Firestone Walker Sucaba, 2015 Vintage

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  1. Yohann

    Yohann Zealot (744) Apr 29, 2014 Wisconsin
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    Er...no. From the FW pages for Sucaba and Parabola:
    In my experience, Firestone Walker's barrel-aged beers cellar beautifully, and Sucaba is noticeably better with at least a year on it.
     
    #21 Yohann, Jan 6, 2015
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  2. PsilohsaiBiN

    PsilohsaiBiN Maven (1,473) Aug 10, 2010 New York

    To best age, but they did not say improve. In my experience, those beers don't age well. YMMV.
     
    #22 PsilohsaiBiN, Jan 6, 2015
  3. Warlocks-Passage

    Warlocks-Passage Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 California

    One of my favs...will for sure grab a few :slight_smile:
     
    #23 Warlocks-Passage, Jan 6, 2015
  4. threedaggers

    threedaggers Maven (1,448) Dec 2, 2013 Kentucky
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    in my experience, at least with a year or two, they're still delicious
     
    #24 threedaggers, Jan 6, 2015
  5. Jmitchell3

    Jmitchell3 Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2013 Arizona

    So interestingly, I spoke with a rep from Firestone this summer who indicated they were not going to release DDBA in 2015 in order to put it on a 2 year aging cycle before release due to the beer's heat after only a single year of aging.
     
    #25 Jmitchell3, Jan 6, 2015
  6. bulletrain76

    bulletrain76 Maven (1,311) Nov 6, 2007 California

    It isn't being released in 2015 but that is not the reason.
     
    #26 bulletrain76, Jan 6, 2015
  7. JuiceSteez

    JuiceSteez Aspirant (205) Oct 28, 2014 California

    someone's got a story to tell...
     
    #27 JuiceSteez, Jan 6, 2015
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  8. calnick01

    calnick01 Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2014 Virginia

    IMO 2014 DDBA wasn't good. Far too sweet. Though I am mostly commenting so I can find out why FW isn't releasing DDBA in 2015.
     
    #28 calnick01, Jan 7, 2015
  9. KevSal

    KevSal Pooh-Bah (2,940) Oct 17, 2010 California
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    Damn close to being my favorite beer, absolutly love it fresh, cant friggen wait.

    I hope they have a cool taproom release.
     
    #29 KevSal, Jan 7, 2015
  10. jnance88

    jnance88 Zealot (572) Jun 10, 2014 California
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    It will be all over. TW's, Bevmo's, Whole Foods and local bottle shops. It will last a few weeks (months at the smaller shops; I just bought a bottle last month). From what I've seen it doesn't fly off the shelves like Parabola but doesn't sit like DDBA did/does. I'm in the South Bay, btw.
     
    #30 jnance88, Jan 7, 2015
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  11. Fox82791

    Fox82791 Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2014 New York

    Sucaba is super hot, would love to age some. Too bad we hardly see any in Buffalo
     
    #31 Fox82791, Jan 7, 2015
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  12. Techichi

    Techichi Pooh-Bah (2,061) Sep 25, 2012 Texas
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    This is my favorite barrel aged barley wine to date. Must score.
     
    #32 Techichi, Jan 8, 2015
  13. kerry4porters

    kerry4porters Maven (1,495) Dec 31, 2012 Arizona

    how much does this beer vary from year to year? Like it seems that Parabola has large variation whether barrels used or whatever just curious if anyone knows
     
    #33 kerry4porters, Jan 8, 2015
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  14. Fluteswell

    Fluteswell Zealot (633) Feb 15, 2011 Maryland
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    Drank an Abacus a few months ago and thought it was outstanding.
     
    #34 Fluteswell, Jan 8, 2015
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