Billiard Money

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

Collab with: WeldWerks Brewing Company
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special

Score

7.36

ABV: 10.5%

IBU: 49

Ticks: 3

We put our money on the table with the brewers over at Weldworks from Greeley, CO, to create a mole-inspired beer with hints of heat and smoke from Ancho chilies, balanced spice from a dash of Saigon cinnamon, and bursting with notes of dark chocolate. The result is a beer brimming with aromas of cinnamon toast, dark chocolate malt, and Mexican mocha, balanced by its full body and just a hint of spiciness.

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8.3

Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Billiard Money from Firestone Walker Brewing 3 months ago

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

2023 bottle drunk 10/13/25.
Clear, dark. Small, tan head. Moderate retention.
Rich nose with good homogenization of adjuncts and malt. You get the cinnamon, but it's not dominant or aggressive. Lots of rich malt with light fudge and plentiful, mildly spicy bourbon. Doesn't seem too sweet and it isn't boozey.
Lightly-to-moderately sweet, probably a bit more perceived sweetness than actual sugar here, on account of the soft, round adjuncts. Cacao is rich and wonderfully-done, while the cinnamon, just like in the nose, is tasteful and doesn't dominate or overdry the palate. Barrel is certainly there, with light lead and spice and a lingering warmth. But the beer seems to be more about the malt and adjunct interplay. Tasteful all-around and good attenuation with no booze noted. Not a syrupy, alcoholic monster, yet still intensely-flavored with excellent barrel character. Looks like the additional age has helped this one.

Tried from Bottle from Tavour on 13 Oct 2025 at 18:53

7.6

Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Billiard Money from Firestone Walker Brewing 1 year ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours un clear chestnut, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma is cinnamon, vanilla, cocoa, chili pepper. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Merlin body

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2024 at 03:24

8.2

bhensonb (22605) reviewed Billiard Money from Firestone Walker Brewing 2 years ago

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

Capped 355 from the brewery. Pours dark brn/blk with a tan smear. Aroma of chocolate, dark malt and chilies. Full bodied. Flavor is Bourbon, dark malt, chocolate and chilies. Not dry. Heat and chilies stand in for bitter. Mole it is. It's hot but very approachable.

Tried on 05 Aug 2023 at 01:45