Pennichuck Engine #5 Firehouse Red Ale

Engine #5 - Firehouse Red Ale
Pennichuck Brewing Company, Inc.
Milford, NH
5.00% ABV

C: Clear
H: Dark Amber Red
N: Sweet Malt, Candy Sugar, Slight Cinnamon and Caramel

The Ferm; Happy Memorial Day! Let me begin by saying THANK YOU to all of the service men and women that help protect our country on a daily basis. You are real life super heroes!

As for the beer, today I tried to stick to the theme for memorial day and decided to go with Pennichuk Engine #5. This was a gift from Mr. and Mrs. El Nadador, and came with a high recommendation. Upon further research about this beer, I came to find out that the brewery actually shut their doors not soon after The Nadador's came to visit me in Florida. Honestly, it is never good to see a Micro Company go out of business. Regardless, I guess I am drinking a gem of a beer since it isn't in production any more.

The Beer poured with a light carbonation to it, and very small head. It was strong on sweeter characteristics on the nose and followed through to the taste. Hop presence is not here at all. It is straight malt. The 1st taste didn't go down the easiest but it is growing on me as I am drinking the beer. If I had to say it was like the first time I listened to Tool, I was like woah, whats going on here, listened to the CD (yep...good old cd's) again and it was better, and by the third time around it was pretty good....then great. Well we can stop at pretty good for this beer, I dont think it will ever be GREAT, but hey its pretty damn session-able for a 5% beer.

Long Live Pennichuck Brewing Company!

Score: 3.612