On tap at Ambulance, spritzy amber rust-hued hybrid hefe allows tart blood orange adjunct to nearly nullify stylish cotton-candied banana and clove sweetness as slight lemonade sweetness creeps thru.
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FIRESTONE WALKER 25 (XXV) ANNIVERSARY ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, luxurious barrel-aged stout blends Brandy Barrel Barleywine, Parabola Autumn Edition, Stickee Monkee Quad, Tequila Barrel Merkin Stout and Whiskey Barrel Wheat Wine for debonair 25th anniversary celebrator. Richly creamed dark chocolate syruping drapes bourbon vanilla sweetness, brandied sherry wining, cedar-burnt almond nuttiness, rummy molasses sugaring, caramel toffee fudging and honey-toasted tequila whims. Leathery oaken dryness sits way back, trying desperately to contrast its sweet sticky brandied mocha interior.
FIRESTONE WALKER XXVI ANNIVERSARY ALE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, sumptuous 26th anniversary strong ale combines fudgy milk chocolatey caramel molasses saucing with plentiful vanilla creaming and silken bourbon-cognac sedation. Milk-sugared coffee tones enrich the backload alongside toasted coconut, black cherry, blackberry, dried fig and currant illusions. Leathery oaken tannins provide mild dryness against resonating caramelized chocolate sweetness. Recommended for fireplace nightcap.
FIRESTONE WALKER FRIEKY BONES
On tap at Taphouse 15, lactobacillus-soured Flanders-style kriek lambic aged in French oak foeders offers Montmorency cherry sourness to acrid barnyard leathering, vinous white wining and dill pickle brining. Slightly acidic salted lemon spritz crackles thru candied cherry finish.
FIRESTONE WALKER GOLD RIDER (2022)
On tap at Taphouse 15, Sidecar cocktail-inspired strong ale (circa 2022) utilizes cognac-barreled orange bitters to engage fresh-squeezed lemon juicing and tannic white grape esters. Buttery oaken vanilla caramelization underscores the popular sour mix (while wispy red cherry, candied apple, golden raisin and spiced orange licks flutter).
FIRESTONE WALKER NAPA PARABOLA IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, 2019 Imperial Stout aged on Frech oak wine barrels combines cocoa powdered dark chocolate scrum with musky black grape esters and dried black cherry tartness, leaving slight wood burnt bittering in its wake.
FIRESTONE WALKER CINNAMON DOLCE NITRO STOUT
On tap at Beef Trust, nitrogenated cinnamon-sticked Madagascar vanilla and roasted coffee richness amplify traditional Mexican confection. Eclair-frothed cinnamon dolce syruping coats Black Forest cake finish.
FIRESTONE WALKER CHAMPS DE FRAISES
Intensely sour gueuze lambic-like wild ale aged in French oak barrels plies limey lemon-squeezed acidity and dry white wine vinegaring to salted strawberry adjunct in lactic brettanomyces funk setting. Ultimately, leathery horse-blanketed acridity beats down perfumed strawberry misting.
FIRESTONE COCONUT MIND HAZE DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, coconut-daubed tropical fruiting brightens yellow-hazed, moderate-bodied, Mind Haze offshoot. Lightly vanilla-creamed coconut adjunct offers only subtle sweetener to lemon meringue tartness, zesty lime souring, salted mango-papaya-guava juicing, mild pineapple bittering and orange vodka sharpness.
FIRESTONE LAGER
Soft-toned Helles-styled lager brings maize-dried herbal snatch and wheat-floured French breading to politely astringent Hallertau-hopped pilsner malting with flattish restraint.
FIRESTONE WALKER MOLE MERKIN MILK STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, smoothly creamed bourbon-aged Velvet Merkin Stout variant utilizes Puya chili heat to impact bourbon vanilla sweetness and cinnamon-spiced cocoa nibs splendor. Mildly chili peppered milk chocolate sugaring spreads thru subsidiary gingerbread, toasted coconut, caramel coffee and cappuccino illusions.
FIRESTONE WALKER COCONUT MERLIN MILK STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, ‘unique’ Velvet Merlin spinoff adds toasted coconut sweetness and honeyed Graham Cracker sugaring to original versions’ lactic mocha latte richness. Sweet milk chocolate center gains creamy vanilla splendor and frothy espresso tinge.
