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RATINGS: 22   MEAN: 3.83/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.7   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 32   EST. CALORIES: 408   ABV: 13.6%
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40 years of innovation and inspiring the rest of the country through homebrewing deserves a very special beer and our brewery wouldn’t be here today without the pioneering spirit of the homebrew movement. The Maltose Falcons is Los Angeles’ oldest homebrew club and we were lucky enough to collaborate and brew with the crew to celebrate their 40th Anniversary!

English Brown malt, drum roasted Caramel malt, Chocolate malt and a healthy dose of brown sugar, together with West Coast American hops created a luscious Barley Wine class Brown Ale. After fermentation was completed in stainless steel we racked the brew over to Rum barrels, along with a few Brandy and Bourbon barrels to add spice and complexity. After 7 months of rest in barrel, allowing time for the brew to soak up the flavors, we bottled the finished beer just in time for the big celebration day! The result is best described as Rum soaked chocolate pound cake. Loads of rich, silky cocoa dusted malt character with a sturdy yet elegant balance on hop spice and boozy barrel accents. This beer is ready to drink now, but will stand up to some time aging in a cool dark cellar. Best enjoyed in a brandy snifter with your favorite homebrewing friends – those who have cracked grains, made wort flow and kept yeasts as pets. The Firestone Walker Brewing team is proud to be apart of this celebration and is happy to present to you – The Maltose Falcons Brownywine! In the words of our fearless leader Charlie Papazian “Relax, don’t worry have a homebrew."


3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
solidfunk (5685) - Washington D.C., Washington DC, USA - SEP 22, 2015
Some malt, some roast. Some burnt sweetness. Some nut. A little syrupy. Brown pour. Tap at Snallygaster.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
radagast83 (5959) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - SEP 17, 2015
Draft at Snallygaster 2015. Poured a dark brown color, almost black with a light tan head. Aroma was sweet roasted caramel notes, alcohol comes through a bit, well maybe a bit more than a bit. Flavor was sweet roasted notes, boozy alcohol comes through.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
GenDV138 (3779) - Falls Church, Virginia, USA - SEP 15, 2015
Draft pour at Snallygaster shared by solidfunk, thanks! Dark brown with light tan head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, bourbon. Tastes of bourbon, caramel, toffee. Medium body with a dry finish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
argo0 (12460) - Washington DC, USA - SEP 12, 2015
Draft. Medium tan head atop brown-black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, orange/cherry, light roast, alcohol warming. Taste is moderately sweet, orange, some milk chocolate, light cherry, light alcohol warming. Medium-full body, some stickiness.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
stevoj (3034) - Boise, Idaho, USA - SEP 7, 2015
Bottle share from Toby. Big, in your face alcohol, with tons of sweet candy notes, toffee, caramel, etc. Lots of warmth followed by burn, barrel aging notes present throughout.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BuckeyeBoy (3879) - Boise, Idaho, USA - JUL 17, 2015
22oz bottle thanks to Toby. Pours out a dark brown topped with a small head. Nose is great sweet brown sugar molasses vanilla barrel bourbon and a nice malty. Taste is more of the sweetness toffee brown sugar vanilla bourbon barrel and some pit fruit.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Prufrockstar (1590) - Seattle, Washington, USA - MAY 21, 2015
Draft at Chucks. This is a pricy one, but I’m a sucker for the .rar barrel-aged firestone ticks. Clear amber, minimal head. Aroma = English barleywine, heavy on caramel and toffee. Taste is sweet caramel with an herbal hop bitterness to the end. This one comes in pretty hot - like, smooth and sweet but finishes like a shot of bourbon. Full body, average carbonation. Overall: boozy; a bit rough, but I wouldn’t turn down another. Unless I have to drive (which I do).

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jtclockwork (11302) - , New Jersey, USA - APR 20, 2015
Draft EBF - Need Label - Pours caramel brown - Nose/taste of brown sugar, caramel, bourbon, chocolate, rum cake - Medium body.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
GothGargoyle (1841) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - APR 16, 2015
Dark brown with a good beige head and visible carbonation. Aroma is caramel, anise, dark fruits. Full bodied, sweet and slight spicy on the palate with a little booze burn on the finish. Taste is dark fruits, molasses, bourbon, rye spice.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Homer321 (2912) - Melboring, Florida, USA - APR 10, 2015
Bottle thanks to justin. Nose is lightly boozy with some light cicoa and sweetness. Deep dark brown, minimal tan head. Taste is a bit chocolatey which I woukdnt really expect. This seems like a super imperial brown ale more than a barleywine. Moderare barrel character which mixes booze and vanilla notes from the wood. A moderare alcohol warming as it warms. Nice


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