DBA (Double Barrel Ale)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.65
|
|
DBA—a.k.a. Double Barrel Ale—is the trailblazing flagship beer that started it all for us back in 1996. Partially fermented in our patented Firestone Union oak-‐barrel brewing system, DBA quickly took the Central Coast by storm and set the pace for future beers to come. Today, DBA is regarded as a California classic, and stands as an iconic tribute to traditional cask-‐fermented English ales. Pale malts create a smooth middle with ribbons of caramel, English toffee and toasted oak.
Sign up to add a tick or review
6.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Canned from Wegmans. Copper coloured, caramel, light citric, malty. Easy drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2018
at 15:06
6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Flasche 0,355l: Bernstein, leicht rotstichig, klar, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; frische + würzige Nase, deutliche Süße, Malz, etwas Malzzucker, etwas Karamell, Hopfennoten, leichte Zitrusnoten, helle Früchte, leichte Säure, dezente Fassaromen; frischer + würziger Körper, Malz, Getreide, etwas Karamell, kräftige Röstaromen, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, Hopfen, leichte trockene Säure, angenehme würzig-trockene Bitterkeit; angenehmer trocken-würziger Nachgang
Tried
on 27 Nov 2017
at 07:40
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Nov 2017
at 10:34
5.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Fles van Beer Republic. Subtiel, toffee, licht bitter. Typische smaak van Brits bier, dus dat is dan goed gelukt --- Beer merged from original tick of DBA (Double Barrel Ale) on 20 Aug 2017 at 20:32 - Score: 5. Original review text: Subtiel, toffee, licht bitter. Typische smaak van Brits bier, dus dat is dan goed gelukt
Tried
on 09 Nov 2017
at 09:11
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Rudat. Smooth fresh beginning. Malty, smooth and easy to drink. Moderate bitterness, nice caramelly hints, very dry and sessionable. Nice English-style Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2017
at 17:14
6.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Light amber color, slightly yellowish foam. Aroma: pear flavor, fruit, flowers, sweet malt. Sweetish taste, raisins, barberry, lollipops, clean.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2017
at 13:17
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at SBWF. Copper colour, not much head. Caramel, light wood in the nose. Light-bodied. Malts, some caramel, some British hops. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2017
at 12:45
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale (DBA) (by Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
2/X/17 - 12Fl. Oz. can @ home - BB: n/a (2017-1745) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the can!
Clear red to amber beer, creamy irregular beige head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: malty, caramel, grains, some hay. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, grains, hoppy, very bitter, somewhat fruity. Aftertaste: hoppy, bit sweet, malty, metallic touch, grains, hay, pretty bitter, some chocolate, very bitter finish.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
2/X/17 - 12Fl. Oz. can @ home - BB: n/a (2017-1745) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the can!
Clear red to amber beer, creamy irregular beige head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: malty, caramel, grains, some hay. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, grains, hoppy, very bitter, somewhat fruity. Aftertaste: hoppy, bit sweet, malty, metallic touch, grains, hay, pretty bitter, some chocolate, very bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Oct 2017
at 18:12
6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught @ Spitfire. Piney and sweet with notes of toffee, marzipan and grass. A rather messy yet interesting ESB.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2017
at 03:39
7.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at Spitfire. Pours amber with a white head. Sweet taste of knäckebröd, orange peel and caramel malt.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2017
at 11:37