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

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rAvg: 3.88
pDev: 11.34%
Reviews: 587
Hads: 500

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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), growler (2), cask (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 flayedandskinned:

flayedandskinned

California

4.36/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Bottled on 2/18/13
Poured into a Duvel tulip.

Appearance: Pours a pitch black with a 3 and half finger tall khaki head which leaves plenty of nice lacing as it slowly recedes. Gorgeous looking porter.

Aroma: Grassy and herbal hops straight away and some faint notes of baker's chocolate, coffee and some dark roasted malts. Pretty low key, albeit very balanced aromatics on this porter.

Taste: Very similar to the nose; grassy and herbal English hops right away, with some soft notes of chocolate, light coffee and slightly nut like roasted malts before the dry, bitter finish. Lingering impressions of vanilla, herbal hops, espresso and roasted malt are left on your palate until the very last drop.

Mouthfeel: Very full bodied with a sublimely creamy texture. Soft carbonation. Honestly, this beer almost tastes cask-conditioned. Superb.

Overall: Yet another perfectly balanced beer from Firestone Walker. This ale offers
plenty of flavor and has a very rich and creamy mouthfeel at only 5.8%. While I do wish the roasted malts peak through a bit more in the more in the nose, they certainly do have a stronger presence in the flavor profile. This is by far the most balanced porter I've tasted, and I can pretty much say its my favorite. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 11:44:08 | More by flayedandskinned

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ackeeper

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -3.4%

05-21-2013 21:01:31 | More by ackeeper

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev +9.5%

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

smooth_aleing

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +9.5%

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

AL89BR

New Jersey

4/5 rDev +3.1%

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

JakerLou

New Hampshire

4.25/5 rDev +9.5%

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

dwagner003

California

4/5 rDev +3.1%

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

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5 rDev +3.1%

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

BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

4.49/5 rDev +15.7%
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