Firestone Walker 11 (XI Quercus Alba)

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

Bottled. A red-amber beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of over-ripe fruits and medium notes of wood. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of alcohol and medium notes of malt, over ripe fruits and wood, as well as lighter notes of bourbon, and chocolate. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of WeeHeavySD. Hazy amber golden with tiny impurities and a rough, off-white head. Aroma of bourbon, wood and burned caramel. Quite a rich body with roasted malt, wood, burned caramel, overripe fruit and vanilla. Has a distinct alcohol burn in the finish. 190608

Bottle. Papsoes MadsBerg homecoming blindtasting, bottle #5. Pours hazy and golden amber to brown with a lacing off-white head. Chocolate and dry malt aroma. Flavour is medium dry malt and chocolate smooth. Mild whiskey malt flavour slowly increasing in intensity. Warming and smooth malt finish. Holds a mild bitterness and a dry malt flavour into the finish. Fruity and whiskey finish.

Bottle 66cl. @ Amerikaner blindsmagning @ Papsoe, Bottle #05.]
Clear medium red brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lancing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark berry, raisin, plum, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long to average duration, and a bourbon peppery burn in the finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. (190608)

Botte #5 at Papsoes blindtasting. Clæoudy red brown coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet aroma of bourbon whisky, caramel, dried fruits, wood and vanilla. Sweet flavour of dried fruits, caramel, liquorice, wood, vanilla and bourbon whisky with notes of alcohol. Warming alcoholic finish.

Name: XI
Date: 10/11/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF

muddy brown, frothy beige head, sweet chocolate and vanilla aroma with a hint of oak, sweet bourbon and chocolate flavor, lots of vanilla sweetness, light oak adds a touch of bitterness, dark chocolate, fruity raison,
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Date: 02/02/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

a bit lighter in the bottle without the depth of character,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4

Golden-brown colour. Light chocolate nose with some soy sauce notes and mild caramel. Alcoholic, a bit thin. Hot and dry with lifeless caramel action.

Dark brown with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, whiskey and wood. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, whiskey, caramel, chocolate and alcohol. Good complexity and waming alcohol in the end. Nice!