Sucaba
(has 11 batches)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
8.14
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Confoundingly unpronounceable yet eminently drinkable—welcome to §ucaba, an epic barrel-aged English barley wine whose original name was undone by a two‐bit legal challenge. Big, boozy bourbon and American oak aromas combine with soft chocolate malty undertones. Complex malt flavors are framed in oak with hints of dark chocolate, vanilla, tobacco, coconut and just a touch of dark cherry. §ucaba is built to last and can age for years to come (we recommend counting the years with an abacus).
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8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample during Blarney Wine Festival 2025 on 03/15/2025. Dark mahogany-brown pour with a thin off-white head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Sparse strings of lace. Aroma of bourbon, ripe fruit, malt and tobacco. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, chocolate malt, plum and a tough of earthy hops. The finish is oaky with a bourbon and malt aftertaste. Definitely showing some signs of age after 12 years but still an enjoyable Barley Wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2025
at 18:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample during Blarney Wine Festival 2025 on 03/15/2025. Dark mahogany-brown color with a thin light beige head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Sparse strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of bourbon, oak, dark fruit and caramel. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, fig, chocolate and walnut. The finish is oaky with a bourbon and malt aftertaste. Holding up well at 11 years old, still a good Barley Wine all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2025
at 17:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample during Blarney Wine Festival 2025 on 03/15/2025. The beer is a slightly hazy brownish-amber color with a medium thin light beige head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of roast malt, oak, chocolate and dark fruit. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, raisin, chocolate malt and a bit of spice. The finish is oaky and figgy with a bourbon and malt aftertaste. Holding up well and still a good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2025
at 17:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample during Blarney Wine Festival 2025 on 03/15/2025. Dark mahogany pour with a thin foamy light beige head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Sticky strings of lace. Aroma of bourbon, oak, malt and hops. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, dark fruit, earthy hops and caramel malt. The finish is oaky with a bourbon and malt aftertaste. Hoppier than some of the older versions, and still holding up well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2025
at 17:17
8/10
Malty, sweet and slightly syrupy with some bourbony vanilla notes, hints of caramel, toffee, hops, prunes, figs and raisins. Balanced and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2024
at 20:52
7.6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2024
at 23:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
S: figs - earth - caramelised sugars A: beautiful ruby tinted brown body - thin tan head T: rich toffee - raisins - slight brewed coffee P: sweet - light tobacco - robust sugars O: super complex - enjoyable chewy malts - rustic & complex - great after 5 years! 12 ounce bottle in box - Crystal City Wine Shop: Arlington, Virginia - purchased: 13-September-2019 - 2019 Vintage, No. 008 - US$10,99 - sampled: 21-October-2024
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2024
at 16:07
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
2018 12oz bottle from Chalumeaux, drunk 6/18/24. Clear mahogany. Dark beige head to spotty cover. Bourbon, dark fruit, excellent malt and a bit of cola and hazelnut. Not boozey. Not too toasty. Healthy wood/tannin. Rich raisin, succulent caramel, hint of toastiness. Sweet, malty but perfectly attenuated. Balanced bourbon, just enough but not too tannic or raw/coconutty. Still has plentiful carbonation. Lingering bourbon and malt. Six years old and zero oxidation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2024
at 01:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Lukt: Karamell, frukter, rosin, vinaktig. Utseende: Mørk brun. Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum. Smak: Frukter, rosin, vinaktig. Medium: Rating:3.5-747413, Flaske@330ml, ABV@13%, Når@02.03.2024. Hvor: Lokal Ølsmaking, Bryne. Firestone Walker Sucaba Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
Tried
on 02 Mar 2024
at 21:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap @Kool Keg. Dark brown, opaque, thin head at kool keg in Arlington. Clear but dark cola, half still, thin head pour. Heavy maple nose, caramel candy, a little fumy, brandy-ish barrel. Very thin for what it is. Caramel, vinous, quite smooth if weak barrel. Half flat & quite smooth. Don't understand the hype.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2024
at 00:54