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Firestone Walker Brewing CompanyPaso Robles, CA
  • Barleywine / Strong Ale
  • 15.9% ABV
  • Label approved Jul 30

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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour

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Firestone Walker Brewing Company's Barleywine / Strong Ale. Label approved 30 July 2026; not spotted yet.

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How to serve it

Serve at
54–60°F (12–16°C)
Glass
Snifter: a wide bowl you can warm in your hand, for a small strong pour

About 445–500 calories and 34–49 g carbs

About 310 of those calories come from the alcohol.

General guidance for Barleywine / Strong Ale. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools

About this beer

This is the 49th of 66 labels we have from Firestone Walker Brewing Company. It is one of 10 barleywine / strong ale labels approved in July 2026. Its label was approved 1 day after it was submitted. The label carries barrel-aged on the front.

The artwork

An arched label with a dark ground features a cream-coloured banner across the upper half containing the beer name in serif capitals, flanked by ornamental flourishes and crossed by a gold-ruled central cartouche. Below, a cream panel reads "VINTAGE" above a larger cream-bordered shield stating "RETURN TO DUST" with production details in mixed serif and script type. The lower half of the label is dark with gold rules, brewery attribution, and regulatory text. A Brewer's Guild–style seal marking "No.01" sits at the bottom of the shield.

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Brew it

A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.

The bench sheet

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Style: StrongBrewery: Firestone Walker Brewing Company