DBA (Double Barrel Ale)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.65
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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.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
355ml bottle into shaker. Crystal clear golden marmalade coloured beer with two finger creamy head and light fine carbonation. Nose light malt and toast. Taste is smoky malts, a little spritz on the tongue. Smooth texture. Finish is more toast with a little vanilla and woody dryness. Good bitter, very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2017
at 01:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can bought at Piccadilly Tap. The noisy pour reveals a fawn-coloured head and a bright dark amber body. Minimal lacing. Dark spiced fruity nose. Mixed taste of wood, leafy hops and earthy malts. Bittersweet finish, dry. Soft on the swallow. Pleasing. (Hotel Room, Norwich 07.07.2017).
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2017
at 04:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Amber, off-white head. Taste: Starting more to the medium sweet side, with notes of caramel and bread. Quickly changing more to the hopbitter side. Floral hops. Pretty long lasting bitter spicy finish with dry mouthfeel. Nice ESB. Above medium carbonation and body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2017
at 13:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Optisch schonmal ein Puma, rotbraun, stabiler Schaum, feine Perlenstränge. In der Nase schönes Malz. Im Trunk geht das dann auch so weiter, sehr malzig, cremig, im Abgang wollen die Bitternoten dann aber nach dem Anklopfen nicht hereinkommen. Schade, dabei hab ich extra aufgeräumt.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2017
at 22:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Maakun’s. Clear amber with thin white head. Dry malts, caramel, wood, tea leaf, metallic notes. Light sweet and moderate bitter. Medium body, soft carbonation. Decent dry ale. --- Beer merged from original tick of DBA (Double Barrel Ale) on 09 Jan 2018 at 13:05 - Score: 6
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2017
at 14:38