Cashmere XPA
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- From:
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #560 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #21,871 - Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 6.68%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 16
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 23, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 06, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.8/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
RB transfer
Sep 23, 2025
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.9/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz cans with an August 2019 canning date stamp on the bottom served in a lager glass.
Pours with a slightly hazy amber body and a semi-durable white head.
Aroma: bright and fruity with notes of citrus and other tropical fruits.
Some light grassy and herbal notes are added to the mix in the flavor. Clean, fruity and well balanced.
Medium body and medium carbonation.
Feb 11, 2020Pours with a slightly hazy amber body and a semi-durable white head.
Aroma: bright and fruity with notes of citrus and other tropical fruits.
Some light grassy and herbal notes are added to the mix in the flavor. Clean, fruity and well balanced.
Medium body and medium carbonation.
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.28/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I had this fresh, from a can.
This pours a pale gold color. Light hop aroma with hints of herbal finish. There’s a nice eucalyptus finish on this. Easy drinking.
Dec 01, 2019This pours a pale gold color. Light hop aroma with hints of herbal finish. There’s a nice eucalyptus finish on this. Easy drinking.
Reviewed by d_hondo from Michigan
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Canned 7/11/19. Might be getting a little old? Solid. Carb is slightly high. Nice dry finish letting the interesting hops to shine. Certainly more floral/herbal flavors. Good beer, good hop.
Nov 09, 2019
Reviewed by poneill12 from California
4.21/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.21/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Looks great. Smells great. Lots of fruit in there. Grapefruit. The feel is a little thin and the taste reflect the 5.5% ABV. Lots of hoppy flavor though for 5.5% so yeah a solid 4. A session kind of pale ale.
Oct 18, 2019
Reviewed by MrOH from Virginia
4.61/5 rDev +18.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.61/5 rDev +18.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Clear light gold, thick white head. Excellent retention and lace
Floral, pears, apples, earth, black walnut leaves in the nose
Flavor follows aroma, astoundingly. Not sure how to discribe it. Black walnut leaf note is amazing. Heavy pear. Almost no malt, but I don't miss it. This hop is complex enough on it's own.
Mouthfeel and carbonation is spot on,
Why are folks fucking around with the NEIPAs when they can have something as well crafted as this?
Oct 16, 2019Floral, pears, apples, earth, black walnut leaves in the nose
Flavor follows aroma, astoundingly. Not sure how to discribe it. Black walnut leaf note is amazing. Heavy pear. Almost no malt, but I don't miss it. This hop is complex enough on it's own.
Mouthfeel and carbonation is spot on,
Why are folks fucking around with the NEIPAs when they can have something as well crafted as this?
Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland
4.09/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from the can into a Spiegelau IPA glass. Oop slightly "aged" canned on June 19th 2019.
Beaming looker of classic West coast clarity. Body color hints a classic pale bronze yellow color, with dark brass appearances, will give it an SRM-4. Nice reams of carbonation to a big bright white, but not too bright white head. Uniform bubbles and a big top with lots of cling. Great looking beer.
Even on an (ahem) "aged" brew as this, there's a nice soft hop presence. Whisps of light pine, mixing in with what seems to be stone fruit a real nice touch of peach like comes off on this. A small malt presence but even the hops still push and dominate, with an excellent perfume aromatic.
Palate goes for simplicity. A bit of a tinny twinge, but a light hop character of peach and somewhat melon like flavors. Malt depth hits more in the pale ale territory, almost session IPA like though in mouthfeel, and a hair wet finish. Slight touches of chew grain, but there's a bit of powdery context it seems also.
Pretty solid pale ale, I missed I think it's mark, but there's a lot to still enjoy. Wish I had this earlier.
Oct 13, 2019Beaming looker of classic West coast clarity. Body color hints a classic pale bronze yellow color, with dark brass appearances, will give it an SRM-4. Nice reams of carbonation to a big bright white, but not too bright white head. Uniform bubbles and a big top with lots of cling. Great looking beer.
Even on an (ahem) "aged" brew as this, there's a nice soft hop presence. Whisps of light pine, mixing in with what seems to be stone fruit a real nice touch of peach like comes off on this. A small malt presence but even the hops still push and dominate, with an excellent perfume aromatic.
Palate goes for simplicity. A bit of a tinny twinge, but a light hop character of peach and somewhat melon like flavors. Malt depth hits more in the pale ale territory, almost session IPA like though in mouthfeel, and a hair wet finish. Slight touches of chew grain, but there's a bit of powdery context it seems also.
Pretty solid pale ale, I missed I think it's mark, but there's a lot to still enjoy. Wish I had this earlier.
Reviewed by Antg8989 from New Jersey
4.34/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Interesting aroma - banana/citrus/mint. Taste is citrus and banana. Not at all estery in a bad way, but this is a unique hop for sure. Definitely get some pie crust from the malts.
Oct 09, 2019
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
3.79/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pale gold in color with a faint haze in the body. There’s a fingernail of off white on top. The aroma is of faintly grassy hops with a hint of banana and pineapple. I’m tasting that pineapple and a touch of lemon and orange. The mouth is very approachable, smooth, and refreshing.
Sep 20, 2019
Reviewed by Zorro from California
3.23/5 rDev -17%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.23/5 rDev -17%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Clear yellow colored beer with a small white colored head.
Smells decidedly minty. Citrus hops and it does smell like orange. Lesser scent of tea.
Starts out Tasting of citrus with a bready malt flavor. Mild with a taste decidedly like a yeast roll. Mildly sweet but this is pretty in all respects.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall its biggest quality that it is just plain easy to drink.
Sep 01, 2019Smells decidedly minty. Citrus hops and it does smell like orange. Lesser scent of tea.
Starts out Tasting of citrus with a bready malt flavor. Mild with a taste decidedly like a yeast roll. Mildly sweet but this is pretty in all respects.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall its biggest quality that it is just plain easy to drink.
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