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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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pours very dark brown, small white head. smell is woody, bit bourbon, very mild booze, bit sweet. Taste is full, complex, bourbon. Bit bitter, very well blended and has still held up extremely well. Impressive, as seems to be the standard with this brewery.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2017
at 18:45
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle at RBGT. This one gets closer to the 12 and 13 than 14 and 15. Sweeter body, some candy, but still has a great drinkability.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2017
at 21:13
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sample at Kurtkeller 023: Firestone Walker-tastic 01 on 06/18/2016. This beer pours brown-black with a medium beige head that recedes steadily to a film. Patchy lacing on the glass. Oaky aroma with malt, coffee and chocolate notes. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky vanilla, charred malt, coffee, chocolate and bourbon. The finish is oaky and boozy with a bourbon and chocolate malt aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2016
at 13:29
10/10
Tried
on 21 May 2016
at 23:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a bomber shared at home. Aged to perfection. Aroma of caramel. Flavors of toffee. Smooth, smooth, smooth, Light roast finish.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2016
at 18:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 650ml, bottle share. Couleur brune foncée trouble, anneau de mousse beige. Arôme de malt torréfié, café, alcool. Goût de malt torréfié, café, caramel. Carbonatation moyenne-faible, corps moyen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 18:35
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz boxed bottle poured at Brouwers. Going through some old notes now. This is probably the most interesting beer series to me at the moment. Cool to get the opportunity to try a bunch all in a short amount of time. Pours black with almost no head. This one expressed more age than the others in my opinion. Soft cocoa aroma with a rich malt flavor. Soft herbal, chocolate, biting finish. Overall on the sweet side. Very nice beer here, but a little less memorable than the rest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 11:08
8/10
Tried
on 07 Feb 2016
at 18:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
650 ml bottle shared by Sebilinz, thanks!
Dark brown body, with a small, creamy, beige head.
Aroma of barrel, coffee, vanilla, chocolate, bourbon, coconut, some dark fruits.
Taste follows this, with additional dried fruits, cocoa, booze.
Full, creamy mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes smooth, roasty, dry, with coffee, cocoa, wood, dark fruits, some liquorice.
Really tasty. Big, complex and smooth for the ABV. Maybe a bit boozy, but a really comfortable sipper. Overall not among my favourite beers from this brewery, but another very enjoyable one.
Dark brown body, with a small, creamy, beige head.
Aroma of barrel, coffee, vanilla, chocolate, bourbon, coconut, some dark fruits.
Taste follows this, with additional dried fruits, cocoa, booze.
Full, creamy mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes smooth, roasty, dry, with coffee, cocoa, wood, dark fruits, some liquorice.
Really tasty. Big, complex and smooth for the ABV. Maybe a bit boozy, but a really comfortable sipper. Overall not among my favourite beers from this brewery, but another very enjoyable one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2015
at 14:28
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0,75l bottle shared by Sebilinz at Linz RB Tasting, big thanks. BB 31.03.2018. black color, small coffee-colored head. smells spices, wood, coconut, chocolate, coffee, molasses, very nice smell, especially after it warms up. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes malty sweet, chocolate, coffee, spices, wood, very nice slick coconut notes. finishes with some sweetness, notes of chocolate, spices and wood. very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2015
at 14:22