Heavy Things

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

Collab with: The Bruery
Barley Wine - Barley Special

Score

7.34

ABV: 16.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 6

The beer that many members have been waiting for and the clear winner of the 2022 season's highest-clocked ABV, we present to you the appropriately named, Heavy Things. Brewed in collaboration with our friends at The Bruery, it is decadent barleywine co-fermented with maple syrup that pushes the limits of what our house yeast is capable of. We aged this in brandy barrels for eight months with the outcome of a waffle cone malt character with a measure of fruitiness. The unique fermentation and barrel finishing gives it a sweet and malty profile with vast flavors of maple syrup, toffee, bananas foster, candied apple, and figs.

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5.1

omhper (45152) reviewed Heavy Things from Firestone Walker Brewing 3 weeks ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Sample, thanks fonefan! Deep rubyish mahogany colour, bo head. Aroma of maple syrup, vanilla and baked apples. Very sweet with full to massive body and viscous mouthfeel. Maple syrup and crackery malt. Candied apples with custard drowned in vodka. Syrupy finish with boozy alcohol. Unpolished imperial pastry style barley wine.

Tried on 03 Mar 2026 at 22:11

oh6gdx (51641) reviewed Heavy Things from Firestone Walker Brewing 2 months ago

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

Thanks fonefan! Deep copper colour, minor head. Aroma is burnt sugar, some dried fruits, some toffee and alcohol with mild wooden tones. Flavour is chocolate, dried fruits, vanilla and some quite stinging alcohol (stinging on the tongue), with some maple syrup as well. A bit too burning, but still a quite nice sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2026 at 21:04

8.6

fonefan (85107) reviewed Heavy Things from Firestone Walker Brewing 2 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 ❄☃️ ☁️☂️ [ As Firestone Walker / The Bruery Heavy Things 2022 ]. ABV: 16.5%. [20260109]. 8-/3-/9/4-/18.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2026 at 18:52

7.6

johnnnniee (7516) reviewed Heavy Things from Firestone Walker Brewing 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at a recent tasting by MrBarleywine, thanks for the opportunity! Oh that is a big thick sweet sipper but the brandy and barrel character does a decent job of cutting through the maple and malty sweetness. Solid warming alcohol especially as this warms, nice sipper!

Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2023 at 21:41

8.2

Bytemesis (16323) reviewed Heavy Things from Firestone Walker Brewing 3 years ago

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

Bottle. Pours a bit unclear chestnut, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is dark sugars, werthers, toffee, oak tannin, vanilla, hint of cherry, brandy. Flavor is fairly sweet, light plus bitter, boozy. Brandy finish. Medium plus body.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2022 at 02:12

8.5

bhensonb (22726) reviewed Heavy Things from Firestone Walker Brewing 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle from the brewery. Pours dark brn/blk with a transient tan head. Aroma of brandy and nice malt. Arguably full bodied. Flavor is brandy, nice malt, floral and non-musty wood. Not dry, but hardly sweet. Bitter is likely covered by heat. The heat is ever present, but simply flavor. This is very tasty ale.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2022 at 01:52