Dark & Stormy

Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸

Barley Wine - Barley Special

Score

6.89

ABV: 11.1%

IBU: 26

Ticks: 58

From the jungles of Jamaica to the barrel room at Firestone Walker Brewing Company comes Dark & Stormy—an exotic mashup of Helldorado and Velvet Merkin aged in rum barrels with a touch of hand-zested lime and ginger. Like its namesake cocktail, Dark & Stormy combines a rich sunset color with spicy rum goodness. Helldorado (blonde barleywine, 80%) sets the tone with its signature honey-coconut character, while Velvet Merkin (oatmeal stout, 20%) rounds out the blend with a hint of rich roastiness. Both beers were aged in barrels sourced from a leading Jamaican rum producer, imbuing Dark & Stormy with delectable rum qualities unlike anything Firestone Walker has offered before.

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7.4

oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Dark & Stormy from Firestone Walker Brewing 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle (2018 vintage). Amber colour with a small foamy white head,. Aroma is raisins, ginger, some rye bread, mild alcohol, some toffee and fudge with mild toasted tones. Flavour is citrus, some rum barrel, mild alcohol, some ginger as well as some toffee, fudge and mild raisins to it. Interesting one!

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2024 at 18:47

7.6

Iznogud (14627) reviewed Dark & Stormy from Firestone Walker Brewing 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at APEX. Brownish and dank orange with white head. Caramel, some dried fruit, toffee, bit spicy, rum. Sweetish. Medium bodied.

Tried from Draft at APEX on 18 Dec 2023 at 19:43

jake65 (5821) ticked Dark & Stormy from Firestone Walker Brewing 4 years ago

Tried on 20 Feb 2022 at 16:27

5.8

Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Dark & Stormy from Firestone Walker Brewing 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Orange brown with a medium sized head. Rum, boozy, off, a bit of ginger. Long finish. Medium body. Disappointing.

Tried on 07 Jun 2021 at 22:29

8.1

Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Dark & Stormy from Firestone Walker Brewing 5 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

375ml bottle via trade, thanks Arturo, Vintage 2018 clocking at 11.1% - reckon other years have abv fluctuation.
Ambre voire cuivre, col fin beige.
Arôme au nez ressemblant un peu à un barley wine côté ouest US, rétro marqué de rhum avec un bon bouquet un peu botanique - dont le gingembre est présent sans être surfait.
Palais allie, une fois de plus, le savoir-faire de Firestone en terme de programme de barrel aging, un rhum superbe qui restitué par mal d'effet de cane à sucre, le tout ponctué par une fine note épicée de gingembre et de citron vert qui tranche un peu avec le tout.
Le tout garde un côté sucre caramélisé qui sort bien avec le profile général de cette bière. Douce sur la fin.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2020 at 13:41

6.6

mice (3721) reviewed Dark & Stormy from Firestone Walker Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

0,355l bottle from Alko. 2018 vintage. Clear copper color with minimum head. Aroma has lime, mint, chocolate, rum and malts. Flavor has lime, ginger, mint, quite much cinnamon, some wood and malts. Alcohol is also quite dominant. Weird. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2020 at 19:15

7.4

obguthr (12465) reviewed Dark & Stormy from Firestone Walker Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Glue, rum, and fig nose. Clear copper, medium head. Rum, tin, ginger. Medium body, soft carbonation, warm. Good facsimile if you like your cocktail heavy on the rum and light on ginger.

Tried on 30 Dec 2019 at 17:54