16 (XVI) Anniversary Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Series Out of Production|
Score
8.09
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XVI is 42% stout with Velvet Merkin, Parabola and “PNC” working together as three roasty toasty friends creating rich cacao, chocolate and mocha flavors together. Helldorado, with flavors of lavender and honey liqueur fold in flowery notes and DDBA delivers its signature American toasted oak, English caramel toffee and light leather nuances. Stickee Monkee lends rich maple syrup, spicy cinnamon, and ripe fig flavors while Bravo adds barrel character and bourbon notes. The addition of Wookey Jack adds wily citrusy hop notes and spicy rye backbone. As this beer sits and breathes in the glass, more rich dusty chocolate, stone fruit and crème brulee characters are revealed as the rich spirit character fades.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Rubyish black colour with a mediumsized longlasting foamy beige head. Aroma is vanilla, dried fruits, some mild alcohol and toffee tones with mild fructose. Flavour is dried fruits, some alcohol, mild raisins, plum and some toasted malty tones to it.Nice sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2023
at 17:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 19 Nov 2021
at 02:04
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 9
Tap @ Baileys Taproom, Portland. Pours hazy dark brown with a small offwhite head. Aromas of sweet malt, caramel, dark fruits, toffee, vanilla, light hoppy notes, earthy. Taste is sweet, malty, caramel, dark fruits, some bitterness and light roast, coffee.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at cgarvieuk tasting. Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Nose - wood spice and booze. Brandy balls. Wood and chocolate. Taste - wood spice, sultanas. Prunes and wood. Palate - medium to full bodied with a rich sweet middle and finish. Nice linger and taper on the finish. Overall - lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2019
at 23:08
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Craig's. Pours jet black with a thin tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, dark fruits and treacle. Taste is more of the same. Luxurious and smooth finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2019
at 09:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Darkest brown color with beige head. Aroma is chocolate, vanilla, caramel, nutty. Taste is nutty, caramel, vanilla, very nice walnut character. Very velvety mouthfeel with fine-bubbled carbonation. Awesome, beautifully balanced, full and viscous!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2019
at 21:41
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
04.05.2013, 0,65l bottle�sampled @ CBC:
Lett fyldig s�dmerik lukt med preg av m�rk malt, humle, bourbon, m�rkt sukker, vanilje, sjokolade, litt alkohol og gras. Lett s�dmerik og t�rr smak med preg av m�rk malt, humle, tre, bourbon, sjokolade, vanilje, m�rkt sukker, gras, alkohol, kakao. Middels bitterhet som set litt, litt utt�rrande munnf�lelse. Veldig god.
Lett fyldig s�dmerik lukt med preg av m�rk malt, humle, bourbon, m�rkt sukker, vanilje, sjokolade, litt alkohol og gras. Lett s�dmerik og t�rr smak med preg av m�rk malt, humle, tre, bourbon, sjokolade, vanilje, m�rkt sukker, gras, alkohol, kakao. Middels bitterhet som set litt, litt utt�rrande munnf�lelse. Veldig god.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2018
at 15:22
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
22 oz bottle @ home, massive thanks to richiesd. Clear deep dark brown color. Firm rocky beige head with reasonable retention. Aroma's: sweet, caramel, oak, vanilla, bourbon, some red/dark fruit. Retronasal it's about the same, sweet, dark/red fruit, toffee, oak. Flavor is above moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Warming alcohol. Above medium bodied. Long finish with some wood and light bitterness. FW's done it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2018
at 21:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bottle pours out a dark cola color with some amber notes topped with a small tan head. Nose is nice big sweet toffee caramel barrel vanilla and pit fruit. taste is more of the nice barrel forward notes lots of sweetness. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2018
at 21:33
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Big thanks to this one Kraddel! Bomber sampled. Black, tanned head on the sides. Nose is light oxidation, dusty cellar followed by mocha, chocolate, oak vanilla sweet, mellow balanced. Light oxidation upfront, dusty but otherwise, mellowed out creamy bourbon, vanilla oak, mocha, lightly boozy, coffee, more silky & slick than you would expect, chocolate cake, maple faint, caramel, vanilla oak sweet,... Shame about the light oxidation but otherwise really superb beer as expected.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2017
at 15:22