15 (XV) Anniversary Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Series Out of Production|
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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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle sample @ 2nd RBBSG, August 11th 2012. Courtesy of Thirstybird. Ambrée, col moyen café au lait. Arôme donne de suite le sujet, bouquet enivrant de barrel aging, note caramel/toffee malté Palais malté grillé avec un excellent bouquet de barrique donnant une douce note de caramel/toffee et de grillé qui vient couvrir le palais, le tout accompagné d’une douceur vanillé, boisé et d’un alcool présent mais qui ne dérange pas. C’est du tout grand.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2012
at 09:22
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Thx. to Thirstybird // 66 cl. bottle sampled @ RBBSG 2012 // amber, Bordeaux, copper-esque, tanned rims for a head // smell is so damn smooth, velvety & creamy, caramel, spices, vanilla, thick malts, raisins, fruits // taste is sweet caramel malts, spices, cake, light bitterness finish, bitter cocoa, chocolate, lots of toffee, plenty vanilla woodiness, figs, raisins, thick creamy dark fruits, bourbon cake, like booze finish but is complimenting, so damn smooth & velvety //highly impressive stuff
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2012
at 23:08
8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Imported from my RateBeer account as Firestone Walker 15 (XV) (by Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
11/VIII/2012 - bomber bottle @ RBBSG - BB: n/a - (2012-869) Thanks to Thirstybird for sharing the bottle!
Clear red brown beer, small beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: raisins, caramel, vanilla, bourbon, alcohol, little vinous touch, dark chocolate. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: lots and lots of chocolate milk, vanilla, caramel, fudge, sweet touch. Aftertaste: sweet, alcohol, vanilla, caramel, bit peppery, sugary. Ok, bit of a short description, but man, what a beer! I'll take this over highly ranked stouts anytime!
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
11/VIII/2012 - bomber bottle @ RBBSG - BB: n/a - (2012-869) Thanks to Thirstybird for sharing the bottle!
Clear red brown beer, small beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: raisins, caramel, vanilla, bourbon, alcohol, little vinous touch, dark chocolate. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: lots and lots of chocolate milk, vanilla, caramel, fudge, sweet touch. Aftertaste: sweet, alcohol, vanilla, caramel, bit peppery, sugary. Ok, bit of a short description, but man, what a beer! I'll take this over highly ranked stouts anytime!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2012
at 10:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Sampled from bottle at RBBSG. Clear almost ruby red color, small off-white head. Smell is a bit alcoholic, raisins, slightly sweet. Taste malts, slightly sweet, raisins, alcohol. Decently balanced. Medium carbo, medium to full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2012
at 05:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tons of bourbon, cinamon, raisins, earth wood, wow, intense. Not as full bodied as expected, but pretty much kick ass. Lingering bourbon finish. Interesting, but doesn’t have the depth I want. Still highly enjoyable.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2012
at 06:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden amber with small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and caramelish. Smooth toasted malty and sweet caramelish. Toasted caramelish. Smooth caramelish and light fruity into a crisp malty and caramelish finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2012
at 20:39
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sample at Kurt’s 49th birthday party. The beer is a very dark copper-brown color with a medium tan head that recedes steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of oak, bourbon, toffee and malt. Full-bodied with an oaky character and flavors of vanilla, malt, dark chocolate and coffee. The finish is somewhat boozy with an oak and floral hops aftertaste. Solid beer from start to finish.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 07:21
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from a trade with cbkschubert. Pours dark reddish brow color with tan head. Aromas of bourbon, roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, and oak with hints of alcohol. Similar flavors with some dark fruits. Medium to full body with moderate carbonation. Excellent! thanks Craig.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2012
at 09:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A dark reddish ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, a vanilla bean with caramel malt, floral hops, chocolate, nice and sweet. In mouth, a nice smooth nutella with vanilla notes, floral hops, silky and smooth. On tap at Revolution, May 21 2011.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jun 2012
at 19:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Another spectacular bottle from GT2, thanks very much! Very dark brown color, grayish white head. Aroma of vanilla, boozy coffee, whiskey. Taste is scotch whiskey, anise, Irish coffee. Too much stuff in this one. Artificial complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2012
at 16:11