Big River Grille Firecracker Ale

Brewed by Big River Grille & Brewing Works Chattanooga (Gordon Biersch)
Style: Brown Ale
Chattanooga, Tennessee USA

Date: July 20, 2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: Clear amber, light tan head
Aroma: sweet biscuit aroma
Flavor: lots of well balanced dry carmel malt flavor, lots of toasted biscuit character, nice bitter finish, this brewer has really tuned in the biscuit and carmel malt character over the last couple of years

Date: July 30, 2005
slight chill haze, although still mostly dry a bit of sweetness tries to break through, the incredible toasted and biscuit stays true, some nice bitterness in the finish, very well balanced overall

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Score: **4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Not sure what style of beer this is meant to be, on tap in Chattanooga. Solid red-brown with an off white foam. Aroma is fruity, dark plums, berries, sweet malt. Taste is very sweet, nutty malt, caramel, toffee, dark fruits.