Firestone 16 - Anniversary Ale - Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.43/5  rDev -21%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5

650 mL bottle poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Deep brown caramel with a small khaki head. Settles quickly. Just a stray wisp on the surface.

Smell - Lots of barrel, but nondescript. A lot of different alcohols mixing here. Caramel and some darker malts.

Taste - Much more rich caramel than the nose and a more direct Bourbon barrel. Vanilla and bitter oak. Chalky and bitter finish. Mix of flavors that is impossible to discern.

Mouthfeel - Doesn't taste like 13%, but it had all sorts of other pitfalls. Rough bitter finished and a very odd flavor I can't pick out.

Overall - There's something there I can't pick out. Unpleasant in the back. Chalky is he best way to describe it.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2013 03:33:02 | More by Alieniloquium

bbadger

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-18-2013 06:49:17 | More by bbadger

coryking

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-17-2013 21:34:40 | More by coryking

FreshHawk

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-17-2013 13:13:27 | More by FreshHawk

dan027

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +15.2%

05-17-2013 02:33:38 | More by dan027

BradStokley

Maryland

4/5  rDev -7.8%

05-16-2013 19:40:44 | More by BradStokley

standardcherry

Massachusetts

4.61/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22oz bottle

A: Very dark brown/almost pitch black with a thin white head.
S: Starts of very roasty with some coffee aroma and dark chocolate. Followed by vanilla, bourbon, oak and dark fruits.
T: Not as much coffee as the nose, but there is still some roastiness in there. Tastes a lot like dark fruits (plum) mixed with chocolate and vanilla. Tastes more chocolately than the nose would suggest, almost like a chocolate doughnut. Bourbon and oak blend in very well at the end of this.
M: Medium/thick bodied with light carbonation. Works well with the style.
O: Firestone Walker does not disappoint. This beer is extremely well blended to showcase all of the elements. Dangerously drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 05:50:08 | More by standardcherry

Zbeetleman

California

3.75/5  rDev -13.6%

05-15-2013 02:31:58 | More by Zbeetleman

Absolut

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-14-2013 17:51:07 | More by Absolut

drewone

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-14-2013 07:17:59 | More by drewone

TheRuss9585

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-14-2013 00:52:02 | More by TheRuss9585

Rau71

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-13-2013 14:08:37 | More by Rau71

bostonryan

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -7.8%

05-13-2013 13:04:08 | More by bostonryan

Lorianneb

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -7.8%

05-12-2013 15:58:23 | More by Lorianneb

jkrug5

Maryland

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-11-2013 20:42:45 | More by jkrug5

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-10-2013 22:20:51 | More by mikeburd1128

TammyC2164

Washington

5/5  rDev +15.2%

05-10-2013 21:45:14 | More by TammyC2164

marshmeli

New York

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-10-2013 20:50:56 | More by marshmeli

drlovemd87

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-10-2013 03:21:19 | More by drlovemd87

jkane101

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-10-2013 01:22:00 | More by jkane101

justforrazors

Missouri

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-10-2013 01:21:27 | More by justforrazors

JoninVT

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-09-2013 21:47:45 | More by JoninVT

caguiar

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-09-2013 15:49:29 | More by caguiar

ItalianHopHead203

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-09-2013 14:32:59 | More by ItalianHopHead203

aliving1

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +15.2%

05-09-2013 01:13:13 | More by aliving1