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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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8/10
--- Beer merged from original tick of Bravo on 15 May 2017 at 22:48 - Score: 8
Tried
on 13 May 2017
at 11:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap mbcc, red session. Poured light brown in color with a thin white head. Aroma has bready malts, wood, sweetness. Bready flavor, malts, some earthy notes. Sweet, warming, full bodied. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2017
at 04:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ MBCC 2017. Pours reddish brown with a smooth head. Aroma of roasty malts, coffee, cocoa, wood, oak, vanilla and berries. Taste is heavy, sweetish and slightly roasty with loads of coffee, hints of berries, chocolate, caramel and toffee, some wood and oak. Finish is warming, sweet slightly syrupy with some coffee, caramel and toffee. Heavy and complex.
Tried
on 13 May 2017
at 04:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at MBCC2017, Copenhagen. Color is reddish brown with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Raisins, chocolate and roasted malts. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2017
at 04:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
355ml bottle. 2017 vintage. (13.2% ABV) Pours a hazy ruby-brown with lots of sediment floating around and a small, short lived, fully dissipating, beige head. Sweet aroma of caramel malt, dark fruit, bourbon, vanilla and oak. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, toffee, molasses, chocolate, vanilla, dark fruit, brown sugar, nuts and oak with a dry, bourbon warming finish. Full body with a smooth, slick texture and soft carbonation. Well balanced, excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2017
at 23:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear reddish mahogany with a small beige head, creamy with good lacing. Aroma is oaky, toasted toffee, vanilla, bourbon. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter, bourbon and vanilla, dark sugars, dates, cocoa. Medium body. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2017
at 23:33
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, thanks Max! Brown color with beige head and a ruby highlight. Aroma is chocolate, caramel, vanilla, lots of oak sugar. Taste is caramel, vanilla, earthy, a bit nutty, oak sugar. Bourbon juice, but an excellent one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2017
at 16:08
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear brown with a frothy head. Aroma is barrel, booze, strong malts, caramel, nuts, vanilla. Body is heavy, sweet and strong, boozy and sticky. Caramel, pine, resin, candy. Palate is sweet and long and boozy and warming. Good balance. Great!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2017
at 16:06
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Clear dark caramel-ruby pour with a thin tan head. Notes of bourbon, caramel, toffee, vanilla, coconut, some bittering hops, light roasted malts, resinous bitterness and quite a bit of booze in the finish. Medium to full body, medium carbonation and a bitter-sweet and alcohol-spicy finish. Another great barrel-aged beer from Firestone-Walker, though I confess to having a weakness for their beers. --- Beer merged from original tick of Bravo (2017) on 03 May 2017 at 19:44 - Score: 8. Original review text: What would I do without Firestone Walker...
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2017
at 12:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Dark caramel and hazelnut. Deep amber with a rich beige head. Sweet toffee and rich nice nutty notes. Rich and decadent with hints of toasted coconut.Earlier Rating: 4/28/2017 Total Score: 4Bottle
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2017
at 20:16