Rye Double DBA (2022)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Rye Special|
Score
7.96
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-Brewmaster's Collective Exclusive- A special imperial edition of the beer that started it all for Firestone Walker: DBA. We added a dash of rye to the original DBA mash bill, then aged the beer in 10-year-old rye whiskey barrels. Peppery spice notes from the rye play perfectly off DBA's caramel and butterscotch character, creating an amped-up iteration of a brewery classic.
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8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2025
at 22:56
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
clear amber, smooth beige head, looks awesome
ARoma is malty, slightly bready or buttery but really, really refined, alc. can clearly be sensed as a stingy sensation, apart from that, a quite complex barley wine with tons of energy.
Flavor is moderately boozy , barley wine, malts, sweet malts, nutty malts, faint wood, delicate, faint caramel. it's a very boozy sipper, but pretty complex in its apparent simplicity. still, i feel a bit like the beer could be more complex and less boozy with all the effort put in.
ARoma is malty, slightly bready or buttery but really, really refined, alc. can clearly be sensed as a stingy sensation, apart from that, a quite complex barley wine with tons of energy.
Flavor is moderately boozy , barley wine, malts, sweet malts, nutty malts, faint wood, delicate, faint caramel. it's a very boozy sipper, but pretty complex in its apparent simplicity. still, i feel a bit like the beer could be more complex and less boozy with all the effort put in.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2025
at 22:27
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample, thanks fonefan! Clear mahogany colour, small head. Intense, woody nose with bourbon and caramel. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and wood, peppery rye bread. Warming mid bitter finish.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2025
at 20:34
8.6/10
Thanks Clark, aroma is dark fruit, toffee, butterscotch, rye barrel. Nice integration with great mouthfeel and smooth finish. Wonderful beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2025
at 15:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks fonefan! Copper colour, small white head. Aroma is caramel, some mild rye, alcohol and some brown sugar with a bit burnt tones. Flavour is caramel, rye, alcohol, some brown sugar and some toffee. Quite complex, though easy going.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2025
at 21:05
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottled. At Juova Helsinki, 24/05/2025.
Poured clear and deep mahogany in color, almost no head.
Bready malty, sweetnrss and wood. Raisins and some rye, honey. Completely hides abv. Incredible really. The smoothness, the drinkability despite being so strong.
Poured clear and deep mahogany in color, almost no head.
Bready malty, sweetnrss and wood. Raisins and some rye, honey. Completely hides abv. Incredible really. The smoothness, the drinkability despite being so strong.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Juova Hanahuone
on 30 May 2025
at 16:18
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 1pt.0.9fl.oz. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 🍀☁️☂️ 💻👀 [ As Firestone Rye Double Dba - Vintage 2022 ]. ABV: 12.6%. [20250509]. 8/4-/9/4-/18
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2025
at 19:38
8.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2025
at 19:34
8/10
Tried
on 18 Mar 2025
at 19:48
8/10
Smooth, malty and sweetish with some rye bread, barrel, toffee, syrup, caramel, prunes, vanilla, hints of oak, wood. Quite nice and balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 16:16