Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale

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

Draught. Poured red amber with thin head. Spicy aroma, with much floral. Malty flavour, with a bit of flatness also toast notes. Balanced finish.

Pours amber, very clear, with a smooth white head. Toasted malts up front, fruity and a touch spicy in the hops. I didn’t pick up much barrel character in this. Also, this felt a bit watery on the palate, very soft carbontation, maybe a bit more and some more barrel character would come out.

Caramel, pine & plywood. The head holds on a while over clear darkish armber. A little flat in the bottle, flavors of caramel, whole wheat bread, lemon, oak & a hop edge. citrusy finish

Orange amber pour, light aroma of floral hops. Smooth, sweet taste, a touch of grapefruit with bright crisp finish. I can’t taste much of the barrel. Nice on the palate if a little thin.

Faint aromas of mixed fruits, malts and hops, orange, slightly cloudy with a mild head and carbonation, taste is like a mild ESB, with some mixed candied fruits, toffee and hops. Palate is light, palate is smooth, clean with a lean toward some lingering spice hoppiness. The first time that I had this I was blown away by it’s complexity, not anymore, it’s still a beer I like and an above average, every now and then quaffer.

Quite suprised that I haven’t reviewed this beer yet. I’ve enjoyed it several times in both bottle and on tap. Each time was a very enjoyable beer, but I think I prefer it out of the bottle a bit more.

The beer pours out a rich amber color with a thin one-finger thick head. An aroma of sweet, undefined malts with just a touch of earthy, floral hops. Flavors had a nice caramel-like sweetness combined with smooth finish and a nice bitter swallow. Always a nice beer to go to when the choices are slim.

22 oz. bottle - pours orange-amber and clear; white head quickly fades; aromas of sweet hops, cotton candy; refreshing and crisp; a little on the thin side, but has a nice texture to it; no carbonation with flavors of hops, caramel and sweet malts; not bitterness and a sweet finish; pretty nice

Pours thin and golden. Amber in the glass with a average white head. Nose of construction materials, maybe spackle. Malty taste which is quite good, with mininal hops, OK beer, but not good enough.