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Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.70
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The first beer brewed for the barrel aging program and has been brewed every year since. Originally named after an experimental variety of hops but now brewed with US grown Fuggles which are earthy and resinous. A lean, simple barley wine brewed to showcase barrel flavors with massive bourbon barrel notes that morph as the beer warms in the glass.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
MBCC. Hazy brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with lots of alcohol. Boozy. 130517
Tried
on 23 May 2017
at 10:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap @ MBBC, Copenhagen, 2017. Pours brown with a small creamy head. Cinnamon, coffee and nuts. Slick and warming feel..
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2017
at 00:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at cbc17 Red... Deep brown... Thin lacing.. Soft sweet sticky caramel toffee fruit nose... Caramel toffee fruit
Tried
on 21 May 2017
at 10:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. 2017. The beer is a dark brown color. Looks quite clear. Small light beige head. Big deep toasted malt aroma. Nice rich stuff. Solid barrel character, though it’s a bit more restrained than expected and advertised. Caramel, molasses, vanilla, coconut, some spice, moderate oak. Light earthy hops. The barrel is sweet and friendly, quite good. Taste is sweet with a good hit of bitterness. The hops are more apparent. More barrel in the taste. Some body to it, a bit thinner than I’d like but doesn’t kill it. Good beer. Not my favorite from FW but good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2017
at 23:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Victoria Gastropub. Clear dark Amber with medium off-white head. Aroma is rich caramel malt, medium body, medium carbonation, and thick small-bubble lacing. Taste is caramel and toffee. Pretty heavy, but pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2017
at 19:27
8/10
MBCC2017
Tried
on 17 May 2017
at 12:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Dark brown beer with a dark cream head. Bourbon and light red fruit aroma with light caramel. Bourbon and caramel flavor with light fruitiness. Medium-plus bodied. Bourbon and caramel linger with light chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2017
at 12:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @MBCC2017 Red Session. Clear brown, light beige head. Malty aroma, dried fruit, caramel. Caramely, boozy flavour. Dried fruit and nuts.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2017
at 07:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,05l from tap shared by / with the crew during mbcc red session. brown hazy color, small off white head. smells lightly sweet, some wood, dried fruits, bit oxidized. nice smell. full body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of dried fruits, marzipan, nutty, some molasses, wood. finishes medium sweet with dried fruits, molasses and some marizpan 7, 4, 8, 4, 16
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2017
at 02:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sampled @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration 2017, Red Session. Klare orange braune Farbe. Geruch ist sehr süß malzig Karamell, Obst, Vanille. Geschmack ist kräftig malzig, Obst, Vanille, Karamell, top.
Tried
on 14 May 2017
at 00:44