Firestone Walker Brewing’s 15th Anniversary beer goes on sale today. Each release is a carefully chosen blend of other beers and barrel aged beers in Firestone’s portfolio. Winemakers were even part of the process this time around. XV is a blend of 197 oak barrels and 8 different beers. The blend recipe is as follows:
Helldorado — (11.7% abv) Aged in Bourbon Barrels and Brandy Barrels. (18% of Blend) Barleywine
Sticky Monkey — (12.5% abv) Aged in Bourbon and Brandy Barrels. (17% of Blend) English Barleywine
Bravo – (13.5% abv) Aged in Bourbon and Brandy Barrels. (17% of Blend) Brown Ale
Double Double Barrel Ale (11.5% abv) Aged 100% in retired Firestone Union Barrels. (13% of Blend) English Pale Ale
Good Foot (14.3% abv) Aged in Bourbon Barrels. (11% of Blend) American Barley Wine
Velvet Merkin (8.6% abv) Aged in Bourbon Barrels. (10% of Blend) Oatmeal Stout
Parabola (13% abv) — Aged in Bourbon Barrels. (9% of Blend) Russian Imperial Oatmeal Stout
Double Jack (9.5% abv) — 100% Fresh-n-Hoppy 100% Stainless Steel. (5% of Blend) – IPA