Firestone Walker Brewing Bravo (2017)

Bravo (2017)
(Batch of Bravo)

 

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

  Brown Ale - Imperial Regular
Score
7.49
ABV: 13.2% IBU: - Ticks: 100
We proudly present the 2017 Vintage of Bravo, our Imperial Brown Ale aged in retired American oak bourbon barrels. Although Bravo was the first strong ale brewed for our Anniversary Ale blending program over ten years ago, it has yet to see its own bottled release, until now. Balancing rich toasty and chocolate malt flavors with a gentle balance of noble hops, Bravo is brewed to showcase barrel flavors with massive bourbon barrel notes that morph as the beer warms in the glass.
 

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8.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

0,355l bottle at home shared by Saeglopur, big thanks. Vintage 2017. brown color, small tan head. smells bourbon, vanilla, nutty, rum, marzipan. very nice smell. full body, light carbonation. tastes bourbon, vanilla, nutty, rum, marzipan. finishes lightly sweet with notes of vanilla, bourbon and marzipan. lovely, just lovely, very smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2023 at 14:08


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9.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 10

12 oz bottle (from Whole Foods Bowery, NY, if I remember correctly), 2017 issue. Deep ruby-brown color, with particles sediment floating in it - I didn't think it was fermenting in the bottle, or unfiltered? Off brown to light beige head with some retention. Aroma's of caramel/toffee, red fruit, wood, vanilla, bourbon, all wonderfully balanced, just as I'm expecting from FW nowadays. Retronasal it's sweet, toffee, vanilla, woody, boozy bourbon. Flavor is above moderate (to heavy) sweet with fruit and wood. Alcohol is warming but not too sharp. Body is medium (not as full as I expected). Good carbonation. Long finish with toffee and some woody notes, light bitter. Great stuff, as always with FW's BA beers.
Eind 2025 nog eens geproefd, nog steeds erg lekker, maar niet meer helemaal zoals in 2018. Er is wat veroudering waarneembaar, het is minder zoet en wat meer houtig/tannines. Nog steeds geen straf.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2018 at 19:42