Firestone Walker 10

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

Bottled. A brown beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of roasted malt, but also a light citrusy hoppy note. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of roasted malt, as well as medium notes of caramel, and the alcohol tickling the tongue, before a slightly bitter finish sets in.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of IrishBoy. Slightly hazy, dark orangey brown with a small, creamy, beige head. Aroma of wood, some earthy notes and some vanilla. Not overly full-bodied considering the alcohol, some roasted malts, some dried fruits, woody bourbon notes. The finish is only moderately bitter. An interesting blending experiment. 070907

Bottled, thanks cquiroga! Cloudy dark ruby, creamy beige head. Well oaked vanilla aroma. Sweet and very malty, full bodied. Salty and intense with menthe and licorice. Notes of molasses and wood. Fairly bitter finish. Feels exclusiev and refined, but doesn’t quite follow through on the fantastic aroma.

RBSG07. From 75 cL bottle. Pours black with a quickly disappearin brown head. Aroma is raisin sweet. Flavour is sweet raisin at first but goes dry malty before the finish.

Bottled. Very dark amber colour with mediumsuized beige head. Aroma has vanilla, raisins, alcohol and a lot of wood in it. Flavour is again raisins, spices, tar, vanilla, wood and some alcohol. Also a lot of salted licorace when warming up a bit. Just lovely. Thanks to omhper for bringing this goodie!

Bottle. Cloudy red brown coloured with a small off white ehad. Sweet aroma of cocoa, chocolate, wood and vanilla. Flavour of dried fruits, cocoa, chocolate and vanilla with roasted notes roasted finish. Nice.

Name: X
Date: December 01, 2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Strong Ale Fest
Appearance: muddy brown, wispy beige head
Aroma: rich chocolate aroma
Flavor: rich chocolate and bourbon flavor, lots of rum soaked raison character, nice sticky sweetness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Name: Xa
Date: February 09, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Extreme Beer
Appearance: clear amber, frothy off white head
Aroma: rich dry caramel malt aroma with tons of earthy hops
Flavor: rich malt flavor, mostly dry caramel with lasting earthy hops leading to a bitter finish, what is this beer?

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Brown with red glimts and a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with plenty of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Flavour wa sweet with plenty of carasmel and hoppy notes. Very vinous.