Pennichuck Engine No. 5 Firehouse Red Ale

Brewed by Pennichuck Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Milford, New Hampshire USA

Bottle via trade. Pours a dark reddish brown with an average sized beige head. Nose is earthy hops. Taste is toasty, biscuits, toffee, and earthy hops. Body is light/medium, carbonation is just right. An ok beer, but does not really taste much like most red ales i have had.

Quickly dissipating offwhite head though it does leave some nice lookin lace behind. Clear, deep amber ruby hued body. Limited aromas, light caramel malts and a light breadyness, fairly bland. Body is med/light, lightly oily, creamy. Flavors are quite restrained, similar to the aromas. Ever so light roastiness, caramel maltiness and maybe, just maybe, a hint of citrus. Finish is dry and lightly malty, nutty. A fairly uneventful brew to say the least. Props to coldbrewky for delivering this one! Thanks Stevely!

Poured a clear red-copper color with an off-white head. Sweet fruity apricot aroma with an earthy tail. Toasted malt and light citrus round it out. the flavor starts with toasted malt and then brings in a little grainy note. The beer has a dry thin bitter finish. Light body.

12 oz. bottle shared by goldtwins. Pours a clear reddish brown with a thin off-white head that faded fairly quickly. Light aorma of leather and a bit of malt. Very timid flavor with some malt up front and a bit of hops at the finish. A bit light bodied. Pretty dull actually.

Bottle and served in standard pint glass: Ruby and deep amber hue with a small but lasting frothy off-white head, good lace upon the glassware. The aroma has notes of caramel and toasted malt, a hint of mineral, nutty and some herbal vapours. The flavor profile is muted sweet malt, hint of fruity twang and a metallic bitterness. The mouth feel is thin and soft. A completely forgettable beer that started okay but fell flat on it’s face.

12 oz bottle from Alldaydrinker. Pours way darker than an amber ale should- more of a woody brown deep copper look to it- Ive seen plenty of brown ales that were way lighter than this thin hea dand light lace. Aroma is Aroma is toasty nuttiness more of a weak brown than an amber- no hops and light sweet malts. Flavor is ont eh watery side with some toasted malts, lgith choclates, and very light crystal sweetness- maybe some herbal and tea-like hops- bland and vague finish. meh.

Bottle. Pours a dark caramel brown, with red highlights. A small tan head. Very little lacing. Aroma has some slight hops, with a wet malt character, and some citrus. Flavor is very muted. Distant hops mostly. A malty finish. Very thin-bodied, fairly boring. Drinkable, but extremely devoid of anything exciting.

12 oz bottle from mcbackus; nose is toast and light coffee with a some light fruitiness; dark amber with a small beige head; flavor has a little prunes with some grainess and caramel. Finish mildly bitter.