Walker's Reserve - Porter - Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 3.87
pDev: 11.37%
Reviews: 587
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Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.80% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (522), on-tap (61), cask (2), growler (2).

Notes:
A singularly distinctive beer that represents our finest brewing efforts, Walker’s Reserve is a elegant dark ale featuring robust flavors of toffee, caramel and bittersweet chocolate. This brew employs five specialty malts, as well as oat and barley flakes, for added complexity and flavor.

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Reviews by Jesstyr:

Jesstyr

Virginia

4.03/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I've now had this in bottle and draft form, and it is definitely on of my favorite stouts. In this case the draft was better than the bottle, but I'm reviewing the bottle form.

Pours dark brown with light reddish amber hues. Sizeable head, a little more than 2 fingers, is perfect, and lingers nicely with excellent lacing. Nose is very malty, but with a perfect mix of smokiness, that really balances it nicely.

Taste is a little bit of burnt dark malt, with a taste of chocolate or coffee. Lots of roast in there, but its balanced nicely with a good smooth finish. Medium body is perfect for drinking, but pretty standard for a good porter. All around one of the best hand full of porter's I've ever had, and parabola was even better...

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2011 01:32:46 | More by Jesstyr

More User Reviews:

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev +9.8%

05-20-2013 02:23:08 | More by Kmat10

smooth_aleing

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +9.8%

05-20-2013 02:11:33 | More by smooth_aleing

AL89BR

New Jersey

4/5 rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 19:50:03 | More by AL89BR

JakerLou

New Hampshire

4.25/5 rDev +9.8%

05-18-2013 19:45:06 | More by JakerLou

dwagner003

California

4/5 rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 18:53:52 | More by dwagner003

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5 rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 17:28:50 | More by drgonzo2k2

BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

4.49/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Poured jet black into a 34oz mug, with a relatively thick light tan head. Smells clean and metallic, with coffee and chocolate undertones. Tastes thick and sweet, almost like an oatmeal stout at first; then fades into subdued roasted malts and chocolate. A great, full-bodied porter.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 02:34:59 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead