Damian Barleywine Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
12.4%
Score:
+2 ratings needed
Avg:
4.31 | pDev: 4.64%
Ratings:
8 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 20, 2026
Added:
Dec 05, 2024
Wants:
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Gots:
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Bourbon Barrel-Aged English Barleywine

This rich, bold barleywine boasts deep, dark autumn hues and a nose of toasted coffee, burnt sugar, and aged oak. The first sip reveals a perfect balance of sweet caramel malt and smoky bourbon barrel character, with subtle charred wood and warming alcohol notes. Smooth and comforting, it lingers with a complex depth from its time spent aging. Limited in production, this beer is perfect for slow sipping on cool evenings.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by MutuelsMark:
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Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

4.02/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Much darker than a typical barleywine, closer to the color of a stout. Nose is earthy, bready and boozy. Hints of caramel and tobacco. Taste is burnt caramel with a bourbon finish. Nice warmth from the ABV.
Feb 24, 2025
More User Ratings:
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Rated by stortore from Illinois

4/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fobab 2025.
Apr 20, 2026
 
Rated: 4.35 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Nov 18, 2025
 
Rated: 4.35 by kmoen from California

Jul 14, 2025
 
Rated: 4.34 by socon67 from New York

Jul 12, 2025
 
Rated: 4.4 by BAsbill from California

Mar 15, 2025
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Reviewed by rand from California

4.68/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
12 oz bottle from their club collection, into a snifter.

Dark cola-brown ale, nose is of burnt sugar, oak, fig, touch of alcohol volatiles.

Flavors are tightly reigned it, as a mix of toasted oak, carob and butter rum lead to a relatively clean and short finish. Hints of raisin bread and anise at the back of the sip.

Incredible brew, impeccably quaffable for the style.
Mar 01, 2025
 
Rated: 4.35 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Feb 20, 2025