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Firestone Walker Velvet Mocha Merlin

Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Paso Robles, CA, United States of America


Vital Statistics

Type: Stout
Release: Limited Single
ABV: 5.5%
Bitterness: 27 IBU
Color: 65 SRM
First released: 2014

From the brewer

Our beloved Velvet Merlin aged with cocoa nibs and Intelligentsia Espresso Beans.

All of the smooth textures and roasty dark chocolate goodness of our seasonal Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout with the added infusion of Intelligentsia Coffee House aromas and cocoa dusted chocolate truffle flavors.

This brew makes debut in our 2014 Winter Bundle pack - the only way to find this elusive collabroation.

Average Scores

Overall: 73 (logged 5 times)
Can: 67 (logged 1 time)
Bottle: 75 (logged 4 times)

Who's been drinking this

A thinnish stout with a wonderful aroma of big, roast coffee. The flavor is a lot more subdued than the smell, in line maybe with the regular Velvet Merlin, though I found myself wishing for some more body. The roastiness flirts with the edge of being burnt, but falls on the right side of the line, and the quality of the coffee flavor is excellent. A very easy beer to drink.
Smells like a Tootsie Roll with coffee. Light taste, light body. Smooth.