DBA (Double Barrel Ale) | Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
California, United States
firestonewalker.com
Style: English Pale Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by BeerManDan on 08-24-2002
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3.67/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.94/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: It pours cooper with a slightly off white head. Head retention is low.
Smell: The aroma has moderate malt with caramel and moderate fruit most like stone fruit.
Taste: The initial flavors are moderate bread with moderately low nuts. There is a bit of a toffee flavor in the background with some stone fruit.
Feel: It has a medium body with medium low carbonation. It also has a mostly dry finish.
Overall, a very easy drinking and flavor able beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: It pours cooper with a slightly off white head. Head retention is low.
Smell: The aroma has moderate malt with caramel and moderate fruit most like stone fruit.
Taste: The initial flavors are moderate bread with moderately low nuts. There is a bit of a toffee flavor in the background with some stone fruit.
Feel: It has a medium body with medium low carbonation. It also has a mostly dry finish.
Overall, a very easy drinking and flavor able beer.
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3.66/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Off white head. Copper color.
Bready malts and some toffee. Caramel. Very English ale forward. Biscuity. Smooth with a nice mouthfeel. Very drinkable. Well done English style ale.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Off white head. Copper color.
Bready malts and some toffee. Caramel. Very English ale forward. Biscuity. Smooth with a nice mouthfeel. Very drinkable. Well done English style ale.
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2.78/5 rDev -24.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
[Original rating 2012-11-03] Pours orange/gold with a tall off white head. Aroma is spicy hops and citrus. Taste is malty, a little sweet, toffee, with a bitter finish.
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look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
[Original rating 2012-11-03] Pours orange/gold with a tall off white head. Aroma is spicy hops and citrus. Taste is malty, a little sweet, toffee, with a bitter finish.
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3.33/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
L-Burnt orange..frothy white head
S-Herbal hops
T-Biscuity malt, herbal hops....touch of toffee
F-Light side of medium bodied...or high side of light bodied...a little thin
O-Nice sessionable beer I'd gladly drink...prefer others in this style though..
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
L-Burnt orange..frothy white head
S-Herbal hops
T-Biscuity malt, herbal hops....touch of toffee
F-Light side of medium bodied...or high side of light bodied...a little thin
O-Nice sessionable beer I'd gladly drink...prefer others in this style though..
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3.77/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.53/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L- Pours an opaque copper with a thin, chunky, white head.
S- Carmel malt and hop.
T- Sweet malt and biscuit. Hop is secondary. Some spice. typical of style.
M- Crisp and refreshing.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L- Pours an opaque copper with a thin, chunky, white head.
S- Carmel malt and hop.
T- Sweet malt and biscuit. Hop is secondary. Some spice. typical of style.
M- Crisp and refreshing.
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3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.37/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.34/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.51/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.25/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
2.77/5 rDev -24.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
4.39/5 rDev +19.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.13/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Had a pint on draft at P.F. Chang’s for $4 on happy hour
Half inch of white head, slightly amber body, minimal lacing
Aroma is sweet bread, not much else
Taste has a slight earthy hop but mostly sweet biscuit flavor, maybe corn?
Feel is watery and light, maybe refreshing to some but personally was very reminiscent of a session
Overall I know English variants aren’t meant to have any hop character but I guess I expected more from the Malts
If this is a proper representation of the style I have no need to revisit.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Had a pint on draft at P.F. Chang’s for $4 on happy hour
Half inch of white head, slightly amber body, minimal lacing
Aroma is sweet bread, not much else
Taste has a slight earthy hop but mostly sweet biscuit flavor, maybe corn?
Feel is watery and light, maybe refreshing to some but personally was very reminiscent of a session
Overall I know English variants aren’t meant to have any hop character but I guess I expected more from the Malts
If this is a proper representation of the style I have no need to revisit.
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DBA (Double Barrel Ale) from Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
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