Firestone Walker Brewing Company Menu

Beers

• Pale 31
  California pale ale Pale 31 is an ode to our home California, the 31st state to be added to the union. Beer may not be associated w/ terroir the way wine is, but we believe that where we’re from impacts how our beers taste. This dry-hopped California Pale Ale represents the bold yet approachable spirit that embodies our state.
• DBA (Double Barrel Ale)
  2012 great american beer festival gold medal (english/special bitter) Our patented Firestone Union uniquely incorporates 60-gallon American oak barrels into the fermentation process that yields beers of extraordinary character & complexity. This system improves the fullness of the palate, balances hop character & lends a clean briskness to the finish. The influence of the toasted oak also imparts unique hints of smokiness & vanilla, as well as a subtle fruitiness to the flavor profile. REMEMBER: Watch for bottled on dates located on the necks or bottom left corner of the label for each of our beers. Our beer is not pasteurized, so it is best when stored at 44F or below, out of light & within 120 days of the bottled on date...this ensures freshness & ultimately a great Firestone Walker beer!
• Union Jack
  I ndia pale ale union jack abounds w/ hop aroma & character. In fact this well balanced, west coast IPA is double dry hopped, giving it more & more of the grapefruit, citrus hop aroma & flavor it is known for. Overall it utilizes over four pounds of pacific-northwest hops per barrel.

• Velvet Merlin
  Fall & winter a decadent Oatmeal Stout brimming w/ cocoa & espresso aromas. This beer features a rich, dark chocolate & roasted coffee flavor w/ a creamy mouth feel & wonderfully dry finish. The addition of U.S. grown fuggles hops contributes the perfect amount of bitterness to this exceptionally balanced beer.
• Solace
  Spring & summer firestone Walker presents Solace, an ode to warmer weather in the northern hemisphere. A hint of citrus fruit & clove aroma are followed by tangy dry malt flavor & a silky finish making it an approachable & refreshing session beer. We bring you this beer unfettered, a craftily unfiltered ale full of flavor & perfectly constructed to compliment those lazy warm days ahead. Ideal for washing down fish tacos or other south o’ the border-inspired dishes.
• Oaktoberfest
  Coming fall 2012, oaktoberfest is a true German Märzen bier, brewed w/ premium imported Pilsner & Vienna malts. It’s spiced w/ Bavarian hops from the motherland, & fermented w/ the famous Bavarian Augustiner Lager yeast from Munich. We utilized German Hallertauer traditions for both bittering & aroma additions, adding a rich, noble hop presence to this beer. Draft only. Coming September 2012.

• Double Jack
  2012 great american beer festival bronze medal (imperial ipa) , double Jack IPA is our first ever Imperial IPA. It features a big malty middle to cloak the high alcohol & mouth puckering hop bitterness. Huge tangerine, grapefruit & juicy fruit aroma blossom over the herbal blue basil & malt earthiness of this aggressive beer. Best enjoyed in moderation.
• §ucaba (Coming February 2013)
  Barley wine, big boozy bourbon & American oak aromas combined w/ soft chocolate malty undertones. Complex malt flavors framed in oak, w/ hints of dark chocolate, vanilla, tobacco, coconut & just a touch of dark cherry. This is definitely a sipping beer, best served in a brandy snifter. This ale pairs well w/ dark chocolate & sturdy cheeses.
• Double DBA (July 2013)
  Barley wine, DDBA is our flagship beer brewed at double strength. It is amazingly similar in many respects to our barrel fermented DBA & possesses everything we love about that beer times two. English caramel malts lend rich toffee character that pairs well w/ assertive medium toast American oak barrels.
• Walker's Reserve
  Robust porter, a singularly distinctive beer that represents our finest brewing efforts, Walker’s Reserve is a elegant dark ale featuring robust flavors of toffee, caramel & bittersweet chocolate. This brew employs five specialty malts, as well as oat & barley flakes, for added complexity & flavor.
• Wookey Jack
  2012 great american beer festival gold medal (american-style black ale) , wookey Jack is our first foray into the dark outer world of black IPAs. Rich dark malts & spicy rye careen into bold citrus laden hops creating a new dimension in IPA flavor. This brew has been left unfiltered & unfined to retain all of its texture & character. At 80 IBUs, Wookey Jack is gnarly on the outside yet complex & refined on the inside.
• Parabola (Coming May 2013)
  Ussian imperial stout, parabola has been a major component of past anniversary blends & is one of our most aggressive offerings. This beer features bold bourbon & tobacco aromas & a rich dark chocolate, charred oak flavor. Parabola is best enjoyed in moderation & is a perfect beer to pair w/ those chocolate dessert favs.

• Sixteen (Released November 2012)
  Anniversary ale,‏ since founding our brewery in 1996, we have specialized in the rare art of brewing beer in oak barrels. in the fall of 2006, we released a limited edition oak-aged strong ale called 10 to commemorate our 10th anniversary. the experience was greater than any one of us could have ever imagined. we now present xvi, our seventh release in what has become an annual autumn rite at our brewery.
• Fourteen (No Longer Available)
  Anniversary ale,‏ since founding our brewery in 1996, we have specialized in the rare art of fermenting beer in oak barrels. In the fall of 2006, we released a limited edition, oak-aged strong ale called “10” to commemorate our 10th anniversary, thus beginning an annual autumn rite. this year, we present 14, our fifth release from our barrel aged program. 14 was crafted from separate lots produced over several months & years, then carefully blended into this truly unique & complex brew.
• Twelve (No Longer Available)
  Anniversary ale
• Ten (No Longer Available)
  Anniversary ale
• Fifteen (no longer available)
  Anniversary ale, as a finished beer, XV is alive w/ amazing complexity & yet it is quite possibly the most integrated & seamless blend yet. Looking at a blend of 8 beers on paper at first looks chaotic & potentially disjointed; however, a closer look reveals & interesting theme: 76% Barley Wine style beers, 19% Stout & 5% Imperial IPA. XV introduces our new blonde barley wine Helldorado w/ flavors of lavender honey liqueur. The well established DDBA delivers its signature American toasted oak, English caramel toffee & light leather nuances. 2010 vintage Sticky Monkey folds in brown sugar, maple, cinnamon, ginger & ripe figs. Parabola brings the familiar flavors of roasted dark coco, & chocolate covered cherries. Velvet Merkin carries silky milk chocolate, toasted coconut & creamy textures. Good Foot & Bravo add assertive barley wine warmth & lush barrel derived vanilla bean notes. The game changer this year is the addition of Double Jack to the blend. At just 5% its massive dry hop character brings citrus zest, tangerine & mango aromas making this a completely new beer. the beer is unfiltered & unfined, so there will be a small amount of sediment in the bottom of the bottle. XV is best enjoyed poured carefully into a half-filled brandy snifter or wine glass. Allow it to warm to 55F to fully enjoy the pleasing & complex aromas. As the beer sits & breathes in the glass, a richer, orange zested, chocolate dusted, vanilla custard character is reveled, so take your time. If you wait to open your bottle later, store it in a cool dark place. I suspect that this beer will age well & change favorably for years to come. It was an absolute pleasure in the making & I truly hope you enjoy our Sixth oak-aged blend! Our journey continues & it’s just as fun & exciting now as it was back in 1996.
• Thirteen (No Longer Available)
  Anniversary ale
• Eleven (No Longer Available)
  Anniversary ale‏

• Helldorado
  This is an Imperial Blonde Ale or Blonde Barley Wine. It has the lightest color of the beers in our program but really carries a lot of interesting barrel character: vanilla, light char & amazing lavender honey notes. There is a rich boozy honey liqueur character & loads of smooth sweet toasted malt. The El Dorado hops dance in the back ground & do not play a dominant role in the flavor profile. This beer gets better & better the longer it is in barrel. Very limited draft availability.
• Stickee Monkee
  This brew sits firmly in the English Barley Wine class. We have a lot of lean & hot beers in our barrel program, so we formulated a beer to sit on the sweeter & malty side so that we could utilize it as a blending piece. We used brown sugar from Mexico that has wonderful molasses flavors that are reminiscent of Belgian candi sugar. It has a full body & lush texture. There is barrel expression all over this beer: toasted oak, coconut, leather & cigar tobacco. This is a beer that we will brew again for future blends. Draft only, extremely limited.
• Velvet Merkin
  This is our Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels & it just won the 2010 & 2011 Gold medal at the GABF for barrel aged beers!!! This beer goes into the barrels as a roasty dark chocolate, coffee accented mild mannered stout & comes out transformed as a milk chocolate, smooth dark cherry, vanilla & coconut infused masterpiece. We are incredibly proud of this beer & it seems as though it was always meant to be a barrel aged brew. 100% Oak Barrel Aged Very limited draft availability.
• Good Foot
  Good Foot created as the hoppy sidekick to Sticky Monkey. It was designed w/ a massive hop charge in the kettle in hopes that we would have a more hop accented blending piece. We have learned over the years that barrels have a way of mellowing all things & bitterness very often lost in the aging process. What was a hop bomb has mellowed into a balanced & complex barley wine. After it warms, the hops start peeking through. Very limited draft release.
• Bravo
  Bravo is the very first beer that we brewed for the barrel aging program & is a beer that we have brewed every year since. We originally named it after an experimental variety of hops that we were interested in trying. We now brew the beer w/ US grown Fuggles which are earthy & resinous. It is a lean simple barley wine brewed to show case barrel flavors. This batch has massive bourbon barrel notes that morph as the beer warms in the glass. Draft only, extremely limited.

• 805
  It’s not a unique idea, but one that everyone on the Central Coast understands… Call something “805” & it means local. As a regional craft brewer we have always known that the closer the beer is to where it was brewed, the fresher it is. In fact since 1996 our brewery has been built on fresh, local beers for the Central Coast…. so we created a beer just for our locals in the “805”.