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Cowbell
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
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- From:
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #289 - ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #4,961 - Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 7.13%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 08, 2023
- Added:
- May 08, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
Bretta weise in chardonay barrels
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Ratings by 2GOOFY:
Rated by 2GOOFY from California
4.38/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
May 18, 2015
4.38/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
May 18, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.91/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
At the source in Buellton on our way down to Rosarito Beach. Pours a color darker than your average berliner weisse. This is more of an amber/caramel color than the usual, lighter, yellow. Big notes of french oak, lemon and sour mash wheat coming off of this.
Taste, wow, good, but dam this is almost as sour as tartare (the most sour berliner I may have ever had, Frucht series is up there too). Really like the french oak contribution, I usually do in lighter side more session strength kind of beer. Sure its amped up acidity, but as long as it doesn't literally burn the shit outta my insides or make me take extra antacids, I really don't care too much about that, not super sensitive in that way. Real good drying effect.
Alright, so have they ever bottled this? They're always so damn expensive with their wild ale-ish offerings ($15/375ml = more than $1 per ounce), I would be hard pressed to make a purchase, but at the same time, its pretty good stuff. So who knows, perhaps, in the bottle, I would actually not want more cowbell. . .
Jun 17, 2020Taste, wow, good, but dam this is almost as sour as tartare (the most sour berliner I may have ever had, Frucht series is up there too). Really like the french oak contribution, I usually do in lighter side more session strength kind of beer. Sure its amped up acidity, but as long as it doesn't literally burn the shit outta my insides or make me take extra antacids, I really don't care too much about that, not super sensitive in that way. Real good drying effect.
Alright, so have they ever bottled this? They're always so damn expensive with their wild ale-ish offerings ($15/375ml = more than $1 per ounce), I would be hard pressed to make a purchase, but at the same time, its pretty good stuff. So who knows, perhaps, in the bottle, I would actually not want more cowbell. . .
Reviewed by breadwinner from California
4.36/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.36/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Tons of bright acidity popping out of the glass, light wisps of funk and a bit of that trademark FW oak character, but mostly this is about lemon rind acidity, puckering, almost icy. Surprisingly little throat burn for a beer of this ilk. Apparently this is usually just a blending component for some of their other creations. You can definitely imagine how this adds pop to whatever it goes into. Cool stuff.
Apr 12, 2017Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California
4.31/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Funky, with a lemony, moderately sharp sourness.
A: Golden color, cloudy, with a fairly dense white head that has very solid retention.
T: Quite tart with a clean, lemony lacto sourness. There is a light funkiness and wood character.
M: Medium-light bodied with moderate carbonation. The beer is refreshing and effervescent.
O: A decidedly American take on a Berliner, hence the Americaner Vice moniker. The beer is usually a blending beer that is much tarter than a typical Berliner. It's funky foeder origin give the beer a great aroma and complexity. The beer is super tasty and very easy to drink.
May 15, 2016A: Golden color, cloudy, with a fairly dense white head that has very solid retention.
T: Quite tart with a clean, lemony lacto sourness. There is a light funkiness and wood character.
M: Medium-light bodied with moderate carbonation. The beer is refreshing and effervescent.
O: A decidedly American take on a Berliner, hence the Americaner Vice moniker. The beer is usually a blending beer that is much tarter than a typical Berliner. It's funky foeder origin give the beer a great aroma and complexity. The beer is super tasty and very easy to drink.
Cowbell from Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
29 ratings
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