12 (XII) Anniversary Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
7.89
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Håndverkølfestivalen 2019. Dark amber color with a beige head. Flavor is malt, chocolate, vanilla, berries, apricot, alcohol, caramel, licorice. Complex nice beer.
10 years... Still very nice!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From bottle shared at Ratebeer Best awards and bottle-share. Unclear brown color with beige head. Malty aroma, caramel, chocolate, dark dried fruits, vanilla, wood, alcohol. Sweet and light bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
[1/29/17] Bottle/Can/Crowler/Growler at the RateBeer award ceremony bottle share at Flamingo Hotel in Santa Rosa. Dark brown. Oxidation, vanilla, dark fruits, chocolate, caramel, nuts, some roast, rounded.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle at RBGT. Pours dark brown, no head. Aroma is strong bourbon barrel, vanilla and booze. Body is heavy, with a boozy bourbon barrel, sweet, yet having a rather crisp carbonation. Lingering caramel finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle courtesy of Hackobock. Pours tiny hazy deep chestnut brown with a small frothy and bubbly beige head that leaves some sparse spotty trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is malty, nutty and slightly fruity with caramel, toffee, vanilla fudge, charred wood, raisins in rum, plums in brandy, roasted coconut, brazil nuts, leather, sour cherries and bourbon alcohol. Taste is sweet, bitter, malty and nutty. Mouthfeel is soft, round, velvety, tiny astringent, slightly boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with dusty nutty caramel and toffee malts, dark fruits in liquor and woody tannins. Oxidation is prominent and has reached the point where it doesn’t add only ruin the beer. Still, it’s not completely lost on us and is still pretty damn tasty. --- Beer merged from original tick of Firestone 12 (XII) Anniversary Ale on 27 Mar 2016 at 20:51 - Score: 8. Original review text: Prominent oxidation but still very tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
22 oz bomber shared by Bobby at a tasting. The pour is a darker copper, brown with a smaller tan head. The aroma is deep rich caramel and nutty malt, good amount of booze whiskey / bourbon, some vanilla barrel notes, and more of the sweet malt. Really big nose, rich full, well integrated. The taste is the nose, with equal parts caramel sweet malt, whiskey alcohol booze and the general vanilla oak barrel. The palate is medium to heavy bodied, low carbonation, dry booze sweet finish. Nice one, thanks for sharing Bobby.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
22 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is super complex, with loads of dark dried fruits, brandy-like liqueur, bourbon and booze - no hint I oxidation. Flavour is extremely rich and complex, with notes brandy upfront, caramel, and deep dark fruits. Extremely deep and sophisticated. The body is sticky and liqueur-like. ABV is hidden really well. The age has done this wonders. Elegant and complex. Awesome stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10
Bottle thanks to Dave. Pours a dark brown with medium tan head that diminishes rather quickly. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, oak, and vanilla. Thin mouthfeel with sweet roasted malt, chocolate, and oak. Very smooth hiding the alcohol well, a very impressive American strong ale from Firestone.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle @ Armin’s bachelor party. Thanks Armin! Pours a dark brown appearance with a very small tan head. Quite nice, rich dark chocolate, toffee, light whiskey, caramel, molasses, fig, tobacco aroma. Somewhat fruity, fig, plum dark chocolate, rich caramel, chocolate flavor that’s thick and has just a touch of booze on the finish. No noticeable signs of oxidation and a real treat to drink.