7

Copper gold pour from 2024 bottle. Yeast, gin botanical and malts. Alcohol bite

6

Uss ronis pudelist välja :( Magus, mõru, linnaseline, tugevalt kärakane, herbaalne, mingi liisunud element. Ok, nagu enamus FW kokteili seeriast on see ka pettumus.

8

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

Panda at home, thanks to Kenny, 17/11/23. Moderately hazed golden amber with an off white cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is fruit esters, hint of botanics, spice, booze, caramel, dates, candied fruit rinds. Taste comprises caramel, dates, raisins, toffee, gin evident, herb, sugar coating, marzipan. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Solid well balanced strong as one comes to expect from FW.

8.6

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

10th November 2023
Hazy deep gold - orange beer, small creamy tan colour head. Smooth palate, slightly airy, very mildy dry, good fine carbonation. A fairly light malt base, plenty of creamy sweetness aided and abetted by a fair bit of barrel induced vanilla. The Gin barrelling is not subtle, smooth gin malts sweetness coming through along with abundant botanicals, juniper spice obvious. Fairly incisive citrus coming through on the end and intersecting with the gin aspects wonderfully. Finishes light and crisp with a very pleasing crisp gin bitterness. Bloody hell, another very creative beer from FW. The craft beer scene has peaked for me but it's still such a treat to find someone like FW pushing the boundaries of what a beer can be. And as a final doff of the hat, the near 13% alcohol content just slides on by.

8

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

Bottle picked up from Beer Republic webshop Breda Netherlands and consumed at Taching am See (this is a small one camper farm campsite) Friday 7th July 2023 listening to Dreamwife - Social Lubricantion, we're cooked Oasis Kebabs with Eggplant Salad. Pours amber with a white head, aside from the thick mouthfeel and sweetness this is a very, very impressive beer. A little bit boozy but that's to be expected, the gin barrel is very apparent and works well with this high strength blonde ale.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle 2022. No. 01. A slighty hazy and orange-yellow beer, a head is quite small and blond. Aroma has fruitness, apricot, perry, the same fruits also in dried form, spicyness, toffee, flowers, light citrus, maybe also banana, some gin. Taste has fruitness and toffeeish body, also dried fruits, flowers, spicyness, maybe cinnamon and ginger, gin and barrel. Full bodied, not stickyness. Aroma is brilliant and very complex. Very interesting and tasteful beer, great.

7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. 2022. Amber beer with a cream head. Citrus and gin aroma. Gin and malt flavor with spice, floral notes, and citrus. Medium bodied. Gin and malt linger with spice, floral notes, citrus, juniper, and oak.

8.4

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

12oz bottle from Firestone Brewery Store in Paso Robles. Nose is caramelly, vanilla, gin, and biscuits. Golden orange with a medium, off white head. Flavor is sweet vanilla caramels drizzled on vanilla wafers.

7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12oz bottle from Tavour. Golden , cloudy, fine white head. Aroma is lime, citrus, juniper. Taste continues tart, lime, evergreen. Not overly sweet or boozy. Enjoyable.

7.4

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours clear orange. Small beige head, good lacing. Aroma is herbal, orange peels, caramel, gin. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter. Kinda hot. Boozy. Merlin body. Gin works better on Saisons, i think.