§ucaba (Abacus) - Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

newk340

California

5/5  rDev +10.1%

02-04-2012 20:57:47 | More by newk340

zoober911

New York

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-23-2013 03:05:47 | More by zoober911

Abrengle

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-23-2013 01:29:04 | More by Abrengle

firecrack0r

California

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-22-2013 23:05:06 | More by firecrack0r

ThirdEyePA

Texas

4/5  rDev -11.9%

05-22-2013 20:00:19 | More by ThirdEyePA

grover37

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-22-2013 04:20:48 | More by grover37

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-22-2013 01:10:59 | More by mikeincharleston

PalatePilot

Colorado

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-21-2013 22:44:58 | More by PalatePilot

Justinsosmart

California

4.68/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

On-tap as part of a Firestone tap takeover. Pour is a dark chestnut brown. Very barrel-forward in the nose and in the beginning. Lots of vanilla is present. Mouthfeel is amazing, i can drink this all day. Warming towards the end, I would love to see this after a year.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2013 22:03:37 | More by Justinsosmart

ackeeper

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-21-2013 21:02:02 | More by ackeeper

VirginiaJeff1

Virginia

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-21-2013 19:16:31 | More by VirginiaJeff1

Busker

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-21-2013 14:09:39 | More by Busker

PlinyBeMiney

California

4.25/5  rDev -6.4%

05-21-2013 07:05:21 | More by PlinyBeMiney

CosmoHopHead

Kansas

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-21-2013 04:05:52 | More by CosmoHopHead

CraftEyeDoc

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-21-2013 02:35:06 | More by CraftEyeDoc

BKBassist

New York

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-20-2013 22:17:59 | More by BKBassist

JackBauer

Washington

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-20-2013 20:02:22 | More by JackBauer

pk18

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-20-2013 19:45:17 | More by pk18

mookihouse

California

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-20-2013 18:32:42 | More by mookihouse

powz87

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-20-2013 17:18:02 | More by powz87

duobob

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -6.4%

05-20-2013 05:12:11 | More by duobob

Pdrufo

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-20-2013 01:22:00 | More by Pdrufo

dar482

New York

4.9/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

It comes in a rusty copper color.

The aroma is a nutty with sweet vanilla, mellow coconut. It has a familiar aroma to BCBS with its oak and vanilla. The sweetness is quite obvious with dark sugary malt with a heavy malt backbone.

The beer hits you with a sweet caramel and maple syrup flavor. Then the pop of fresh vanilla pods smack you and grows all over the mouth. There is a coconut, dark brown sugar. It keeps exploding and changing in flavors with every sip. The end has a big booze and smokey bourbon flavor. The beer is almost like sweet vanilla malty extract.

The body is medium/heavy with low carbonation. A surprising thing about this beer is the easy finish without a cloying sweetness.

The booziness eventually gets quite obvious and in your face. However, the complexity and flavor is almost unmatchable for any beer style. I generally would prefer hops in a barleywine, but this is world class.

However, having this aged from 2012 on tap at Brouwerij Lane, I prefer this fresh. With age, the booze mellows, but as does the big bold flavors. It becomes less complex and bold. Not that it is not still amazing, but I just prefer the wide range of flavors that the fresh one has.

Serving type: on-tap

05-19-2013 22:53:21 | More by dar482

LegalBrew87

California

4.46/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

This beer is incredibly good.

A: murky brownish red with little to no head that fades quickly. Looks like a pretty standard BW.

S: huge bourbon and oak character but in a very non-boozy way. It's hard to get past the bourbon but there's also some vanilla, toffee sweetness and some fruitiness.

T: not nearly as much bourbon as the nose and I'm glad. Such a great tasting beer...smooth sweetness and typical BW flavors. If I had a complaint it would be that the beer smells much more complex than it tastes. Almost no alcohol is detectable outside of a slight warming sensation.

M: creamy mouthfeel with great carbonation.

O: I'm not a huge drinker of BWs but this is by far the best I've tasted. Great beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 20:22:51 | More by LegalBrew87

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev -0.9%

05-19-2013 14:58:37 | More by ShawnMH