Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, California, USA · Est. 1996
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Undisputed masters of barrel-aging and crisp West Coast IPAs, operating under the Duvel Moortgat conglomerate.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1996Founded
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. begins brewing in Paso Robles, California.
- 2015Milestone
Joined the Belgian Duvel Moortgat conglomerate in 2015.
- 2015Duvel Moortgat takes a stake
Announced in July 2015. Duvel Moortgat — already owner of Ommegang, Boulevard, Liefmans and La Chouffe — takes control while David Walker and Adam Firestone stay in charge at Paso Robles. A Belgian family brewer assembling an American portfolio.
The People
Behind the beer
Paso Robles brewery known for pale ales and barrel-aging.
The Beer Library
Beers
Double Barrel Ale
Year-RoundEnglish Pale Ale
Fermented in the Firestone Union — a working oak barrel system modelled on Burton Union, which almost nobody on earth still operates. The wood is doing real work, not marketing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Union Jack IPA
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
A West Coast IPA from a brewery better known for its oak programme. Firestone Walker is unusual in being taken seriously for both.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Parabola
LimitedBarrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Blended from multiple vintages aged in premium bourbon casks. Firestone Walker's whole reputation rests on blending, from the oak Union system to this.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Parabajava
LimitedBarrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Parabola with espresso added. Coffee in an already-huge barrel-aged stout is a balance problem, and the roast has to fight the oak rather than sit on it.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →805
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: 805 Blonde Ale. Official current product page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →805 Cerveza
Year-RoundLight Lager / Cerveza
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.firestonewalker.com/beer/805-cerveza/. Official current product page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mind Haze
Year-RoundHazy IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: Mind Haze IPA. Current product page gives 6.7% ABV.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →DBA
Year-RoundBarrel-Fermented Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: Double Barrel Ale. Official product page identifies it as original ale crafted since 1996.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Union Jack
Year-RoundIPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.firestonewalker.com/beer/union-jack/. Official current product page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wookey Jack
Year-RoundBlack IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.firestonewalker.com/beer/wookey-jack/. Official current limited-release product page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →8ZERO5
Year-RoundNon-Alcoholic Beer
California Pass 187. Aliases: 805 Zero. Current official lineup lists 8ZERO5 non-alc; exact ABV not stated on retrieved page, recorded conservatively below 0.5% as non-alcoholic category.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Electric Eagle
Year-RoundWest Coast-Style India Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://cdn.worldbeercup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/23075637/WBC26-Winners-List-2.pdf. 2026 World Beer Cup Bronze; winning facility listed as Firestone Walker Brewing - Propagator, Marina del Rey. Linked to canonical parent brewery entity pending facility reconciliation.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2026
Bronze — West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
World Beer Cup
- 2025
Silver — English Mild or Bitter
Great American Beer Festival
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
Follow the money
How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1996Founded
- 2015Duvel Moortgat takes a stake
Announced in July 2015. Duvel Moortgat — already owner of Ommegang, Boulevard, Liefmans and La Chouffe — takes control while David Walker and Adam Firestone stay in charge at Paso Robles. A Belgian family brewer assembling an American portfolio.
Today the chain tops out at Duvel Moortgat.
2 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- world beer cupAwarded2026Bronze — West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
- great american beer festivalAwarded2025Silver — English Mild or Bitter
Show your working
Sources
- controlConfirmed
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. is controlled by Founder / family.
Duvel Moortgat Sustainability Report 2024 · Duvel Moortgat · 2024
BreweryMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-05Reviewed 2026-08-05
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- Who owns Firestone Walker Brewing Co.?
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co. is owned by Duvel Moortgat. Firestone Walker Brewing Co. is based in Paso Robles, California, USA.
- Is Firestone Walker Brewing Co. still independent?
- No. Firestone Walker Brewing Co. is owned by Duvel Moortgat and is no longer independent.
- When was Firestone Walker Brewing Co. acquired?
- 2015. Announced in July 2015. Duvel Moortgat — already owner of Ommegang, Boulevard, Liefmans and La Chouffe — takes control while David Walker and Adam Firestone stay in charge at Paso Robles. A Belgian family brewer assembling an American portfolio.
- When was Firestone Walker Brewing Co. founded?
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co. was founded in 1996 in Paso Robles, California, USA.
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