Firehouse Brewing Co. (SD, USA) Reviews

jcr	3.4 Firehouse Smoke Jumper Stout Thursday, August 3, 2023
brinmckinney	3.4 Firehouse Bell Tower Lager A little bitter Saturday, June 25, 2022
RobertDale	2.3 Firehouse Bell Tower Lager On tap at the brewery. Comes a mostly clear gold with not much head. Aroma of malt and grain. Taste is malt and corn. Somewhat sweet. Very mild. Thursday, April 7, 2022
explosivedog	3.5 Firehouse Full Tilt Bozo On tap at the brewery. Pours deep red. Toffee, strawberry, strong toffee, chocolate, biscuit. Medium body. Decent. Tuesday, September 7, 2021
explosivedog	3.5 Firehouse Buffalo Bitter On tap at the brewery. Pours copper. Toffee, plum, apricot, hazelnut, pear. Overcarbed. This would be a pretty legit beer on cask. Good. Tuesday, September 7, 2021
explosivedog	2.5 Firehouse Dr. Peelgood On tap at the brewery. Pours copper. Grapefruit, biscuit, sulfur, orange, lingering off notes. Medium body. Not good. Tuesday, September 7, 2021
explosivedog	2.3 Firehouse Bell Tower Lager On tap at the brewery. Pours very pale gold. Grain, corn, sulfur, dirty socks. Medium body. Bad. Tuesday, September 7, 2021
explosivedog	3.3 Firehouse Chmel Czech Bohemian Lager On tap at the brewery. Pours gold copper. Grain, light acidity, light sulfur, clean fruitiness. Medium body. Fine. Tuesday, September 7, 2021
BeerandBlues2	3.6 Firehouse Black Hills Brown Draught. Pours clear black with a medium, frothy beige head, medium retention. Medium-high chocolate and roast malt, caramel sweetness, faint hop bitterness and a dry finish. Medium-full body and medium carbonation. Sunday, July 4, 2021
shrubber85	3.7 Firehouse Buffalo Bitter Toffee malt and hay aroma. Dark amber with small head. Moderately sweet cherry, toffee malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Good body. Friday, June 18, 2021
shrubber85	3.6 Firehouse Hippie Hole Orange, lemon/lime, malt and orange peel aroma. Hazy golden yellow with small head. Moderately sweet citrus malt and moderately bitter lime peel flavor. Good body. Nice citrus flavor. Friday, June 18, 2021
ozzy70	2.6 Firehouse Wilderness Wheat Flight at Firehouse. Poured hazed light amber, white head. Aroma of wheat, hay, yeast, grains. Taste was sweet, yeast, mild citrus, light flavor overall. Thursday, September 10, 2020
ozzy70	2.1 Firehouse Bell Tower Lager Flight at Firehouse. Poured clear golden, no head. Aroma of grain. Taste was mild sweet, like a watered down Coors Light. Thursday, September 10, 2020
ozzy70	3 Firehouse Buffalo Bitter Flight at Firehouse. Poured amber, off white head. Aroma was malty, earthy, hops, grassy. Taste was bittersweet, malty, biscuit, caramel, earthy. Thursday, September 10, 2020
ozzy70	2.9 Firehouse Smoke Jumper Stout Flight at Firehouse. Poured dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of smoked sausage, coffee, roasted. Taste was bittersweet, smoky, coffee beans, roasted coffee. Thursday, September 10, 2020
ozzy70	2.7 Firehouse Firehouse Red Flight at Firehouse. Poured dark amber, off white head. Aroma was malty, caramel. Taste was mild bittersweet, caramel, bready, dough, watery light flavors overall. Thursday, September 10, 2020
jgb9348	2.5 Firehouse Semper Fi Amber Relatively light golden and mellow straw coloured body with a faint, but noticeable pure white head, only a half centimetre tall or so. Aroma of grass, light malt and perhaps the tiniest bit of hops, but those could have been coming off as a dry-hop scent from my IPA a few inches away. Light-bodied; Crisp malty notes dominate with a touch of grain and more pronounced yeast elements along with a dash of bread and a faint bit of sweetness as well. Aftertaste is crisp and very balanced with some sweetness, a light kick of floral and grassy hops noticeable and mostly a bready, yeastie and heavy malt bite towards the end that swings in that direction. Overall, a good enough, but slightly off-balanced beer that shows much more malt and especially yeast/bread than anything else, but does have some other flavours. I sampled this four ounce pour on draught, as part of the full nine-beer lineup sampling, from the brewpub/brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota, just hours after landing in the state [for the first time, ever] on 25-June-2020 for US$12,25 (for all nine beers!). Monday, July 20, 2020
jgb9348	3.4 Firehouse Super Charged IPA Crisp copper and bronze coloured body with a light off-white and tan head along with a bit of larger bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of noticeable alpha acids and hops! While this shouldn't be surprising, from this brewpub, I was surprised by that! Aroma also included some citrus fruit, more pine and malt notes and a touch of perfume towards the end. Medium-bodied; Nice balance of malt and hops here and yes, the hops here are seemingly fresh and seem more from the Pacific NorthWest and range from citrus to pine and a dash of perfumey and lightly floral elements, all with a nice malt balance. Aftertaste has a touch of light sweetness from resin and honey with the majority of the flavours come from the piney and citrusey hops which show well at the end. Overall, a nice beer and easily the best beer from the BrewPub and the only one that I'd get again. I sampled this four ounce pour on draught, as part of the full nine-beer lineup sampling, from the brewpub/brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota, just hours after landing in the state [for the first time, ever] on 25-June-2020 for US$12,25 (for all nine beers!). Monday, July 20, 2020
jgb9348	2.7 Firehouse Swarthy Beaver Dark brown coloured body with a hint of a light opacity, showing perhaps about 20 per cent, with the majority being clear, all again, with no real head - this time a sliver of an off-white glow. Aroma of roasted malts, light coffee and caramelised sugars and that's about it. Light to Medium-bodied; Very strong malty notes dominate at first and then give way to an almost bready yeast quality with some nuts to add to the texture and body of this and a little dose of hops as well along with a nice hint of coffee towards the end, but no chocolate or complete roastiness in this one. Aftertaste is clean, but slightly malty along with a good hit of caramelised sugars as well. Overall, a decent beer, in the top half of the beers here, but not something to be proud of. I sampled this four ounce pour on draught, as part of the full nine-beer lineup sampling, from the brewpub/brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota, just hours after landing in the state [for the first time, ever] on 25-June-2020 for US$12,25 (for all nine beers!). Monday, July 20, 2020
jgb9348	2.7 Firehouse Seth Bullock Bock Deep, very dark brown coloured body, almost the colour of a soda, without any opacity and not even a sliver of a white head on top - this looks nice and perhaps a bit dark for the style, but welcoming. Aroma of light toasted and almost roasted malts, some very light and noticeable nuts and earthiness with a bit of a rustic, almost 'dirty' scent. Light-bodied; Sharp funky biscuity and grainy malt flavours dominate with some light caramelised sugars showing near the front, but ending with some nuts, earth and a good dose of the funky lager yeasts. Aftertaste shows some softer grain and a healthy complement of sugars with caramel and a bit from nuts comes through as well. Overall, has a good deal of flavour considering the other options from the brewpub and stays relatively true to the style. One of the better (and we're not saying much) beers from the brewpub here. I sampled this four ounce pour on draught, as part of the full nine-beer lineup sampling, from the brewpub/brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota, just hours after landing in the state [for the first time, ever] on 25-June-2020 for US$12,25 (for all nine beers!). Monday, July 20, 2020
jgb9348	2.3 Firehouse Firehouse Red Deeper copper coloured body with a faint glimmer of actual ruby and red tints towards the bottom, but also some browner notes as well, all without much head at all - not really anything. Aroma of very subtle, stale malts with some toast and grain on the nose, but that's about it. Light-bodied; Sharp malty notes show the stale malt and a dash of very subtle hops come through as well, but not much exciting and a funky dose of yeast and bread as well. Aftertaste has the stale malt flavour again with this time something else different at least - some nuts and earthiness, but again, on the bad side of things. Overall, a pretty bad beer, even for the style and while there wasn't much to enjoy about this one, at least it had the name of the brewpub in the title. Again, I wouldn't get this one as a full pint, but a sampler at least was palatable. I sampled this four ounce pour on draught, as part of the full nine-beer lineup sampling, from the brewpub/brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota, just hours after landing in the state [for the first time, ever] on 25-June-2020 for US$12,25 (for all nine beers!). Monday, July 20, 2020
jgb9348	2.7 Firehouse Coloni-Ale Copper and perhaps bronze coloured body with a sliver of an off-white and tan head. Aroma of toasted malt, light biscuits, grass and some very subtle caramelisled sugars - not much going on in the nose, but more than some of the others from the brewpub. Light to barely Medium-bodied; Very thin toasted malt profile shows through at first with some herbal notes and a dash of the caramelised sugars along with some toffee and even some raisin notes come through, but again, this is lacking quite a bit in flavour. Aftertaste shows some grass, toasted malt, grain and a dash of caramelised sugar notes. Overall, a pretty poor offering again, but this is at least a bit more flavourful (at least from the malt notes) than some of the others and was still decent enough to try, but I wouldn't get a full pint of this one at all. I sampled this four ounce pour on draught, as part of the full nine-beer lineup sampling, from the brewpub/brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota, just hours after landing in the state [for the first time, ever] on 25-June-2020 for US$12,25 (for all nine beers!). Monday, July 20, 2020
jgb9348	2.7 Firehouse Buffalo Bitter Deeper dark brown coloured body with a thinnish, just off-white head, about a centimetre tall and a fairly clear brown glow, nothing opaque at all about this, not oily and not showing much depth in the look. Aroma of roasted and toasted malts with a little dash of lactose and caramelised sugars, but that's about it. Light-bodied; Fresh roasted malt flavours dominate with somet oatmeal and fresh yeast notes along with a bready dash towards the end and some crisp sweetness from caramel and toffee. Aftertaste is rich with some roasted malts, cream and a hit of oatmeal, all while being fairly-easy-drinking. Overall, a decent mild (I style that I really like) with some small malt notes and a bit more from the sugar and lactose department, but still easy-drinking but a good amount of flavour. One of the better beers from the brewpub on my visit at least. I sampled this four ounce pour on draught, as part of the full nine-beer lineup sampling, from the brewpub/brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota, just hours after landing in the state [for the first time, ever] on 25-June-2020 for US$12,25 (for all nine beers!). Monday, July 20, 2020
jgb9348	1.8 Firehouse Honey Badger Crisp copper coloured body with a deep bronze glow and almost no head at all, perhaps a centimetre tall. Aroma of light European hops or ones without much alpha acids at all, some very light cardboardie malt notes and a dash of caramelised sugars. Light to Medium-bodied; Strongish malty and cardboard notes dominate at first with some stale toffee and caramelised sugars as well with some raisins and figs noticeable along with a dash of yeast and crisp toasted grain notes at the end. Aftertaste is fairly malt-forward without much else from hops, sugars or anything else, but there is a hint of the light alcohol, although relatively mild. Overall, a decent enough beer without much flavour aside from the malt. Decent to try, but worth passing up of course, if you are only in the market for one or so beers total. I sampled this four ounce pour on draught, as part of the full nine-beer lineup sampling, from the brewpub/brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota, just hours after landing in the state [for the first time, ever] on 25-June-2020 for US$12,25 (for all nine beers!). Monday, July 20, 2020
jgb9348	1.9 Firehouse Bell Tower Lager Crisp, pure golden coloured body with a faint just off-white head, barely a centimetre or so tall that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of just about nothing with some water, very light malts, a dash of biscuits and grain and no hops or anything to speak of, perhaps some artificial sugars. Ultra light-bodied; Nutty-ish malts show at first with some grain and biscuity notes alnog with a dash of very light hops which weren't noticeable before in the nose, but that's about it - fairly mild throughout. Aftertaste shows the grain, malt and little else, perhaps some bitter and assertive grassy notes. Overall, a pretty poor beer without much flavour at all, but that was expected from a few of these beers. Not really worth grabbing here of course, unless, like me, you sample the entire nine-beer lineup as samplers! I sampled this four ounce pour on draught, as part of the full nine-beer lineup sampling, from the brewpub/brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota, just hours after landing in the state [for the first time, ever] on 25-June-2020 for US$12,25 (for all nine beers!). Sunday, July 19, 2020
WingmanWillis	3.3 Firehouse Teacher's Pet Friday, November 8, 2019
WingmanWillis	3.3 Firehouse Black Hills Brown Friday, November 8, 2019
WingmanWillis	3.4 Firehouse The Yard Milkshake IPA Friday, November 8, 2019
WingmanWillis	3.1 Firehouse Firehouse Red Friday, November 8, 2019
FLBH	2.5 Firehouse Blue Eyed Girl Friday, November 8, 2019
WingmanWillis	2.9 Firehouse Smokin' Betty Friday, November 8, 2019
WingmanWillis	2.5 Firehouse Hillbilly Family Reunion Pumpkin Ale Friday, November 8, 2019
WingmanWillis	3.2 Firehouse McGillycuddy Friday, November 8, 2019
WingmanWillis	3.1 Firehouse Blue Eyed Girl Friday, November 8, 2019
coasternut	4.2 Firehouse India Pale Ale Another beer I don't remember too much about other than it was very good. My wife and I were passing through and tried this brew pub and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Sunday, December 23, 2018
coasternut	4 Firehouse IrishRed Had this beer a few years back so don't remember it very well other than I remember everything we tasted we liked. So I would have to say it was really good Sunday, December 23, 2018
mjmoen	4.4 Firehouse Black Hills Brown B+. Pours a dark brown color with khaki head. Full of flavor and delicious. Saturday, November 3, 2018
DraftMaestro2	3.6 Firehouse Mail Order Bride Draft at Firehouse Brewing, Rapid City, SD. Pleasant black IPA with less hop flavour than the IBU would suggest Saturday, September 15, 2018
DraftMaestro2	3.6 Firehouse Semper Fi Amber Draft at Firehouse Brewing, Rapid City, SD. Drinkable red ale with less hoppiness than the IBU would suggest Saturday, September 15, 2018
jcwattsrugger	3.3 Firehouse Coloni-Ale On tap. Light tan head that laces and amber color. A-earthy with a touch of caramel. T-follows. Saturday, September 1, 2018
jcwattsrugger	3.6 Firehouse Black Hills Brown Saturday, September 1, 2018
jcwattsrugger	3.6 Firehouse Super Charged IPA On tap-offwhite-amber. A-sweet med malt, some pine. T-follows, leads with malt. Friday, August 31, 2018
jcwattsrugger	3.5 Firehouse Seth Bullock Bock Friday, August 31, 2018
Travlr	2.8 Firehouse Jefferson's Plug Nickel Draft at the source. Clear golden color, lacey lacing. Subtle aroma. Taste is lightly bitter. Plain. Sunday, September 24, 2017
Travlr	2.5 Firehouse False Alarm Jalapeno Cream Ale Draft at the source. Cloudy yellow color. Subtle aroma. Light touch of chili in the taste on a cereal background. Sunday, September 24, 2017
Travlr	2.9 Firehouse Rocket Rye IPA Draft at the source. Clear golden color. Light pine aroma. Taste has subtle spice snd pine light bitterness. Sunday, September 24, 2017
Travlr	3 Firehouse Procrastination Porter Draft at the source. Clear dark brown color, solid tan head. Cocoa aroma. Taste is cocoa and coffee grounds. Light body. Sunday, September 24, 2017
Travlr	3.1 Firehouse Bell Tower Lager Draft at the source. Clear pale yellow color. White pepper aroma. Taste is peppery and light. Easy drinking and clean. Sunday, September 24, 2017
Vertond	4 Firehouse Buffalo Bitter Saturday, September 23, 2017
mjmoen	4.4 Firehouse Bell Tower Lager B+. Pours a clear golden color with white head. Refreshing for a hot summer day Monday, September 18, 2017