerara aroma. Medium bodied, smooth over the tongue with clean dry finish. Nut, coffee, malt & roasted tastes with tangy citrus finish. Very nice Thursday, October 24, 2019
hauntedseb	3.5 Ironfire 51/50 IPA Sunday, October 20, 2019
badpuppy69	4 Ironfire Six Killer Stout From a can to a glass. Pours a dark brown black with ruby around the edges and a huge frothy creamy head. Aroma is Chocolate, Coffee, Roasted malts. Taste follows the aroma with some notes of generic hops and slight hazelnut/pecan note. Slightly thin and watery in the sip but good tasting. Medium mouthfeel. Enjoyable Stout but not great! Friday, September 20, 2019
jrh2254	3.7 Ironfire Synner Pale Ale From a beer hawk mystery case. Sell buy date was 120218 and today’s date is 230819 ! However despite this tasted fine. Nice malty , hoppy aroma. Taste of malt, citrus, lemon and pine. The hops aftertaste on the palate and throat is everlasting. Nice. Packs a punch in hop aftertaste. Friday, August 23, 2019
JorgeLee	2.6 Ironfire Gunslinger Gold On tap at the ribs place on West End Lane, reviewed from a backlog. My notes at the time said banal - a standard ale with little hop character and rather muddled malts. Friday, August 23, 2019
Sledutah	4 Ironfire Vicious Disposition 22oz bottle picked up in San Diego. Pours black with a a small tan head, light lacing. Dark malts, vanilla, chocolate, honey, herbal tea and leather. Tasty. Tuesday, August 20, 2019
ttppk197	4.2 Ironfire 51/50 IPA (big-big hop, first cris-pique, s’apprivoise (95 ibu phéno-coince en first), se raffine-déviolentise, beau malt, small monster) Sunday, August 18, 2019
simontomlinson	3.4 Ironfire 51/50 IPA Rocky white head left a froth on a hazy pale golden body. Bitter hoppy aroma with lemon & pine. Medium bodied, sharp over the tongue with a short clean back. Citrus, pith, tangy, grapefruit, lemon & pine tastes. Wednesday, August 14, 2019
simontomlinson	3.2 Ironfire Synner Pale Ale Frothy white head stayed on an unclear golden body. Hops, citrus & pale malt aroma. Medium bodied, sharp on the palate with a smooth back. Tangy tasting with lemon, citrus, grapefruit, pith & hops. Sunday, August 11, 2019
Cool_Bond	3.7 Ironfire Outcast Dead Imperial Red Ale Oak barrels, whiskey and red berries in taste and aroma. Bitter aftertaste that fills the upper part of the mouth for a long time. Good beer. Follow me @ Kung av öl @ Facebook for more pictures and ratings. Friday, July 12, 2019