Firebrand Brewing

I have this thing in my life. It's called a Sam. I think other versions are available, but I've got the original version and it's most certainly the best.

The reason I say this is because one of the multitude of the things my Sam does is to hunt out small UK breweries. She would have done this anyway, for sure, but the whole Covid-19 gubbins that is still going on makes us both want to hunt out microbreweries that are probably more reliant on internet sales from new customers.

One such find was Firebrand Brewing Company. She forwarded me a link and I was immediately interested. Discarding the couple of lagers and the stout on offer, this was a brewery with a massive US IPA focus and I couldn't wait to get an order in. A couple of their beers were out of stock, but I still managed to bag Patchwork Rocket, Citra Simcoe, Simcoe Mosaic, Thundercloud and the West Coast Session IPA.

Cornish breweries conjour up images of traditional Cornish ales and English IPAs, and of course cider. But beardy hipsters like me should not be put off. Tonight I have tried three of their beers and - having nearly 700 unique checkins on Untappd - can safely say that Firebrand have gone straight into my list of favourite breweries.

If you like juicy, hoppy, US IPAs - or indeed are a UK lager drinker that wants to try something a bit different - I'd say you cannot go wrong with Firebrand's IPAs and their Pale.

If not, send the leftovers to me.




Comments

  1. Drewski15 July 2020 at 15:27

    I have to say, I loved the Firebrand Beers you gifted me and it was a lovely surprise to receive them and to be able to also discover a great new UK brewery. Like you, I do try and buy from small brewers, local brewers and small indy bottle shops, especially during this difficult time. As restrictions ease, it'll get to the point where I feel safer and more comfortable going out again and then I'll be visiting and searching out local and small beer places in person.

    For now though, I loved the FB beers, I still have a few in the fridge but having sampled all the varieties I got, I am saving the others so they don't all get drunk in one go. You'll know from my Untappd check-ins that I loved all of the beers and the can designs and textured labels are truly lush.

    A great find, well done Sam and cheers for the beers

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    1. Lee and Sam9 August 2020 at 14:20

      Really glad you liked the beers, they are one of Lee's favourite breweries at the moment.

      Sam

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