Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale

Brewed by Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Style: English Pale Ale
Paso Robles, California USA

Really cold bottle. Overall just a solid beer with a very crisp finish. Nice...could drink forever. Where’s the draft down here?

Poured to a hazy copper color with medium off-white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left little lacing. Aroma was a faint, hoppy fruit smell, but it was difficult to get anything much. The flavor waqs mnore of the hoppy, apple-citrus fruit, but I could not pick up any of the oak barrel taste or aroma. Not a bad beer though, and I’m glad I tried one.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with DarkElf (thanks!). Tasted side by side with the normal Double Barrel Ale. The Batch 1000 poured a deeper, hazy amber color with a larger sized off white head. Lots of little floaters. The regular was lighter and clear with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of wood, oak, light vanilla, earthy, and some caramel. Softer tastes of caramel, vanilla, and citrus. The regular version was going south a little. Had a light cardboard aroma with lighter oak, caramel and vanilla. The 1000 was definitely better.

12oz bottle poured a clear copper color with a small off white head. The aroma had a small oak character along with some English hops. Not too much of a hop taste, but more caramel malt and some oak flavor. Smooth and easy drinking, maybe more of an amber than an English Pale.

An enjoyable beer.. Very drinkable. Pours deep ruddy hues into the glass with a thin white head. Subdued nose of hops and malt. Up front hop presence which gives way to a light malt. This is a good beer to have with food.

Aroma= Light smooth hoppines with touches of carmel and ever soft touch of wood. An easy but complex nose Appearence= Dark copper/ amber, med-low head retention not too carbonated Flavor= hops up front then moving to carmel sweet to a medium roast quality that lingers non-offensivly into finish, touch of darker caramel Palate= Medium body Overall= Nice complexity and dimensions with this beer. Really nice, good flavor

Deep amber pour with a good amount of off white head. The aroma is a nice hop/coriander scent. Much lighter on the hops than the aroma leads you to expect. The flavor is dominated by a please carmalized malt flavor. There is a definate oak barrel quality throughout the flavor. this is medium bodied, and very clean, with a very light aftertest. Good Beer.

Poured a very nice amber color and medium amount of bubble movement. A nice aroma of outdoorsy, spicy hops smell. Very smooth while drinking, leaves a nice carmel malt flavor in your mouth. No bitterness left after drinking either. Very nice beer and very good with fried foods!