Bravissimo
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.85
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Welcome to Bravissimo - the alpha edition of our signature barrel-aged Bravo brown ale. The journey of this beer began when we brewed a special high-gravity variant of Bravo at our Propagator R&D brewhouse in Venice, California. After a year of maturation in bourbon barrels at our Paso Robles brewery, this small-batch barleywine was blended back into a lot of traditional barrel-aged Bravo. The result is a richer, stickier rendition of this Firestone Walker classic. A beautiful barrel character permeates the finished beer, while Bravo's signature maple sap and chocolate flavors reach another level.
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9.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Chestnut colour, medium sized creamy beige-ish ecru head; aroma of toffee, milk chocolate, dairy cream, vanilla, bourbon, whisky, nutmeg, some honey, raisins, slight cinnamon and cherry bonbon; taste is quite the same with some alcoholic spiciness; amazing one! Thanks so much for sharing, Kapusil!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 16:43
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
0.355l bottle. Hazy brown body with a thin pearl head. Aroma and taste of chocolate, orange zest, nutmeg, chestnut, oak and some honey. Smooth, rich, sweet, complex. Great one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 16:39
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
12oz bottle from Firestone in Paso Robles. Nose is vanilla, bourbon, caramel, with hints of toffee and cocoa. Brown with a big tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet, with a hint of bitter, and a bready note.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Firestone Walker Brewing Company (Taproom, Visitors Center, Brewery Store)
on 09 Sep 2025
at 02:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
12 oz bottle. Pours dark amber to brown with a one finger beige head with decent retention. Aroma is nutty, caramelly, dark fruit. Taste has a rich caramel soaked bourbon and nutty flavor profile. Somewhat thin mouthfeel. Excellent beer overall.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Firestone Walker Brewing Company (Taproom, Visitors Center, Brewery Store)
on 07 Aug 2025
at 03:12
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Rocky & creamy white head stayed on a reddish brown still body.
Molasses, raisin, malt & bourbon aroma.
Medium to full bodied, smooth & creamy with a thinner cloying back.
Toffee caramel, molasses, demerara sugar, bourbon & liquorice tastes with a tang on the fruity finish.
Excellent.
Molasses, raisin, malt & bourbon aroma.
Medium to full bodied, smooth & creamy with a thinner cloying back.
Toffee caramel, molasses, demerara sugar, bourbon & liquorice tastes with a tang on the fruity finish.
Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2025
at 16:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2023 editie (ik geloof niet dat er tot nu toe een andere is geweest). Kleur is diep roodbruin, met stukjes die erdoor drijven. Kraag is beige en zakt snel weg. Geur is zoet, bourbon, rood fruit, houtig, iets umami. In de mond wordt het zoet, boozy, bourbon, fruitig, toffee, iets kruidige bitterheid. Smaak is vrij zoet met een vleugje bitterheid, hout. Medium tot volle body. Eindigt met medium bitterheid. Heerlijk zoals gewoonlijk van FW, maar niet zo fantastisch als Bravo.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Republic
on 14 Jun 2025
at 19:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very malty sweet with modestly good barrel character but the underlying imperial brown ale does little for this beer it got the body to support a nice barrel and caramel character so therefore it’s not bad
Tried
on 09 May 2025
at 14:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks Colin. A clear reddish amber coloured pour with a. Loose halo of white head. Aroma is amber caramel, dark roast, liquorice, Warming alcohol. Coffee. Palate is semi sweet, oily mellow carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2025
at 21:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
9th April 2025
Bottleshare at CBJ, thanks to Cloin. A light haze on this amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, smooth, a modest fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a decent creamy caramel sweetness. A little dried fruits. Some spice and peel bitterness on the back end. Mild spicy linger.
Bottleshare at CBJ, thanks to Cloin. A light haze on this amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, smooth, a modest fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a decent creamy caramel sweetness. A little dried fruits. Some spice and peel bitterness on the back end. Mild spicy linger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2025
at 20:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Rich and sweet, toasted pine, caramel, ripening berries, good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2025
at 20:17