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Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- From:
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
Ranked #6 - ABV:
- 13.2%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,563 - Avg:
- 4.28 | pDev: 7.01%
- Reviews:
- 177
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 19, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 01, 2007
- Wants:
- 64
- Gots:
- 116
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
Imperial Brown Ale - This beer is then aged for up to a year in used Heaven Hill bourbon barrels.
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Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Poured into a snifter to a deep brown beer that's slightly amber around the edges. THe beer is topped by a dense and slightly rocky finger and a half of off white head which fades slowly to a collar around the edge of the glass with minimal lacing
S: Smells of caramel and brown sugar with some hints of barrel and faded oily hops.
T: Taste is caramel, some oak and woodspice, hints of citrus and pine from the hops, a touch of vanilla and some brown sugar sweetness. On the finish there's more oily citrus and pine with some lingering oak, caramel, and brown sugar.
M: This beer has a body which is on the heavier side of medium. Carbonation is slightly effervescent and adequate for the style while the beer has a drying finish due to the ABV.
O: Overall this is a really good beer. Great flavors and decent complexity that also stands up well to some age.
Aug 04, 2023S: Smells of caramel and brown sugar with some hints of barrel and faded oily hops.
T: Taste is caramel, some oak and woodspice, hints of citrus and pine from the hops, a touch of vanilla and some brown sugar sweetness. On the finish there's more oily citrus and pine with some lingering oak, caramel, and brown sugar.
M: This beer has a body which is on the heavier side of medium. Carbonation is slightly effervescent and adequate for the style while the beer has a drying finish due to the ABV.
O: Overall this is a really good beer. Great flavors and decent complexity that also stands up well to some age.
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
4.83/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.83/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Consumed in 2023. Quite a revelation in a field of mild brown ales. Nothing mild here. Brown liquid with a sturdy, beige head. Oak and bourbon come through in delightful waves, but never too much. Bourbon strength is balanced with a fig and chocolate sweetness, creating a beer that evolves throughout the taste, leaving a deep, luxurious finish. Work of art here.
Jan 19, 2023
Reviewed by Sludgeman from District of Columbia
4.63/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.63/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
More barrel aged barley wine than brown ale, but regardless of how you classify this beer, it’s is a tasty beer. Very well done, with the barrel aging moderated but strong. A beautiful clear amber brown. Warming, smooth and a hint of sweetness.
Dec 15, 2022
Reviewed by atigerlife from Hawaii
4.3/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
August 2022: Poured an opaque brown with a small light brown collar [fridge temp]
Aroma of prunes, molasses, bread, wood, bourbon with some alcohol notes.
Taste of of dark bread, prunes, chocolate, figs, fudge, vanilla. Some winey taste in there too. Definitely evolved as it warmed. Got better and better [or that could be the alcohol talking]
Mouthfeel was somewhat heavy on the tongue
Overall, very nice especially given its age. Held up well over the years. The beer reminded me of a warm blanket sitting in front of a fire. Nice.
Sep 02, 2022Aroma of prunes, molasses, bread, wood, bourbon with some alcohol notes.
Taste of of dark bread, prunes, chocolate, figs, fudge, vanilla. Some winey taste in there too. Definitely evolved as it warmed. Got better and better [or that could be the alcohol talking]
Mouthfeel was somewhat heavy on the tongue
Overall, very nice especially given its age. Held up well over the years. The beer reminded me of a warm blanket sitting in front of a fire. Nice.
Bravo from Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
570 ratings
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