Firestone Walker Brewing Rip This Joint

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

Collab with: Side Project Brewing
  Stout - Imperial Special
Score
8.08
ABV: 13.9% IBU: - Ticks: 22
-Brewmaster's Collective Exclusive- Don’t miss this collaboration with our friends from Side Project Brewing! Aged in Henry McKenna bourbon barrels, this colossal stout with a variety of specialty malts is simultaneously viscous & smooth.
 

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8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle @ Hotel During MBCC 2026. Sourced from Kihoskh. Thanks Delaney. Pours Black with a small head. Chocolate, coffee, Vanilla. Vinous. Sweet and Warming. Class. 4.3
Tried on 30 May 2026 at 06:06

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Svart med beige skum. Lukter mørke stenfrukter, lakris og fat. Smaker røstet malt, fat alkohol, salt lakris og tobakk. Nydelig.
Tried on 01 Jan 2026 at 01:03

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter mørk sjokolade, trevirke og tobakk. Fyldig. Smaker mørk sjokolade, lakris, tobakk og trevirke. Middels lang.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2026 at 01:02

8.5/10
I'm not the biggest Stones fan but I do love this song. Loads of bourbon. Friend said it tastes like medicine but he's a nincompoop.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2025 at 12:52

8/10
Magus, mõru, alkone, tummine, šokolaadine, burboonine, röstine, karamelline. Hea, aga alks on natuke liiga torkiv.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2025 at 19:02

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
pitch black with a dark brown bubbly head. looks like a serious and awesome BA imp. stout really nice and balanced bourbon ba imp stout aroma, roasted malts , bourbon, well balanced, finer notes of wood, vanilla, licorice, all very well blended, aroma rounded off by espresso bitterness and coffee notes but everything is both gentle and powerful. no bitter caramel or burnt plastic or overly booziness or overly sweetness which usually happen with crazy potent imp stouts. A masterpiece so far as aroma goes.
flavor is a bit artificial and a very long shot away from the aroma. i get roasted malts, vanilla flavoring, bourbon, bourbon soaked oak chips lagering, faint licorice, faint chocolate. some syrup or honey. a bit sweet. but most of all, the flavors are sort of artificial and the roasted malts are having a hard time to shine. My rating would be a bit lower if it was not for the out-of-this-world fantastic aroma.
Tried from Bottle from Kihoskh on 17 Jun 2025 at 10:24

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Bottle at cafe Sara. Pours black, nose is treacle, chocolate, vanilla, coconut, prune, taste is coffee, dark fruits, roasted, chocolate, vanilla, coconut. 8/9/9/9/8.5
Tried on 14 May 2025 at 16:28

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Bottle, 355 ml at my Grande. Shared with Luka, MiroB, Frane. Black with brownish head. Oily. Chocolate and bourbon. Some alcohol in the back.
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2025 at 22:00

8/10
Smooth, roasty and heavy with oaky barrel, wood, some licorice, chocolate, cocoa and hints of charred notes and vanilla. Quite complex and balanced. Tasty old skool BA IS
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2025 at 19:06

9/10
Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2025 at 23:06