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Pumphouse Brush Fire Belgian Pale Ale


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Brewed by Pumphouse Brewery and Restaurant
Style: Belgian Ale

Longmont, Colorado USA

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73.03/5.02.9/5.0Special-0Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
May 2, 2009  
Crushed at the Pumphouse Spring Beer Festival. Damn. Smells like a cross between a wit and a IPA. Spicy and hoppy. Oranges and hops. Pretty unique. Dug it.


 mj (4971), Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Draft at the brewery. Medium dark amber orange colored body. Spicy green apple and coriander nose, a lot of fruit, soda-like as well... definitely has some Belgian yeast, but it’s peppery and acidic and messy throughout. A lot of apple cider acidity, some green vegetable flavors, along with some orange, mango and melon. Sloppy and messy texture, falls apart, feels like soda.


 waolsen (1220), Littleton, Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Aug 2, 2008  
tap at brewery. very light copper pour with thin head. spicy maltiness. earthy hops. orange and appricot. rich and super bitter. malty. dry peppery finish. hoppy.


 Murphy (1759), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 11, 2006  
Medium white head, murky off-orange body. Aroma is corriander, citrus. Light sour palate with serious corriander. Candi sugar sweetness. Finish is dry, orange peel.


 BeerandBlues2 (3201), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Mar 5, 2006  
Draught at 4th Annual Wildland Firefighters Benefit & Festival at the Pumphouse in Longmont CO. Pours cloudy lemon with a tall foamy white head. Aroma is malt (meal) and fruity citrus hops, corriander nose and yeast (wheat) notes. Wheaty yeast and light malt flavor, fruity and doughy, slighty sour, tart citrus notes. Light bodied and fizzy yet creamy palate.


 Aubrey (2773), Denver, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 20, 2005  
Draft: Yellow-orange and hazy. Lightish body. Sweet and sticky malts, with notes of honey and cakey yeast. Flowery hops; delicate spice aromas in the background; very mild bitterness. Fairly easy to drink, albeit sweet. Not overly complex, but it did have some things going on.


 Ernest (4481), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Oct 24, 2005  
Draught, Pumphouse, Longmont. Head is mostly diminishing. Body is medium yellow. Aroma is moderately malty (toasted grain), lightly hoppy (herbs), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with a strong note of clove, note of lemon zest. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, heavily bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly astringent. Whew, tons of clove phenol in this one, or some other similar spice perhaps (the finish is seemingly harshly spice-bitter, so maybe they DID add something to this). It’s got that cobwebby Belgian yeast character, but this comes off as a pretty mundane and edgy beer altogether. But hey, at least it’s not crawling with banana scent, that’s a relief.



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