Firestone Walker Brewing Leo v. Ursus #3: Inferos

Leo v. Ursus #3: Inferos

 

Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Rye Series Out of Production
Score
7.32
ABV: 8.2% IBU: - Ticks: 34
Inferos is an imperial rye IPA that is fiery in color and hellacious in hoppiness. Forged with 25 percent rye grain and loaded with more than four pounds of hops per barrel, Inferos is ultimately a big, spicy beer that will keep the soul warm when a chill is in the air.
 

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4.4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17

fluffy, well laced white head on a rich amber body. Nose has some rye spice pop, citrus hops and caramel malt. A right-on blend of rye ipa elements. Lots of fresh kick to the rye spice element, citrus hops, caramel malt and a touch of pepper. Superior.

Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:16


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

pours a clouded orange Brown from can. white head that dissipates. citrus and rye. juice and rye malt. good

Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 01:55


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Deep copper coloured body with a nice orange and amber tint, all with a relatively thick three centimetre tall off-white and tan head that coats this beer nicely. Aroma of deep robust piney, grassy and very herbal hops that show some of the bitterness immediately, but also a good dose of malts and yeast come right behind and lend a nice backbone, while there is a touch of graininess as well as some yeast that comes through the cracks. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong herbal and perfumey hop bite at first that gives a lot of bitterness, but the depth and range of the malts from grainy to almost biscuity and ending with a bready finish really give some underlying complexity to more than just the hops. Aftertaste shows some pungent alcohol, which is definitely noticeable here, as well as the bready, yeastie and grainy flavours that really come through towards the end and perhaps show more than the herbal and grassy hop elements here. Overall, a nice Imperial IPA that has almost as much flavour and complexity from the malt than the hops do. I sampled this twelve ounce pour on draught at Kloby's Smokehouse in Columbia, Maryland on 21-July-2018 for US$7,50 sampled while enjoying some nice barbecue at the restaurant.

Tried on 17 Sep 2020 at 06:09


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Can drunk 5/27/18.
Dark amber-bronze-golden, slightly hazy, with an off-white head atop that is large and well-retained.
Smells bready and oxidized with tons of specialty malts, nutty rye, caramel and marmalade-like C-hops. Very estery with tons of fruitiness and light alcohol sharpness.
Overly estery, dry, seems like it's still been fermenting in the can, and definitely oxidizing. Very dry on the end with light resin and booze. Heavy carbonation, lots of bread, nuts, caramel, etc...Pine and orange don't exactly wow, as far as hop notes go.

Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2018 at 19:17


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft @ Union Street Gastro Pub, SFO Airport. Pours a slightly hazy amber orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy bitter spicy aroma with weak hints of caramel. Fruity malty spicy piney hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy bitter rye finish.

Tried from Draft on 23 May 2018 at 15:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tao at The Oasis as I say farewell to this place. Solid, but nothing really stood out and the rye didn’t really show.

Tried on 23 Feb 2018 at 20:16


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Deeper caramel orange color with a tall head. Light rye, citrus, biscuit malts, caramel malts, spicy. Full bodied. Finish has a nice spicy bitterness. Good brew.

Tried on 22 Feb 2018 at 02:55


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Pine and some citrus. Can I had wasn't exactly fresh but still holds up pretty good like the tower in Pisa. Amber with decent head. Bitter finish with a bit of caramel. Can.

Tried from Can on 13 Feb 2018 at 02:18


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Shared can. Pours a cloudy copper hue with an off-white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit. Taste is citrus, grapefruit, caramel, biting rye. Good stuff.

Tried from Can on 02 Feb 2018 at 04:29


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a dark amber from a tap. Big melange of citrus pine and mango in the nose, flavor similar built over a caramel sweet malt backbone with a slight bitter finish at the very end. Pretty good beer.

Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2018 at 19:24