Helldorado
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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB. Fin doft med vanilj, bourbon, honung, kolaremmar, ek, ek och ek. Väl mycket ek men annars en snygg ljus bw med fina honung och fattoner.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2019
at 14:08
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2019
at 22:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle@Lennart's Summer Tasting, Malmö (30/06/2018) 2017 vintage - golden amber coloured pour with a white head. Sweet and light toasted malty with some toffee and caramel sweetness, honey, some vanilla and oak accents into the sweet warming finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2018
at 15:38
7/10
Flaska från SB. Fin doft med vanilj, bourbon, honung, kolaremmar, ek, ek och ek. Väl mycket ek men annars en snygg ljus bw med fina honung och fattoner.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2018
at 18:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, amber colour with small to average, fluffy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Malty aroma with hints of almond and marzipan, hints of BA like oak, vanilla, leather. Taste is initially minimally sweet pale malty with a touch of honey, late development of BA notes, lots of vanilla, hints of oak, cedar, cigar box, further (forest) honey support in the last third; slightly warming, alcoholic finish. Full body, smooth and soft palate,
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2018
at 18:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
zeer licht gouden met witte kraag. aroma van graan, zoet, zacht, alcohol, bourbon, mout, smaken zijn zacht, alcohol, erg smooth, redelijk zoet, vanille, hout, honing, toffee, gekarameliseerde suiker, bourbon, matige tot redelijke body, iets dun qua textuur, prima
Tried
on 24 Dec 2018
at 13:35
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours golden. Aroma is sweet, candy, sugar. Flavor is sweet, malty, some oak, wheat. Body is light. Great balance. Finish is dry bitter. Overall: great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2018
at 17:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught Small, disappearing white head over fully hazy amber beer. Almonds, vanilla, (bit stale) hazelnuts, oatmeal, Bourbon. Bourbon onslaught with alcohol, vanilla, fusels, wood, liqueur, coffeemilk with rum. Very viscous, oozy, well-bodied. Not undercarbonated despite the aging and alcohol. Sweet, overBourbonny, but good all the same.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2018
at 07:09
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 2017 vintage. Color: Clear amber, thin white head. Aroma: Malt, honey, vanilla, booze. Taste: Very nice and well balanced combination of medium sweet malt, honey, vanilla, sugar, caramel, toffee and fruity hopbitterness. Hints of dried yellow fruit and oak. Boozy notes. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2018
at 20:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. (12.8% ABV) 2017 vintage. Pours a slightly hazy orange with a medium, fizzy, short lived, off-white head that fully dissipates. Sweet aroma of caramel malt, toffee, honey, vanilla, dried fruit, oak and floral hops. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, toffee, honey, vanilla, peach, oak and floral hops with bourbon heat in a dry, boozy finish. Full body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Good but not great. Huge fan of Firestone, but I wasn't digging this one so much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2018
at 04:09