How Firestone Walker XV is made
Don’t expect to hear specifics about the blend for a little while longer but here is a good summary of how Firestone Walker XV is made through blending of various beers.
All but one of the beers on the table this year were aged in a variety of barrels, from 20-year-old Bourbon barrels to used wine barrels as well as Firestone’s own retired union barrels. These beers are all high in alcohol and very strong in flavor creating a challenge that the winemakers relish. Some of the individual components are highly regarded and sought after, such as Parabola, a Bourbon barrel-aged Russian imperial stout; alternately some of the components only exist to be a part of the blending such as Bravo, an imperial brown ale.
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