Central Coast

From the coast of California comes Mind Haze, a free-spirited beer made to elevate your perceptions—juicy, fresh and loaded with an imaginative array of tropical hop flavors.

A light, refreshing blonde ale crafted for the California lifestyle. Subtle malt sweetness is balanced by a touch of hops, creating a versatile beer with a clean finish.

With Flyjack, Brewmaster Matt Brynildson and his team created what many thought impossible: a full-flavored hazy IPA that flies under 100 calories. In Matt’s words, “We wanted to prove that you don’t have to sacrifice flavor for calories.” The result is a remarkably drinkable hazy IPA that is crafted for adventure. Crisp and hazy, with hints of citrus and tropical fruit. A full-flavored Hazy IPA at just 4 carbs.

Union Jack is the IPA that helped blaze the trail for the revolutionary West Coast style. Named for the British Lion who co­founded our brewery, Union Jack is hopped to high hell yet eminently balanced from start to finish. This is a fad-proof IPA for any hop head. Pronounced pineapple, citrus and pine aromas with intense flavors of grapefruit and tangerine, all balanced by a hint of malt sweetness.

Nitro Merlin Milk Stout incorporates nitro gas for a smooth, creamy mouthfeel and milk sugar for a hint of sweet roundness. To create this beer, Brewmaster Matt “Merlin” Brynildson worked his magic to offer a true widget-free nitro experience straight from the can. Be sure to “master the surge pour” for maximum enjoyment. Ultra-smooth nitro mouthfeel. Dark, toasted malt flavors, a creamy texture and a touch of sweetness.

Sfizio is an Italian Style Pilsner with a snappy, cracker-like malt body and a tantalizingly bitter finish. This modern approach to pilsner is hopped as generously as an American IPA, but with Noble hop varieties that are more delicate than their American counterparts. Heaps of Hallertau Mittelfrüh and Aurora hops create fragrant notes of pine and eucalyptus as lively as a zip around San Francisco’s rolling city streets.

Straight from the R&D progam at Firestone Walker's Propagator pilot brewhouse comes Gen-1, a new-generation unfiltered IPA that is loaded with bold character and devilish drinkability. Gen-1 exhibits a style that bridges both the West and East coasts, with intense aromatics and flavors of peach, grapefruit and pineapple. Trial batches of draft Gen-1 generated high demand - and now it arrives in cans for the first time ever.

In 2018 we challenged ourselves to using an array of fruit new to our palettes and practices. When offered a high quality freshly picked Black Currant sample, we couldn’t resist. We present to you a metamorphosis for your senses. Using 12 to 36month aged Agrestic Ale as a base, to which we add 1.5lbs/gal Black Currants, the beer undergoes the final maturation in our French Oak “Fruiders” for an additional four months. A convergence of supple tannin and deep purple pigments, gooseberry jam, a mouth-watering acidity and earthy leather elicit notes of a beer having vinous roots. A new variant to one of the Barrelworks pioneers is born. Santé!

Notes of roasted coffee and chocolate milk

Unfiltered and gold in color, this is our most bitter beer. With more than 2 pounds of hops per barrel including dry hopping this beer is an explosion of citrus flavor that makes up what the West is really famous for….Our use of hops.

Imagine yourself in Berlin’s Tiergarten enjoying this refreshing Berliner Weisse inspired beer on a warm summer’s day. Bretta Weisse honors the traditional beverage of the great Prussian capital, Berlin. Fredrick-the-Great was trained to brew it, and Napoleon’s troops called it “The champagne of the North”. Firm estery notes of stone and tropical fruit lead to Funky, yeasty, citrus aromas. Soft cereal and Oak flavors are enveloped by a firm acidity and tartness. The finish is dry and crisp; a thoroughly enjoyable beverage. At 4.9% ABV, one could imagine enjoying several Bretta Weisse’s in the Tiergarten, or anywhere else. This Berliner Weisse inspired Wheat beer was aged in 1700 gal French Oak horizontal foeders for 8 months.

Light, crisp, refreshing

This light-bodied session IPA contains grassy notes with ample dank aromatics and enough bitterness to remind you you’re drinking an IPA.

We’ve patiently waited for two years to offer you this exquisite ale! Sour Opal retraces its roots to the lambic cellars of the town of Brussels and the Senne River valley, in Belgium. This American “Gueuze” represents a spectrum of flavors from a traditional barrel aged sour ale, complete with aromas of aged cheese and a distinct earthy mustiness that can only be found in a well cellared barrel aged sour. The complexity and balanced flavors of Sour Opal can be attributed first to the crisp assertive tannic acidity of the Viognier barrels. Oak-derived flavors and aromas mingle with guava, passion fruit, pineapple and tart cherry notes. This beer rounds out with a crisp clean and quenching acidity as well as a mild grape fruitiness that is intensified by a higher carbonation level.

Every fall, our local winemaker friends join us at the brewery for an annual rite: the blending of our next Anniversary Ale. This year's blend is XXII, signifying 22 years since the founding of our brewery in 1996. XXII is a blend of Stickee Monkee, Parabola and Bravo aged in bourbon barrels, along with Helldorado aged in gin and rum barrels. The result is a beer of extraordinary dimension, complexity and staying power, to be savored now and cellared for later.

Discover Central Coast Hazy TIPA Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Raspberries and sour beer is a magical pairing that creates something more than the sum of its parts: a perfect summer day in a glass. Our version of a Framboise draws inspiration from the farmland in the Santa Cruz mountains, where windswept hills have warm days and cool nights that result in tight, red berries with complex flavors and a ruby red-color. Combined with our sour blonde ale, the final blend highlights huge fruit flavor and the bounty of Coastal California. Pair with pancakes, seared duck breast and summer fruit tarts.

Our region is blessed with an abundance and variety of fresh fruit. South of Barrelworks in the hills surrounding the hamlet of Ojai, there are groves of citrus – oranges, lemons, grapefruit and tangerines. We’ve been lucky to work with the Ojai native Friends Ranchers who specialize in tangerines. Friends offered the W. Murcott Tangerine which we zested for aroma, juiced for flavor, and then fermented with our base beer of Bretta Weisseto create a metamorphosis. Brought to life was Bretta Tangerine! A bountiful bouquet of citrus mingles with pronounced herbal notes, leading to funky, yeasty, citrus flavors. Soft cereal and oak aromas are enveloped by a firm acidity and tartness and punctuated by zesty tangerine. The finish is dry and crisp; a thoroughly enjoyable beverage. Santé!

A wonderful crisp peach flavor balanced with a subtle mint.

The only constant is change. Always made with the same base beer, each Luponic Distortion release features a new hop blend with a focus on emerging and experimental cultivars—all to showcase the insane range flavors that can be derived from 100 percent natural hops. Explosive tropical fruit flavors. Each release features a new hop blend, delivering specific flavors that are called out on the package.Rotating series - product availability may differ from the image shown, and varies based on brewery production and retailer inventory. Please contact customer support with any questions.

This smooth ale tastes citrusy with yeasty notes and a hint of peppery spice. Its dry finish and mild carbonation make it a perfect pairing with food.

Pivo is the beer that helped kick the doors down and liberate American pilsner from the clutches of industrial beer. Inspired by the dry-hopped Tipopils from Birrificio Italiano, Brewmaster Matt Brynildson drew upon multiple European influences to create this one-of-a-kind beer that sparked a legion of new craft pilsners across the U.S. Impeccably balanced. Floral aromatics, spicy herbal nuances and lemongrass notes from German Saphir hops.

Cool is an easy-drinking IPA fermented at a colder temperature than most ales for an exceptionally clean finish. As new as it is familiar, Cool combines Citra, Strata and Ekuanot hops and is brimming with aromas of vibrant tangerine and fresh mango. Like the simple pleasure of meandering through San Francisco on a cool, clear night, this IPA is a reason to fall in love with what was there all along.

Another offering from our “Bones” series, featuring the fermentation of fresh fruit. In this instance California white peaches from Sanger, CA are fermented with a brett’d saison that has been maturing four months in French oak barrels. The synergy between fresh peach, wild microflora and oak components create a bright white peach flavor mingling with spicy yeast and oak aromas. Soft acidity and a firm carbonation lend “pop” to the overall sensory experience. It took four separate fermentations to create this concoction. Santé!

The Point Bonita Lighthouse has been guiding ships through Bay Area fog for over 150 years. It won't help you see better, but our Bohemian Pilsner might open your eyes (and taste) buds a little. Rustic grains, noble hop character and body; yet light crisp and refreshing. Cheers!

Each vintage of Parabola showcases the power of our signature imperial stout aged for a full year in premium bourbon barrels. Parabola is a legend in the arena of barrel-aged stouts and is always one Firestone Walker’s most sought-after beers. Dense flavors of black cherry, dark chocolate and roast coffee, with bourbon notes of tobacco, vanilla, caramel and plum.

Famed as one of the West Coast’s trailblazing imperial IPAs, our dearly departed Double Jack is back by popular demand. Massively hopped yet supremely balanced, Double Jack is a dangerously drinkable double IPA for any hop head. Bright grapefruit and tangerine American hop aromas, with flavors of stone fruit and pine. A malt backbone brings balance to the high hop intensity.

This gorgeous Italian-style rose with garnet clarity and color is produced from Cannonau grapes grown with loving care on the Mosby estate.

Crushably crisp lager with a slight hint of corn and honey.

A decadent oatmeal stout. Velvet Merlin offers robust cocoa and espresso aromas with subtle American hop nuances. Rich dark chocolate and roasted coffee flavor with a creamy mouth feel and wonderfully dry finish create the perfect balance in this full-bodied stout.