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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at the John=Jim Den Haag tasting, Den Haag. Poured a dark brown.colour with a thin tan head. The aroma is hugely rich and bitter. The flavour is big bitter with loads of liqourice and dark chocolate. A superb beer for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2013
at 15:53
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Pours clear brown with no real head. Aroma of caramel, dark fruit, raisins, malt, prunes. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, very well balanced, with more bitterness coming out in the finish. Full bodied with soft carbonation. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2013
at 15:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
66cl bottle as a birthday present thanks to JMGreenUK. Thin tan head. Clear deep burgundy pour. An awesome brew!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2013
at 15:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at ChurchKey DC during the Craft Brewers Conference. Pours a clear cola brown with an off white head. Aroma of raisins and plums. Flavors of caramel with some fig notes. Mighty tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2013
at 18:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
alcohol, Bourbon, darknbrownmedium sweetness, full body, creamy, long finish,
Tried
on 25 Mar 2013
at 18:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
18th March 2012
Almost opaque brown - amber beer. Short lived pale tan head. Smooth semi dry palate. Slightly soft with mild fine carbonation. Smooth malt with a trace of toffee. Nice vanilla wood and smooth bourbon and brandy. Subtle sweet red fruits underneath. Mild alcohol burn. Licorice. Semi dry finish. Smooth and well integrated but I wish I had been patient enough to leave this for awhile.
Almost opaque brown - amber beer. Short lived pale tan head. Smooth semi dry palate. Slightly soft with mild fine carbonation. Smooth malt with a trace of toffee. Nice vanilla wood and smooth bourbon and brandy. Subtle sweet red fruits underneath. Mild alcohol burn. Licorice. Semi dry finish. Smooth and well integrated but I wish I had been patient enough to leave this for awhile.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2013
at 03:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is alcohol, malt, caramel. Flavour is alcohol, dried fruits, malt, hop, vanilla, chocolate. Full body. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2013
at 22:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap. Pours hazy deep amber chestnut with a small tan head and some lacing. Aroma is toffee, cognac, dried fruit, roasted malts, a touch of chocolate. Flavor is about the same plus some wood notes. Medium sweet, lightly astringent. Medium body, smooth and silky, low carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2013
at 19:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by badnewsbeers. Deep ruby/garnet translucent body, thin off-white head. Oaky nose with spicy liquor, toast, pine and citrus rind, candies, and caramel and brown sugar. Sweet body with brown sugar, caramel, and candies, potent and layered. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2013
at 18:33
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 22fl.oz.[ Trade by deathcharms ]. Clear light dark red brown colour with a small average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, tobacco, dried fruit, oak, alcohol. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, oak, vanilla, dried fruit, dry, alcohol - bourbon. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20121109]
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2012
at 05:58