Double Double Barrel Ale - Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

gshak

Texas

4.55/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Finally got to grab a couple of bombers of the first double DBA release. Let's see how this goes:

Poured about 3 oz from bottle at fridge temperature into a triple karmeliet snifter, and allowed to warm up for about 10 mins:
A - Orange/light brown with minimal head and zero lacing. Not much to look at, but I wasn't paying for the appearance either...
S - coconut, vanilla, delicate bourbon, toffee, brown sugar, and slight fruity tartness...the smell reminds me of a very decadent dessert.
T - slight saltiness, yielding rightaway to rich, sweet, toffee-like, brown sugary, rum-soaked raisin breadiness that finishes tart, and very abruptly at that. The mouth demands another sip to replace the one that just went down. There is some oak and a slight hop near the end to balance out the sweetness.
M - medium bodied, but chewy indicating that this is one flavorful beer.
O - A most excellent beer that will likely age gracefully into a more complex and rewarding fine liquid. At 12%, this one drinks remarkably easy and very filling. Drink it responsibly at home, with good company.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2012 21:05:29 | More by gshak

visionaries

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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New York

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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JimGlonke

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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Washington

5/5  rDev +19%

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Washington

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.8%

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SanFranJake

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -10.7%

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ElGallo

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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slemkuil

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.8%

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California

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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California

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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California

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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rainfairy

California

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

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gumballhead1

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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California

4/5  rDev -4.8%

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chinchill

South Carolina

4.23/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

2012 Reserve #001 bottle. Translucent red-copper color; sparkling clear; small but durable off-white head.

Aroma: Big, rich and complex with some evidence of higher ABV. Surprisingly fruity! Hints of oak, caramel, raisins, brown sugar and bourbon.

Taste: Rich, complex and lasting. Bourbon whiskey-oak tones over a very fine barley wine. Has 12% ABV but drinks more like 8%.

Mouthfeel: Smooth but with some alcohol heat. Excellent for 12% ABV!

O: Exceptional. Perfect for sipping. An ESB transformed into something else altogether.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 14:06:35 | More by chinchill

bpasquini

California

4.69/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

A: dark ruby in color, similar to sucaba, a little more carbonation leaving a small half finger head

S: similar to sucaba and parabola, very sweet smelling, vanilla and bourbon predominately, some tart fruit also

T: slight bourbon presence, vanilla, and a little caramelized sugar, tasted a little coconut, and very little earthy hops as well, can tell they aged this in the same barrels as sucaba and parabola, very good flavor to it, would say it is sweeter than parabola, gets a little boozy as it warms

M: feels thick but smooth, almost identical to sucaba, very easy to drink considering %12 ABV

O: very good beer, recommend trying if you can find it, Sucaba and Parabola are better but this still compares to them, a little cheaper than sucaba and parabola, but still very good

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 05:49:44 | More by bpasquini

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Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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New York

4/5  rDev -4.8%

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