Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale

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

Sparkling clear copper body topped by a dense off-white head that leaves wiapy glass-lacing. The aroma is toffee, toasted bread, and floral hops. The flavor is godd but not great. Bready and citrus hops, toffee show up about mid-way through. Plenty of bitterness throughout. Quite drinkable. A nice session ale.

22 oz. brown bomber bottle. No freshness date seen. Satisfying pfftt when opened. Decent carbonation. Poured out a dark copper color, with a sparse white head. It left a decent lacing down the sides of the glass. Aromas are of roasted malts, some smoke, and bitter espresso beans. Flavors are much smoother than the flavors suggest, however. Smooth on the palate. Medium mouthfeel, neither thick nor thin bodied. Hop aromas are subdued, but their bitterness is apparent. Very easy drinking for an English style.

poured a dark orange with a small head. Malty aroma with a hint of hops. Tasted of sweet malt with a roasty addition. Nice finish of mild hops.

Pours a clear copper/amber color with soft off white head. The aroma was of medium pine, caramel and fresh roasted malts. There were heavy caramel tones at the begining of the taste and bitterness was of spruce pine. The finish was crispy like orange zest with a slight roasted character beneth. I found this to be very drinkable and quite enjoyable.

In the bottle. Pours a dark copper color with a slight white head. Medium carbonation and decent lace. Aroma of berries. Little or no hop aroma. Flavor is slightly grapefruity with a nice hop bite to the top of the tongue. Body is medium to medium light. I get a little too much calcium sulfate tingle at the end. Spices? Nope, not from this beer. I think this might be a beer I’d like to try on tap sometime.

Bottled. Pours a nice copper tinged amber. Small receding tan head. Nose is spicy hops, creamy malts, and an underlying note of toffee. Nice! Taste is pleasant - rich malts, nice hop profile to balance it, more toffee notes and a filling sweetness about it. Body is medium with a decent carbonation feel but otherwise is smooth and somewhat creamy. Finish has a stronger hop bite and more spice from the hops present but still retains the toffee (or is it caramel?) and sweet tones that balance this out. Nice beer!

Very aromatic amber pour. Smell of hops and caramel. Hoppy taste that’s even better from a tap.

Pours nut brown with copper highlights and sediment topped by a tiny tan head. Roasted caramel malt aroma with a fragrant hop nose. Mild hoppy flavor with caramel malt on the end. Fizzy and medium-bodied palate.