Lil Opal
(has 4 batches)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Series Out of Production|
Score
7.23
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Lil Opal is a Farmhouse style saison that launched our Barrelworks program. Aged in our terracotta amphora, this beer refreshes the palate with a soft light acidity with earthy funk undertones.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Cloudy yellow orange. Lemon, herbs, and tart Brett funk. It delivered despite the high price point.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:38
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2024
at 19:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours darker blonde, very clear. Small, nearly no white head. Scent is nice, complexly tart. American style, but the good kind. Buttery, lactic, malty, white fruits. Thirst provoking ! Taste is full, very malty, buttery (not in a bad, diacatyl way though, more so oriented by the wood and possible yeasty butteryness) , lactic acid but far more complex tan simple added LA. For a saison, could be a bit more dry and phenolic perhaps, but the beer it turns out to be, is a beer i'm happy to drink. Mild acidity overall, but perfectly in balance indeed.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2023
at 11:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Batch 2, 2016. It pours lightly hazy yellow - blonde with a nice fluffy white head. The aroma had some deep funk, damp hay, barnyard, touch of manure, touch of spice,vinous, white wine, light vanilla, dry oak, gooseberry fool and apple crumble. The taste is dry, oaky, light tannin, zingy lemon sherbet, granny smith apple, gooseberry, white grape, quite juicy, nice puckering sourness, musty, funky, barnyard, only a hint of acidity and vinous action with a drying, tart white grape finish. Medium body and moderate, massaging carbonation. Has aged gracefully. Puckering and moreish. Tasty
Tried
on 16 Dec 2022
at 13:37
8/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2021
at 08:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from (I think) old Bottle Shop, Bermondsey stock. Hazy orange pour with a white head. Nose of orange peel, honey, lemon, lots of tart fruits. Taste is orange pith, honey, white grape, light oak. Tart, dry citrusy finish. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2020
at 20:30
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Wine Rack, Sharrow, Sheffield. 6.1%. Mostly clear, pale, amber gold. Fine, dense white head stays the course. Nose has wood glue. Raw meat. And that’s about it. Holy shit. Taste is flabby, fatty bitterness. I’ve no idea what is going on here. Oily and soggy mouthfeel. Can’t be bothered going on. Awful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2019
at 21:06
7/10
Tried
on 30 May 2019
at 09:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ecbf. Pours golden, nose is funk, apricot, lemon, taste is sweet toffee, oak, funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2019
at 07:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från Firestone, drygt två år gammal. Tack Andreas! Lätt disig guldfärgad med snabbt försvinnande vit krona. Funkigt och syrligt i doften med en liten gnutta svavel. Smaken ungefär densamma. Citronskal, lime, pissoartablett, skal från omogna gröna druvor, gröna äppelskal och äppelkart. Lätt kropp med mycket fatkaraktär och ekighet. En lätt bitande syra precis i inledningen, men slår snabbt av liksom övriga smaken. Kvar blir en funkig ton. Lättare och mer lättdrucket än övriga jag testat från Barrelworks. Bra!
Tried
on 13 Dec 2018
at 20:53