A British Pale Ale never tasted so fresh. We challenge our good friends across the pond to match this one. Can’t be done. We’ve honored the traditions of the great British Pale brewers of Burton-on-Trent Continue Reading →
Firestone Walker’s 15th Anniversary Ale arrives this fall. Details have yet to be disclosed – but it will follow suit with it’s Anniversary predecessors. A blended, barrel aged ale.
Availability: 22oz bombers, boxed. Very limited draft.
Firestone Walker’s Summertime Fusion Wheat Beer. Info per the brewery:
“Never under estimate how much assistance, how much satisfaction, how much comfort, how much soul and transcendence there might be in a well-made (fish) taco and a cold bottle of (wheat) Continue Reading →
Firestone Walker Brewing (Paso Robles, CA) is launching a cask ale series in 2011. While not formally announced, initial rumors have FW taking 3 of their year round flagship beers Union Jack IPA, Pale 31 & Robust Porter for cask Continue Reading →
Firestone Walker Brewing (Paso Robles, CA) is debuting a new beer in their Proprietor Reserve series – Abacus. Abacus is a barrel aged barleywine appearing in 22oz bombers, and very limited draft. Previous beer in the Reserve series is Parabola, Continue Reading →
A British Pale Ale never tasted so fresh. We challenge our good friends across the pond to match this one. Can’t be done. We’ve honored the traditions of the great British Pale brewers of Burton-on-Trent using our patented Firestone Union oak barrels. You’re left with a mild blend of vanilla and toasted oak flavor touched with an elegant hint of English noble hops. DBA is the flagship of our company and wildly popular.
style
English Style Bitter / Amber Ale
abv
5.0%
fermentation
Selectively fermented in the Firestone Union oak barrel brewing system.
malts
Premium Two-Row, Maris Otter Pale, Munich, Crystal, Chocolate
hops
Bittering–Magnum; Late Kettle–Styrian Golding, East Kent Golding; Dry Hops–East Kent Golding
availability (Current as of 11/1/11)
California/Nevada/Arizona/Washington/Oregon/Colorado
6 pack, 12 pack, 22 oz bottle & draft (13.3g/5.2g)
Firestone Walker’s 15th Anniversary Ale arrives this fall. Details have yet to be disclosed – but it will follow suit with it’s Anniversary predecessors. A blended, barrel aged ale.
Availability: 22oz bombers, boxed. Very limited draft.
Areas: CA, NV, OR, WA, AZ, MO, Chicago, MA, NJ, NY, VA, PA, DC, MD
Firestone Walker regrets to announce that our shipment of beer to Colorado has been delayed.
We had originally planned on having the first truck out to that market leave this week but due to issues with our license to sell beer we will delay our Colorado release until later next month. We will then launch the entire state including Denver.
Just got this press release. Firestone Walker, based in Paso Robles, California just recently expanded to Pennsylvania and now heads to Colorado. Doesn’t look like it will be in the whole state, but beer hot bed areas like Ft. Collins and Colorado Springs.
Full Press Release
Paso Robles, Calif — Firestone Walker, reigning World Beer Cup Champion and two-time Great American Beer Festival Champion, is proud to announce that it will be taking its full line of beers to the great state of Colorado.
Firestone Walker will bring all of its bottled offerings to Colorado including its Pale Series, which consists of, Double Barrel Ale an English-style pale, Union Jack an IPA and Pale 31 a California-style pale ale.
Beer drinkers in the Ft. Collins and Colorado Springs area will have access to Firestone beers on draft and in bottles as early as late June. Denver fans are scheduled to see the beers in July sometime.
Firestone Walker has long had its sights on Colorado according to David Walker, co-Proprietor of Firestone Walker.
“We are looking forward to spending some time in the mountains in a great beer state and home to some of the best Craft Brewers in America,” Walker said, “and we feel privileged to be a part of that scene.”
This expansion reflects the increased production in beer that the brewery has been able to achieve recently.
“Sending our beer to Colorado is a big deal for our brew team,” Firestone brewmaster Matt Brynildson said. “ We have a lot of brewing industry friends in the mountain state and there is a lot of incredible beer produced there along with a good deal of honorable beer stewardship being practiced. Colorado is the home of the Brewers Association, the National Homebrewer’s Association and the GABF. It is an epicenter for the craft movement, so it is a real honor to finally be able to have Firestone Walker beer in this great
beer state.”
Colorado will also receive the Proprietor’s Reserve series, which has also been released in markets throughout the country, with great success. The Proprietor’s Reserve series includes many limited release offerings and some of the most coveted of the Firestone Walker brews.
Double Jack, imperial IPA, and Walker’s Reserve, Robust Porter, will be available year-round in 22oz bottles and on draft. Parabola, Abacus and the Anniversary Ale are all very limited one time releases throughout the year. They also come in 22oz bottles and on draft.
There will also be two other seasonal offerings that will be in 12oz bottles (six-packs and cases) and on draft. Solace, an unfiltered wheat beer will be offered in the spring and summer while Velvet Merlin, a partially bourbon barrel-aged oatmeal stout, will be offered in the fall and winter.
Established in 1996 on California’s Central Coast, Firestone Walker a regional brewery committed to making the world’s best pale ales, Firestone Walker remains the only American brewery to ferment beer in a union of oak barrels. Firestone Walker Brewing Company was named “Mid-Size Brewing Company of The Year” at the 2007 and 2003 Great American Beer Festivals and “Champion Brewery” for the category of Mid-Size Brewing Company at the 2010, 2006 and 2004 World Beer Cups.
Firestone Walker’s Summertime Fusion Wheat Beer. Info per the brewery:
“Never under estimate how much assistance, how much satisfaction, how much comfort, how much soul and transcendence there might be in a well-made (fish) taco and a cold bottle of (wheat) beer.” Tom Robbins
Brewing Program:
Multi-step infusion mashing program using wheat to insure a creamy mouth feel
Traditional biological acidification program to insure bright zesty acidity
Warm (free range) farm-house style fermentation to add tropical flavors and spicy aroma
Cold conditioned and blended to soften, mellow and round
Presented unfiltered to retain all flavor, aroma, texture and visual opalescence
Lightly hopped with a unique blend to add spicy balanced drinkability
Recipe Components:
Hops: Yakima Valley Willamette, French Strissel Spalt
Malts: North American 2-Row Malted Barley, North American White Wheat Malt, Toasted Wheat, Munich Malt, Acidulated Malt, German (Weyermann) Cara-Wheat, German (Weyermann) Cara-Foam.
Firestone Walker Brewing (Paso Robles, CA) is launching a cask ale series in 2011. While not formally announced, initial rumors have FW taking 3 of their year round flagship beers Union Jack IPA, Pale 31 & Robust Porter for cask conditioning. Double Jack is on the list of potentials too.
I’m sure a press release is to follow soon on this series. (Image from proposed keg collar art.)
Firestone Walker Brewing (Paso Robles, CA) is debuting a new beer in their Proprietor Reserve series – Abacus. Abacus is a barrel aged barleywine appearing in 22oz bombers, and very limited draft. Previous beer in the Reserve series is Parabola, a barrel aged imperial stout.
Commercial Description: Abacus is a barrel aged Barley Wine. Big boozy bourbon and American oak aromas combined with soft chocolate malty undertones. Complex malt flavors framed in oak, with hints of dark chocolate, vanilla, tobacco, coconut and just a touch of dark cherry. This is definitely a sipping beer, best served in a brandy snifter. Abacus pairs well with dark chocolate and sturdy cheeses.
Style: Barleywine (Barrel aged) Hops: Bittering–Bravo; Late Kettle–East Kent Golding Malts: Munton’s Pale, Crisp Maris Otter Pale, Munich, Dark & Light Crystal, Chocolate
Firestone Walker’s DBA (Double Barrel Ale)
