Dark Ray (2021)
(Batch of Dark Ray)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.92
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Brewmaster's Collective Exclusive. We went all out for this one, the first ever Brewmaster’s Collective Club beer. We secured Madagascar vanilla beans and incorporated them into a special bourbon barrel-aged ale with coconut and cocoa nibs.
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9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: vanilla, chocolate, coconut, roasty, bourbon, woody
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Tasty
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: vanilla, chocolate, coconut, roasty, bourbon, woody
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 07 Feb 2026
at 16:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
12oz @ 🏡 shared with Phill.
Aroma: sweet, roasty, coconut and vanilla, a bit spicy.
Taste: along the same lines, a bit unbalanced to me in terms of connection of sweetness and bitterness.
Overall: decent, but not good enough for my taste anymore.
Aroma: sweet, roasty, coconut and vanilla, a bit spicy.
Taste: along the same lines, a bit unbalanced to me in terms of connection of sweetness and bitterness.
Overall: decent, but not good enough for my taste anymore.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2026
at 06:29
10/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2025
at 22:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
aroma has lots of chocolate, cocoa, some sweet caramel, some toffee, some sweet malts.
flavor is malts, dried dark fruits, toffee, faint salty note, raisins, slightly roasted malts, toasted malts, malty bitterness into the end. quite complex barley wine style strong ale - the adjuncts work well, does not come off as artificial.
flavor is malts, dried dark fruits, toffee, faint salty note, raisins, slightly roasted malts, toasted malts, malty bitterness into the end. quite complex barley wine style strong ale - the adjuncts work well, does not come off as artificial.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Kihoskh
on 05 Aug 2025
at 23:54
8.8/10
Chocolate, coconut and vanilla
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2025
at 20:10
8/10
Intense sweet and toasted malty with notes of dark dried fruit, caramel and toffee sweetness, medium body, vanilla and bourbon into the warming sweet malty close. Beautiful.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:40
8/10
Tried
on 23 Oct 2021
at 21:50
8/10
Soft and balanced
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2021
at 10:25