15 (XV) Anniversary Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Series Out of Production|
Score
7.82
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76% Barley Wine style beers, 19% Stout and 5% Imperial IPA. XV introduces our new blonde barley wine Helldorado with flavors of lavender honey liqueur. DDBA delivers its signature American toasted oak, English caramel toffee and light leather nuances. 2010 vintage Stickee Monkee folds in brown sugar, maple, cinnamon, ginger and ripe figs. Parabola brings the familiar flavors of roasted dark cocoa, and chocolate covered cherries. Velvet Merkin carries silky milk chocolate, toasted coconut and creamy textures. Good Foot and Bravo add assertive barley wine warmth and lush barrel derived vanilla bean notes. The game changer this year is the addition of Double Jack to the blend. At just 5% its massive dry hop character brings citrus zest, tangerine and mango aromas making this a completely new beer.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle split 4 ways
A - Appearance is like most FW blends, barley wine old ale and stout sort of mixed together. Faint oak red / brown.
S - Great depth! lots of cherry, fig, blackberry, blueberry and other fruits. Bourbon vanilla and rum with a touch of cognac. Sweet nose.
T - Taste is nice. Oranges and honey with a lot of dark fruits. Very tannic and full of great maltiness but a slight oxidized finish.
M - Creamy mouthfeel, sweet and vinous finish
O - I enjoyed this one a lot. Should have opened it sooner.
A - Appearance is like most FW blends, barley wine old ale and stout sort of mixed together. Faint oak red / brown.
S - Great depth! lots of cherry, fig, blackberry, blueberry and other fruits. Bourbon vanilla and rum with a touch of cognac. Sweet nose.
T - Taste is nice. Oranges and honey with a lot of dark fruits. Very tannic and full of great maltiness but a slight oxidized finish.
M - Creamy mouthfeel, sweet and vinous finish
O - I enjoyed this one a lot. Should have opened it sooner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2014
at 14:03
9/10
Tried
on 05 Feb 2014
at 19:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Vintage 2011 - Chocolate, toasted malts and a ton of caramel. Cloudy brown with a thin beige head. Caramel, chocolate, oaky notes with a bit of bourbon. A nice but not exciting brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2014
at 20:01
8/10
Tried
on 01 Jan 2014
at 08:27
10/10
Finally opening this bottle. I have one more for a special occasion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2013
at 13:00
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
19.06.2013, tap @ The Ginger Man NY:
Nice creamy longlasting head. Aroma is mild and well balanced, dark malts, dark sugar, bourbon, vanilla, toffee, chocolate, caramel. Taste is slightly sweet, dark malts, cocoa, oak, alcohol, bourbon, grass, dark sugar, vanilla, citrus. Medium bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Nice one.
Nice creamy longlasting head. Aroma is mild and well balanced, dark malts, dark sugar, bourbon, vanilla, toffee, chocolate, caramel. Taste is slightly sweet, dark malts, cocoa, oak, alcohol, bourbon, grass, dark sugar, vanilla, citrus. Medium bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Nice one.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2013
at 05:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled@PBF VIII. Deep reddish ruby colour, small beige head. Aroma ia mild fruits, some plum, a bit of hops and quite big time chocolate. Flavour is chocolate, some raisins and some toasted and coffeeish notes in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 12:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
66 cl bottle @ PBF VIII
Aroma is sweet with caramel, resin and some slight woody notes – quite typical to American Strong. Also some sweet berry notes. Flavour is rather sweet with stinging alcohol, woody notes, vanilla, caramel and toffee. Also some peppery notes on some sips. Too sweet (no surprises here) but not bad still.
Aroma is sweet with caramel, resin and some slight woody notes – quite typical to American Strong. Also some sweet berry notes. Flavour is rather sweet with stinging alcohol, woody notes, vanilla, caramel and toffee. Also some peppery notes on some sips. Too sweet (no surprises here) but not bad still.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 12:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
650ml bottle @ PBF 2013. Thanks lusikka!
Pours dark brown with a smooth white head. Complex and heavy aroma with notes of sweet syrup, caramely malts, roastiness, ripe fruits, vanilla, wood, oak and bitterness. Taste is complex and caramely with notes of dark ripe fruits, wood, oak, vanilla, sweet syrup, chocolate and hops. Finish is spicy, malty and roasty with notes of oak, wood, vanilla, sweet syrup and ripe fruits. Complex and tasty, but perhaps not as perfectly balanced as XIV or XVI. Still excellent, though.
Pours dark brown with a smooth white head. Complex and heavy aroma with notes of sweet syrup, caramely malts, roastiness, ripe fruits, vanilla, wood, oak and bitterness. Taste is complex and caramely with notes of dark ripe fruits, wood, oak, vanilla, sweet syrup, chocolate and hops. Finish is spicy, malty and roasty with notes of oak, wood, vanilla, sweet syrup and ripe fruits. Complex and tasty, but perhaps not as perfectly balanced as XIV or XVI. Still excellent, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 12:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled at PBF. Hazy mahogany colour, minimal head. Caramelly with plenty of oak and vanilla. Sweet with full body and cleqn, rounded mouthfeel. Caramel, bourbon and honey. White pepper heats a mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 12:39