Firestone Walker - Velvet Mocha Merlin

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  1. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    I'm surprised there hasn't been a thread in the Beer Releases forum about this yet.

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    Our beloved Velvet Merlin aged with cocoa nibs and Intelligentsia Espresso Beans.

    All of the smooth textures and roasty dark chocolate goodness of our seasonal Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout with the added infusion of Intelligentsia Coffee House aromas and cocoa dusted chocolate truffle flavors.

    This brew makes debut in our 2014 Winter Bundle pack - the only way to find this elusive collaboration.

    Brew Notes
    • Style
      Coffee Infused Oatmeal Stout
    • ABV
      5.5
    • IBU
      27
    • Color
      65SRM (Espresso Black)
    • Fermentation
      Stainless steel
    • Malts
      Maris Otter, 2-Row Pale, Roast Barley, English Dark Caramel, Medium Caramel, Carafa Malt, Oats
    • Hops
      100% US Grown Fuggle Hops
    • Availability
      Draft and 22oz in 2014 Holiday Winter Bundle & Firestone Walker Brewing locations only
     
    #1 BottleCaps80, Nov 21, 2014
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  2. dutesanch

    dutesanch Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2014 California

    #2 dutesanch, Nov 21, 2014
  3. Doomcifer

    Doomcifer Pooh-Bah (1,665) Nov 10, 2005 Rhode Island
    Pooh-Bah

    I hope this makes it way around here.
     
    #3 Doomcifer, Nov 21, 2014
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  4. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    This is the equivalent of your mom letting you go see a movie but you have to take your little brother with you.
     
    #4 fredmugs, Nov 21, 2014
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  5. Phobicsquirrel

    Phobicsquirrel Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2013 Oregon

    Holding the beer hostage in the 4 pack. Doh. How's everyone like it?
     
    #5 Phobicsquirrel, Nov 21, 2014
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  6. grahuba

    grahuba Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2011 Connecticut

    Ditto !
     
    #6 grahuba, Nov 21, 2014
  7. Dupage25

    Dupage25 Savant (1,044) Jul 4, 2013 Antarctica

    The hell is a brownywine anyway? Damn thing better taste like brownies
     
    #7 Dupage25, Nov 21, 2014
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  8. spacecake9

    spacecake9 Pooh-Bah (2,202) Apr 26, 2014 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah

    I'd prefer to see it in a single bomber alone, but I understand them trying to move some other product along with this one. Even the worst FW is pretty good.
     
    #8 spacecake9, Nov 21, 2014
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  9. rfgetz

    rfgetz Pooh-Bah (2,609) Nov 14, 2008 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah

    Can't wait to see this Winter Bundle hit PA and NJ next June!
     
    #9 rfgetz, Nov 21, 2014
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  10. FutureJack

    FutureJack Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2007 California

    Been tempted to drop $15.99 on this 4-pack at Trader Joe's several times. Great deal, right? But then I just think... for a couple bucks more I could buy another Firestone 18 or a Speedway or this or that or.... I will probably end up skipping this one although I would love to try it.
     
    #10 FutureJack, Nov 21, 2014
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  11. Tsar_Riga

    Tsar_Riga Grand Pooh-Bah (3,349) Sep 9, 2013 Minnesota
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    Sure wish we got it at our Trader Joe's. This looks pretty rock solid.
     
    #11 Tsar_Riga, Nov 21, 2014
  12. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    They should replace the DBA with a Double Jack.
     
    #12 MisSigsFan, Nov 21, 2014
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  13. Nominoe

    Nominoe Initiate (0) Sep 7, 2014 California

    I found a liquor store that’s opening the boxes and selling the mocha individually. Hallelujah!
     
    #13 Nominoe, Nov 21, 2014
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  14. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    People on this site have the strangest reactions to good beers that they've had before.
    It's like FW is inflicting punishment on you in order to obtain the Mocha Merlin you must drink one of the best English PA's, one of the best IPA's and one of the best Black IPA's in the world, and that is bothersome to many here?
     
    #14 tjensen3618, Nov 21, 2014
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  15. neurobot01

    neurobot01 Maven (1,289) Jan 25, 2014 Germany

    Yeah... Maltose Falcons definitely is not in this four-pack, so...
     
    #15 neurobot01, Nov 21, 2014
  16. Irishize75

    Irishize75 Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2012 California

    If you are buying the sampler just for this beer, you may be disappointed. It smells really good but the rest of it is pretty forgettable. Just not much going on...it's very thin, no real roastiness, and too crisp for a stout in my opinion. It's not awful, I just found it kind of bland.
     
    #16 Irishize75, Nov 21, 2014
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  17. Phobicsquirrel

    Phobicsquirrel Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2013 Oregon

    I know, but I'm not really that fond of the beers in the box.
     
    #17 Phobicsquirrel, Nov 21, 2014
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  18. FutureJack

    FutureJack Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2007 California


    Valid point, and I nearly made mention of that in my first reply. I enjoy all the other beers in this box, and purchase them all at varying degrees of frequency. It's not an indictment on the others beers in this box. I just don't want to drop the $16 when my primary reason is to try a slight variation on the Velvet Merlin, whose standard version already resides in plurality in my fridge.
     
    #18 FutureJack, Nov 21, 2014
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  19. JtheHorn

    JtheHorn Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2014 Virginia

    Oh man I hope this box comes to southwest va! We've been getting lucky with good beers lately.
     
    #19 JtheHorn, Nov 21, 2014
  20. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Good stuff. Not too happy having to buy 3 other beers to get it though.
     
    #20 UCLABrewN84, Nov 23, 2014
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