10 Anniversary Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Special Out of Production|
Score
7.78
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Blend of barleywine, imperial stout, imperial brown, and double IPA aged in Old Fitzgerald Barrels.“10”—a limited-edition oak-aged strong ale that commemorates the brewery’s 10th anniversary since its founding in 1996 on California’s Central Coast.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Poured a clear dark brown with a reddish hue and a light frothy head. The aroma is big creamy caramel fudge roasted malt alcohol. The flavour is strong bitter with a smooth boozy alcohol bitter palate. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation and an oily texture. This is a super smooth, flavour packed whale of a beer where the higher ABV really adds to this beer which isn’t always the case. Taste it if you can and i’m sorry for you you guys that can’t.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2013
at 12:45
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared Pours dark brown with a bubbly ring beige head. Aroma is packing some massive fudge, caramel, port notes, vanilla, raisins. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter, overripe fruit along with the sweet fudge and mega boozy. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2013
at 12:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ ChrisO Snow Tasting.[ Courtesy of my Secret Summer Santa ]. Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, roasted, chocolate, oxidide, tobacco, light alcohol. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark chocolate, wood - tobacco, sweet malt, sweet chocolate, alcohol, wood - bourbon. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20130120]
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2013
at 07:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at the chriso Snow Tasting, London - many thanks to Jan for pulling this one from the vault. Pours clearish brown with a light, frothy tan cap. Lightly oxidised malts in the nose, brown sugar, rich dark bread. Medium to big sweet flavor with dark, myriad sugars, cake and bread, dark and overripe fruits. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming finish with more rich, dark sugars, brown sugar, heavy bread, dark berries. Very tasty stuff and has held up nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2013
at 02:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ChrisO Snow Tasting, thanks to Jan. It pours deep brown with a small bubbly off-white head. The nose is caramel, wood, bourbon, vanilla, toasted coconut and fudge. The taste is roasted malt, wood, caramel, coffee grinds, light astringency, leather, dark fruit, milk chocolate, fudge, bourbon and some alcohol warmth with a dry, oaky finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Smooth and mellow. A bit oxidised perhaps, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2013
at 05:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Chriso’s snow tasting 20/01/2013. Thanks fonefan. Bready boozy, liquorice aromas. Some brown muscavado sugar and some solvent. Dark brown small tan head. Falvour is sticky sweet molasis toffee. A very nice treat, but a little to sweet and boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2013
at 12:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Chriso Snow Tasting, thanks to Jan, 20/01/13. Very dark mahogony brown, hazed, thin tan head clears to bubbles at the edge. Nose carries sugars, toffee, hint of coconut, booze. Taste comprises dark sugars, dark toffee, dark malts, moderate booze kick, light chocolate. Full bodied with soft carbonation, smooth on the palate, a little booze in the finish. Fair complex and well balanced, the alcohol is well hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2013
at 13:04