About
Founded by Andy and Alicia Barr, FiftyFifty is located in Truckee at 11197 Brockway Road, between Hwy 267 and downtown Truckee. Open seven days a week at 11:30am, FiftyFifty serves both lunch and dinner to complement their variety of beers brewed on the premise. FiftyFifty also features a full bar, seasonal outdoor seating.
8.8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2026
at 19:45
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, coffee, meaty, roasted, vanilla, coconut, taste is similar, chewy. 8/9/9/9/8
Tried
on 11 Aug 2026
at 08:07
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, toffee, meaty, black pepper, vanilla, taste is similar, roasty. 8/9/8/8/8
Tried
on 07 Aug 2026
at 13:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home, 2023 variant. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, honey, coffee, vanilla, coconut, taste is sweet, vanilla, meaty, chocolate, coffee. 8
Tried
on 07 Aug 2026
at 13:25
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle.
2025 Gold Wax Version
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, no head.
A- Brownie batter, vanilla, mild bourbon.
F- Dark chocolate, mild bourbon, vanilla, faint espresso.
T- Full body, slightly oily texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Lots of brownie batter on the nose and palate with the bourbon barrel helping to cut the sweetness but really not standing out. This was good and blended well but I wanted a touch more complexity to it. Not too hot or sweet or anything. Really good but felt just short of expectations for me but maybe I overhyped it.
2025 Gold Wax Version
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, no head.
A- Brownie batter, vanilla, mild bourbon.
F- Dark chocolate, mild bourbon, vanilla, faint espresso.
T- Full body, slightly oily texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Lots of brownie batter on the nose and palate with the bourbon barrel helping to cut the sweetness but really not standing out. This was good and blended well but I wanted a touch more complexity to it. Not too hot or sweet or anything. Really good but felt just short of expectations for me but maybe I overhyped it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2026
at 18:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown, thin head, oaty, cinnamon, rich, good body and balance. Horchata-ish.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2026
at 15:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Dark brown color, red glare when held into the light, small beige head. Aroma is malts, brown malts, lightly sticky caramelized sugars. Flavor is similar: pleasantly sweet with brown candy sugars. Softly some sweetish spices in the background, I'm rubbish at distinguishing between them but it tastes to me like a winter-ish-spice. Quite nice this one. I like it.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2026
at 15:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottled cellared since the release. Black with deep brown head that fades quickly. Chocolate and smoke aroma. Flavor is roast and slight tequila. Sweetness is pronounced on the back half. Chocolate powder in the back end of the flavor as it warmed.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2026
at 06:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
12oz can from Kura’s Krafts, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a crystal clear yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and lots of champagne bubbles. The aroma is yeasty, cardboard. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, yeasty, light herbal, grassy, aromatic floral, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried
from Can
at
Kura's Krafts
on 16 Jun 2026
at 11:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint can at Kura’s Krafts, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, tropical citrus, orange tangerine. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a fresh, crisp, light toffee, juicy orange citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
at
Kura's Krafts
on 16 Jun 2026
at 10:33