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Feral One Batch 1
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- From:
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.31 | pDev: 7.19%
- Reviews:
- 26
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 18, 2021
- Added:
- Feb 19, 2014
- Wants:
- 106
- Gots:
- 93
Feral One is a blend of Sour Opal, SLOAmbic, Agrestic and Lil’ Mikkel, all aged for an extended period in American and French oak barrels. Only 500 cases of 375ml bottles were produced.
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Ratings by Fitze:
Rated by Fitze from South Carolina
4.58/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Jan 12, 2015
4.58/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Jan 12, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle. Almost 8 years old at this point. Nice pop to the bottle but no head. Autumn amber orange color.
This tastes like 3f Oude Gueuze, but a bit more sour. I’m really shocked. Lots of minerals and wet oak. Lemon citrus, some sweet malt, orange citrus. Very complex and enjoyable. Super surprised with this.
Jul 18, 2021This tastes like 3f Oude Gueuze, but a bit more sour. I’m really shocked. Lots of minerals and wet oak. Lemon citrus, some sweet malt, orange citrus. Very complex and enjoyable. Super surprised with this.
Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland
4.6/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
This is one of the best-smelling beers I've ever had. Oak, vanilla, funk, leather, red wine, lemon, with hints of sour cherry. I was almost reluctant to take a sip lest the flavor spoil the amazing smell, but the flavor is nearly as good and very similar to the smell. Incredibly well-balanced with no component overwhelming the others. Not surprisingly for a 5 1/2 year old beer, there is not a lot of carbonation. Overall a stellar beer that has aged superbly.
May 07, 2019Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.42/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Bottled 12/10/13 ("Batch 001"); drank 2/3/15 @ California Split.
Semi-opaque dandelion appearance.
Minimal off-white head; minimal lace.
Peach & faint vagina notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Mildly tart peach flavor; effervescent champagne bite on the finish.
This would be heaven on a hot summer day; delightfully drinkable.
Mar 23, 2019Semi-opaque dandelion appearance.
Minimal off-white head; minimal lace.
Peach & faint vagina notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Mildly tart peach flavor; effervescent champagne bite on the finish.
This would be heaven on a hot summer day; delightfully drinkable.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Where did I have this at the first time? FW Invitational year 2? Anyways, it took some time to get the FW sour program off the ground, but when it got going, they were putting out consistently good product. Same with this beer, I think batch 1 was kind of working out the kinks a little bit, and then it kept getting better. Overrated is the fave word of the day?
A color you've come to expect from hoppy beers like the Jack series (Wookie, Easy, Double, Union etc. . .), it is equal parts orange and yellow I would say, small thin 1/3" white head on the top. Lots of oak noticeable in the aroma, plus that lemon sour note.
Taste is more of the earthy mixture of flanders red type of sour, but with a lighter non red malt body, massive amount of wine like oak and tannins, dryness on the backend, respectable middling sour amounts. Mild funk notes.
Enjoyable, but given the bottle price $15/375 I don't see this as getting another foray anytime soon.
Feb 07, 2017A color you've come to expect from hoppy beers like the Jack series (Wookie, Easy, Double, Union etc. . .), it is equal parts orange and yellow I would say, small thin 1/3" white head on the top. Lots of oak noticeable in the aroma, plus that lemon sour note.
Taste is more of the earthy mixture of flanders red type of sour, but with a lighter non red malt body, massive amount of wine like oak and tannins, dryness on the backend, respectable middling sour amounts. Mild funk notes.
Enjoyable, but given the bottle price $15/375 I don't see this as getting another foray anytime soon.
Feral One Batch 1 from Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
385 ratings
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