Bravissimo

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

Brown Ale - Imperial Rotating

Score

7.85

ABV: 12.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 17

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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7.5

WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Bravissimo from Firestone Walker Brewing 10 months ago

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

Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2025 at 20:15

Stuu (34525) reviewed Bravissimo from Firestone Walker Brewing 1 year ago

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

Bottle at home. Pours ruby brown, nose is coconut, vanilla, hint of pineapple, roasted, malty, caramel, taste is sweet toffee, caramel, vanilla, coconut.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2024 at 18:33

Stuu (34525) ticked Bravissimo (2023) from Firestone Walker Brewing 1 year ago

Tried on 27 Nov 2024 at 18:33

mart (27297) ticked Bravissimo (2023) from Firestone Walker Brewing 1 year ago

Magus, vanilje, karamell, linnaseline, natuke mõru ka, alks on viisakalt kaetud.

Tried on 16 Nov 2024 at 18:51

8.2

Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Bravissimo from Firestone Walker Brewing 2 years ago

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

Bottle. Pours clear amber, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is malty, earthy, bourbon oak toffee. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light bitter, quite interesting. Merlinplus body. Nearly BIL

Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2023 at 05:31

7.8

bb (18428) reviewed Bravissimo from Firestone Walker Brewing 2 years ago

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

Bottle. Mahogany beer with a dark cream head. Bourbon and brown sugar aroma. Big bourbon and brown sugar flavor with vanilla. Medium-plus bodied. Bourbon and vanilla linger with brown sugar and caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2023 at 16:51

7.9

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

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

Capped bottle from the brewery. Pours clear dark brown with a tan/beige smear. Aroma of cherries, cinnamon, Bourbon and pale stone fruit. Approaching full bodied. Flavor is the aroma with some heat added. Not dry, lightly sticky. Lots of toffee to go with the heat. And lots of Bourbon! Overall it's sort of like eating pecans.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2023 at 02:38