14 Anniversary Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Series Out of Production|
Score
7.85
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As a finished beer, 14 is brimming with amazing flavors and textures. DDBA leads the blend lending American toasted oak, English caramel toffee and light leather nuances. Newcomer, Sticky Monkey, folds in the taste of brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and ripe figs. Parabola brings the familiar flavors of bitter dark chocolate and cherry pit. Velvet Merkin carries silky bourbon soaked chocolate cake goodness to the party while a touch of Black Xantus teases coffee and tobacco. Last, but not least, Good Foot brings the hops... hints of citrus zest and tangerine, which adds a pop to the aroma and nice finish to this big, sexy brew. 14 is best enjoyed in a half filled brandy snifter or wine glass. Allow it to warm to 55F to fully enjoy the pleasing and complex aromas. If left in a cool dark place, I suspect this beer will age well. It was an absolute pleasure making it and I truly hope you enjoy our fifth oak–aged blend! The journey continues.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
650 ml bottle (No.623) in cardboard box, BrauFactum Kollektion, Imported Orginal No. 88616, found by an archeological search in my cupboard, probably bought in Germany 10-14 years ago. ABV is 12.5%. Dark brown to black colour, small tan head. Intense aroma of molasses, alcohol and oak, also notes of chocolate and vanilla. The flavour is moderately sweet (not as sweet as I feared) with intense oaky notes, also alcohol / bourbon. Kind of impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2026
at 19:09
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
From a bottle circa 2010-11. Pours black with a small and quickly receding tan head. Aromas of prunes and dark cherries. Flavors are sweet pit fruits and mild bitter roast. Surprisingly good. Great actually.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2020
at 22:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Sampled at the tderoeck tasting for adamchandler. Pants are optional ! Pours unclear, dark caramel brown. Small white head. Smell is complex, grains, intense, caramel. Taste is sweet, caramel, complex, intense. Bit oak. Very nice, stable balance. nice.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2017
at 17:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thank you ElManana+1! 655 ml. bottle sampled @ "Adam Chandler Visiting (for real this time)" Tasting. Black, little mocha bubbles. Nose has some varnish styled alcohol, faint plastic, boozy molasses & chocolate syrup. Taste is better nice mocha chocolate, boozy, varnish alcohol, chocolate, low red grape (the oxidation?), molasses, sugar, pralines. Molasses, near oxidation body. Good but quite rough around the edges, I do feel like I like this more fresh, still very good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2017
at 11:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Firestone Walker 14 (by Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.8/5
27/V/17 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle from a trade, shared @ Adam Chandler Visiting (for real this time) Tasting (home) - BB: n/a, bottled: X/25/10 13:11 (2017-681) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the bottle!
Clear purple brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, molasses, alcohol, spicy touch, soft roast. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: very sweet, lots of alcohol, chocolate, bitter. Aftertaste: molasses, caramel. Very nice one!
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.8/5
27/V/17 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle from a trade, shared @ Adam Chandler Visiting (for real this time) Tasting (home) - BB: n/a, bottled: X/25/10 13:11 (2017-681) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the bottle!
Clear purple brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, molasses, alcohol, spicy touch, soft roast. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: very sweet, lots of alcohol, chocolate, bitter. Aftertaste: molasses, caramel. Very nice one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2017
at 17:11
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
From bottle shared at Ratebeer Best awards and bottle-share. Dark brown color with beige head. Heavy malty aroma, chocolate, cookie, caramel, toffee, vanilla, drk dried fruits, some smoked notes, wood, alcohol. Sweet and bitter like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2017
at 14:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Ratebeer awards show. 30/01/2016. Huge thanks! A clear reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a small tan head. ARoma is layered cakey toffee, vanilla, boozy barley wine, hint age and mint. Flavour is composed of sweet cakey malts, toffee, mint, nutty malts, hint of boozey dried fruits. Palate is sweet, velvety, sticky toffee. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2017
at 15:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a cloudy deep brown color ale with a medium size dark brown foamy head with light retention and some lacing. Aroma of bourbon and wood with some deep caramelized malt with some residual sugar notes is pretty nice. Taste is also a good mix of wood notes with some bourbon and light vanilla notes with some caramelized malt and some residual sugar notes. Body is full with limited filtration and good carbonation with light warming alcohol notes. Nice beer thought perhaps not the best from this series.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2016
at 09:11