Firestone Walker Brewing

Regional Brewery in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Duvel Moortgat
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1996

Contact
1400 Ramada Dr., Paso Robles, CA, 93446, United States
Description
Firestone Walker Brewing Company began innocently enough: two brothers-in-law—Adam Firestone and David Walker—debating the subject of good and bad beer. Their search for a decent local ale finally led them to brew their own starting in 1996. The original Firestone Walker brewery was located in a converted shed on the family vineyard, where they experienced no shortage of trials and tribulations. From these humble beginnings was born one of the world’s most decorated breweries.

At Firestone Walker, Beer Before Glory is our mantra for reminding ourselves we do what we do because of the beer. Period. It’s our battle cry to never accept well enough. It’s the high aim for a perfect beer we will never make. Beer Before Glory is our craft, ever honed on the stone of humility.

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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Draught @ Taphouse, CPH. Pours Black with a small beige head. Good roast, coffee, wood and slight Spice. Warming alcohol. Big sipper. 4.2

Tried on 16 Nov 2025 at 08:05


9.3
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle from Tavour
Appearance: copper with a thin off-white head
Aroma: floral, pine, caramel, toffee, toast
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish
Delicious

Tried from Bottle from Tavour on 15 Nov 2025 at 21:33


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Black colour with small beige head.Aroma of bourbon and vanilla sweets warming mouth feels chocolate and coffee note nice roasted and toasted good well balanced also some licorice not nice overall.

Tried from Draft at Taphouse on 14 Nov 2025 at 14:00


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle.

A- Dark mahogny color, dark liquid, no head.

A- Booze, maple, malty.

F- Maple, rye, mild cinnamon, oak, mild booze.

T- Medium body, slightly thin texture, average carbonation, slightly boozy finish.

O- Nice maple throughout and some rye but otherwise I felt this was just not quite where it should be. Had the 2022 at 3 years old. Good but not quite top tier for me.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2025 at 02:04


8.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

10oz pour at The Taphouse. Black pour, a few stray bubbles. Roasty aroma, boozy, orange peel. Taste is roasty malts, dark chocolate, orange liqueur. Strong, boozy.

Tried from Draft at Taphouse Pub & Eatery on 04 Nov 2025 at 03:45


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle, 2024, drunk 10/31/25.
Dark, clear. Deep tan head fizzles very quickly to nothing. Can't even get a picture of it in time.
Very liquorous, with strong spice of licorice and cherry brandy-like notes. There's a sweetness on the end of caramel, light fudge, possibly bourbon, though the bourbon isn't very distinct, unfortunately. Some lingering dark chocolate and more of this cherry-soaked liquor character. Not alcoholic, surprisingly.
Big cherry and big peppery spice with a bit of a peppery carbonation and heat, though not sharpness, coming from somewhere. Fudgey and sweet, but not syrupy. Again, the lack of soft, round, gently spicy bourbon really hurts this, as you have weirdly licorice-forward cherry/spice in its place. Maybe this one looks a little better on paper than in actuality, though it's far from unpleasant or anything like that.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 31 Oct 2025 at 21:02


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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

"2022 vintage" - enfin, een andere editie is er natuurlijk (nog) niet geweest. Hoe Beer Republic aan deze Brewmaster Exclusives komt weet ik niet, maar ik profiteer er maar van... Kleur is vrijwel zwart, de kraag is lichtbruin met een laagje retentie. Geur is behoorlijk boozy eerst, dan wordt het wat milder, fruitig, zoetig. Retronasaal is het vrij zoet, wat kaneel (niet teveel gelukkig), fruitige alcohol, iets hout. Smaak is boven middelmatig zoet met wat fruitige alcohol. Alcohol is behoorlijk heet. Body is medium. Lange finish, iets droog.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Republic on 31 Oct 2025 at 20:42


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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

0.375l cork top bottle. Aroma of wine, berries, flowers, barnyard and wood. Pours clear amber color with quickly diminishing off-white head, yeast residue and sparkling appearance. Taste starts tart vinous, citrusy and woody,
follows by raspberries and flowers with relatively smooth mouthfeel. Light body, oily texture and lively carbonation in palate. Flower sour power…

Tried from Bottle from Beer Republic on 26 Oct 2025 at 12:55


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Pours murky dark brown with a large spongy tan head, woodsy caramel aroma, medium carbonation, mildly salty medium bitter lightly woodsy caramel taste, cocoa-vanilla flavor, faint bourbon, smooth body, long bitterish finisg. Tasty and well balanced.

Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2025 at 21:56


9.3
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a thin tan head
Aroma: dark fruit, whiskey, caramel
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious

Tried from Bottle from Tavour on 25 Oct 2025 at 00:49