13 (XIII) Anniversary Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Series Out of Production|
Score
7.92
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A blend of seven different barrel-aged beers. Dark chocolate, molasses, dried fruit, licorice, and cherry complimented the vanilla and coconut from the oak, and caramel and roasted malts.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at home ... Home tasting ... 280111... dark brown ... sweet rich plum and vine roast malts ... dark heavy roast ... dark malts ... soft toffee ... figs and plums ... juicy... soft black currant malts .. little rougth round edges. deep black ... thin tan lacing ... soft dark malts ... chocolate roast ... big berry malts ... sweet fruits ... liugth bourbon coconut nose ... soft fruits ... coconut ... zezty fruitss ... big sweet coconut roast ... soft sweet roast ... soft malts ... soft malts ...3.9 aged well
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2011
at 14:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by badnewsbeers. Deep opaque brown/red-brown body, thin ring of buff carbonation. Roasty, vinous nose with strong chocolate notes. Silky body, with sweet breads, toffee, and molasses in addition to the primary chocolate, bourbon, and dry oak notes. Alcohol is evident and a tad prickly. A beautiful medley of dark malt and barrel flavors, this beer is reminiscent of Bell’s Black Note Stout, though not as rich or sweet. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2010
at 14:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750mL bottle. This was the first Firestone anniversary beer that hasn’t been hot, overly barreled, or just crappy. This is actually a subtle brew. Aroma is grainy with some faint oak and alcohol, which works well and I can handle it easily. As it warms it gets a bit more complex. Its the usually over-the-top stuff that annoys but here its subtle and balanced well. Taste is lightly sweet syrup balanced by grainy dark malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2010
at 19:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown. Looks flat and no head. The aroma shows lots of wood, drak malts and deep fruitiness, along with some late alcohol. Nothing really jumps out but it certainly shows promise. Very sweet, with wood, soy sauce and indistinct fruits. Lots of refined sugars. The alcohol lends not only strength but quite a bit of complexity as well.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2010
at 17:26
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Alen. Pours jet tar black with tan head. Little lacing. Nose and taste of bourbon, smoke, roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2010
at 15:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours out a dark brown with some red highlights topped with a nice tan head. Aroma was of pit fruit, wood, sweet malts and some bourbon. Taste was more and then some molasses, coconut, vanilla, (Almond Joy) oak, and caramel. Good stuff I wish I had a couple more bottles to hold on to for a few years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2010
at 20:14
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bomber from Bottle Barn (months ago). Pours really dark brown with hardly any head. Dark fruit aroma - really dark. Full bodied with mild carbonation. Flavor is heavy dark roast malt with cola, raisin, prune, treacle and lots of other things. Not to mention it’s all dominated by wood, wood, wood. Finish is dark and fruity with lots of oak. Lots of shifting flavor complexities. Hop? Well it’s bitter, but I’d almost guess floral hops - giving the oak credit for most of the bitter. The heat is hardly detectable. Even in the tum. It’s a brilliant ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2010
at 18:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ home.[ Trade by GAManiac ]. Clear dark dark brown color with a large, creamy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, chocolate, alcohol, sweet bourbon, fruity plum, dark chocolate, moderate caramel. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, malt sweet, sugar sweet sweet bourbon, dark chocolate. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy and sticky, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20100619]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2010
at 11:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 oz bottle, courtesy of mreusch. Pour is a slight hazed black ruby brown with a smallish tan head that falls to bubbles pretty quickly. Aroma is mild cherry fruit with a clean alcohol smell. Pretty straight forward boozy nose. Taste is roast, bright oak wood, vanilla, evident alcohol, and a slight hint of the cherry fruit from the nose. All of the flavors are nicely integrated, and the heat doesn’t stick out too much. Palate is medium, lowish carbonation and a dry hot finish. Thanks for sharing this one Matt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2010
at 05:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle thanks to Jeremy, pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is oak, vanilla, and bourbon. Flavor is strong bourbon, and roasted malt with tons of vanilla and oak in the finish. Thin to medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2010
at 13:19