Something Stickee
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

 

12oz bottle from Tavour. Silky black pour, ring of beige head. Aroma is chocolate, notes of orange, sweet. Taste follows with a real chocolate orange vibe, my favorite holiday treat. Sweet, roasty, woody and packing a punch.

My son brought me this from Barrelworks in Buellton yesterday. He had it on tap and filled a Crowler for me. Thanks!

Poured into a Glencairn glass at 59°. Pretty dark beer with a burnt orange head that fades in about a minute, as if it were never there. On the nose it's definitely Stickee Monkee, no mistaking that. I get the licorice and dark fruits of Stickee along with some orange, cinnamon and clove. There's barely a warning of the alcohol to be had. The taste is sweet chocolaty goodness. Definitely some molasses and plums or dates.

Overall it's a nice beer but honestly I'd rather just have Stickee Monkee.

 

 

Pours a clear, medium brown tone, opaque in the glass; thin, khaki hued head that soon dissipates to a thin ring inside the glass with a few patches of foam floating in the middle of the ring. Big, rich aroma; an alluring blend of chocolate and cocoa with dried, dark pitted fruits; licorice. Sweet and somewhat earthy spice flavor; brown sugar and allspice; anise; raisins and orange; chewing tobacco; fine, boozy undercurrent, whiskey. Heavy body with a light sugary stickiness; subliminal alcohol warmth.

This is quite the tasty barrel aged quadruple. The rye whiskey and orange bitters barrel aging certainly gives this beer a nice zingy extra something to the malt base.

Pouring temperature: 50 °F; bottling info: 2023 Vintage №.01; BEER BEFORE GLORY
Source: unknown (likely a local purchase)

12 ounce bottle into a goblet. A 2023 release, had 9/7/23.

Pours a dark ruby color, semi opaque, with a quarter inch foamy head and some foamy lacing. Aromas of caramel, orange bitters, rye whiskey, chocolate, some oak. Has a somewhat spicy aroma. Flavors of rye whiskey, chocolate, caramel, orange bitters, malt, light oak. Has a spicy taste and a light sweet note- Candi sugar? Smooth a very good medium body, appropriately carbonated.

Really enjoyable. The Rye barrels are terrific, the cocoa nibs stand out and the bitters have a solid presence. The base isn’t quite like the original, but it’s still above average. Well worth a purchase.

2023 vintage

I haven’t had the OG Stickee Monkee yet, though I’ve wanted to for quite a while. I just never see it around me. When I saw this variant on Tavour I figured I might as well go for it, it actually sounds really interesting. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a beer using orange bitters before this one. Let’s dive in

Pours a very dark brown with a finger of light tan head that fades to a ring and leaves minimal lacing

The nose honestly screams more of a sweeter Barleywine than a Quad, but I dig it. I’m picking up on aromas of milk chocolate, orange bitters, sweet whiskey, caramel, toasted oak, raisin, cacao nib, molasses, and light vanilla

It’s sweeter in taste and feels even less like a Quad, though it’s still enjoyable. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting molasses, sweet whiskey, milk chocolate, sweet vanilla, burnt sugar, caramel, toasted oak, light raisin, and orange bitters. The swallow brings notes of molasses, toasted walnut, sweet whiskey, toasted oak, apple skin, caramel, orange bitters, cacao nib, and raisin

A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a smooth beer. Finishes mostly dry with a slight boozy punch

This one is super unique. It doesn’t carry too much of the Quad identity, but I’m enjoying it regardless

 

 

On the sweet side, but pretty in line with the base beer. The additions come through a little nicer in the taste than the nose, but is well integrated in both cases. The nibs push the quad just a little bit towards the stout realm.

Dark red, brown body.

Malty, bready.

Lightly chocolate, some Belgian-ish dark fruit taste but really overshadowed by the aggressive orange bitters. Not boring but not what I want in a quad.

Dry.

Trying this one out for a quick study, and how it might compare to the OG. Flat cap pop pours into the sampler snifter without much caution, modest soapy head forms and quickly falls away - not even much gurgling around the rim as it sits and acclimates. Nearly opaque deep plum hue. Nose detects that influence of oranges, reminiscent of the cocktail blends that even F-W themselves had tried their hand at. Taste corroborates those orange-y olfactory impressions and in a big way, becomes a dominant presence in every savory sip (as we confusedly gauge its merit), quite sticky-sweet but tempered with a lingering bitter finish, swallow a little tart on the tongue and washed down in a bittersweet mélange and some barrel spirits to warm the belly.

Respectable effort, sure. And by no means repulsive. But i may be more partial to the base quad... whenever and if-ever they decide to brew, barrel & bottle it again...?

 

 

Bottle pour - opaque blackish brown with foamy khaki head leaving frosty lacing. Nose is sweet and grainy with hints of caramel and brown sugar. Taste follows with a smooth and creamy mouthfeel and a lingering dryish finish with notes of barrel wood and a touch of alcohol creep. Tasty AF!