Firestone Walker 10

Formerly brewed at Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
Paso Robles, California USA

holy crap huge thanks to bu11zeye for this one. black pour with a cream head. nose of maple, vanilla and wood with some slight booze. incredible on the palate with a smooth flavor of bourbon, oak, smoke and vanilla. smooth finish and an aftertaste of bourbon.

Bottle courtesy of bhensonb. This dark brown ale poured with virtually no head and a pleasant alcohol and malt aroma. There is a very intense slightly vinous chocolate flavor with lots of warming alcohol. The various tastes, including oak, seem to have blended well during the two years of bottle conditioning, resulting in a subtle yet complex flavor. Thanks Bill.

Draft @ Toronado, for the Firestone Walker XII release party. Pours a very dark, murky chocolate-brown color; slightly oily; thin light-tan head with patchy lacing. Lots of soft, toasty barrel character; dried dark fruits, and warming intense bourbon and vodka notes; nicely tempered barrel character. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: intensely dense, chewy dried dark fruits, well-tempered booze, toasty oak, and loads of warming, soft alcohol (vodka, bourbon, scotch); nicely integrated barrel-aged beer. Lengthy finish: dried dark fruits, toasty oak, and lasting caramel; nicely tempered barrels.

22 oz bottle. Pours a beautiful dark ruby amber body with a small fizzy beige head that ran to a thin ring. The aroma is just huge, I can smell it a foot away. Big maltiness with caramel and toffee, coffee, light bourbon, wood, and a small amount of oxidation. The bourbon and alcohol take me back a bit with the first sip, but the big burnt caramel and toffee overtake the negative aspects quickly. Lots of good vanilla and oak with some roast and coffee. A little hot on the finish, but not offensive. Mouthfeel is full but not thick or viscous, no stickiness at all. Nice soft fizzy carbonation, long lingering finish. Overall, this was really quite good. One that’s worthy of the hype. This is pretty well integrated, I must commend them on the make-up of their blend.

Bottle. Thanks Patrick at The Bruery Beer Geek Tasting. Dark orang briown color. Lots of flavors including licorice, caramel, burnt marshmellow, vanilla and oak. Warm alcohol presence. Really nice and complex.

Bottle courtesy of BrianK. Odd blend that somehow fell apart as it warmed but i regress. Amber brown body with a tan head. Sweet and malty, a bit chocolately bourbon comes in light as does the oak. Dark fruit dates prune and vanilla with loads of etoh making it seem a bit unbalance. Some spices in the finish. A good beer, but far from the ebay value haha.

Bottle shared by iowaherkeye. Thanks! Poured a hazy orange-brown color with an off white head. Smelled of booze (in a brandy-ish kind of way), dark fruits, and light flowery hops. Full bodied with a warming alcohol effect. Rich, complex flavor profile including the likes of bourbon, oak, vanilla, and milk chocolate liqueur. Sharp, spicy, bitter finish.

Thanks to bitbucket tasting. Light brown/dark amber. Sugary sweet chocolate and some caramel. Bourbon kick is fairly heavy, but pleasant. The base beer still does most of the work. Love it.