Bravissimo (2023)
(Batch of Bravissimo)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.30
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Welcome to Bravissimo - the alpha edition of our signature barrel-aged Bravo imperial brown ale. The journey of this beer began when we brewed a special high-gravity variant of Bravo with chocolate rye malt at our Propagator R&D brewhouse. After a year of maturation in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels, this small-batch barleywine was blended back into a lot of traditional barrel-aged Bravo. The result is a richer, bolder, stickier rendition of this Firestone Walker classic. A beautiful barrel character permeates the finished beer, while Bravo's signature maple sap and chocolate flavors reach another level.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Aromas are dark malt, molasses, with hints of roast, spice and other dark fruit. Flavors are similar to nose and mild. Soft carbonation and decent body. A bit chalky. Didn't need to be aged.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2026
at 04:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
12 oz bottle. Pours dark amber to brown with a one finger beige head with decent retention. Aroma is nutty, caramelly, dark fruit. Taste has a rich caramel soaked bourbon and nutty flavor profile. Somewhat thin mouthfeel. Excellent beer overall.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Firestone Walker Brewing Company (Taproom, Visitors Center, Brewery Store)
on 07 Aug 2025
at 03:12
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Rocky & creamy white head stayed on a reddish brown still body.
Molasses, raisin, malt & bourbon aroma.
Medium to full bodied, smooth & creamy with a thinner cloying back.
Toffee caramel, molasses, demerara sugar, bourbon & liquorice tastes with a tang on the fruity finish.
Excellent.
Molasses, raisin, malt & bourbon aroma.
Medium to full bodied, smooth & creamy with a thinner cloying back.
Toffee caramel, molasses, demerara sugar, bourbon & liquorice tastes with a tang on the fruity finish.
Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2025
at 16:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very malty sweet with modestly good barrel character but the underlying imperial brown ale does little for this beer it got the body to support a nice barrel and caramel character so therefore it’s not bad
Tried
on 09 May 2025
at 14:48
8/10
Tried
on 27 Nov 2024
at 18:33
7/10
Magus, vanilje, karamell, linnaseline, natuke mõru ka, alks on viisakalt kaetud.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2024
at 18:51