Helldorado
(has 3 batches)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.72
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An Imperial Blonde Ale or Blonde Barley Wine; Helldorado has the lightest color of any of the beers in our barrel program but carries a great deal of interesting barrel character: vanilla, light char and amazing lavender-honey notes. Rich boozy honey liqueur character and loads of smooth sweet toasted malt to finish. The El Dorado hops dance in the background without playing a dominant role in the flavor profile. This beer gets better and better the longer it is in barrel.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at 2011 FOBAB. Poured a near clear gold with a slight amber hue with an off-white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had notes of sweet grains and caramel with a nice backing bourbon note. Flavor is quite full of caramel and vanilla with backing sweet grains and cookies.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2011
at 07:20
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Draft at the brewpub! Nose is golden raisins, vanilla, light toffee notes, and a hint of citrusy hops. Clear yellow with a small, light lacing, yellow tinged head. Flavor is golden raisins baked into a lighty sweetened pie, vanilla, and some light hoppy bitterness; finishing lightly bitter, lightly sweet. As they called it a "blond barleywine"; loved it! 2015 bomber. Same flavors but much smoother than the 2015 bottle I drank 6 months ago.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2011
at 07:43