(Paso Robles, CA) – Firestone Walker Brewmaster, Matt Brynildson, reported on Twitter on Thursday that Double DBA (a.k.a. Double Double Barrel Ale) had just been bottled and will be released on July 15th.

The beer is part of the brewery’s Proprietor Reserve Series. Here is info on the beer straight from the brewery website…

DDBA is our flagship beer brewed at double strength. It is amazingly similar in many respects to our barrel fermented DBA and possesses everything we love about that beer times two. English caramel malts lend rich toffee character that pairs well with assertive medium toast American oak barrels.

Style: Barley Wine

ABV: 12%

Fermentation: Selectively fermented in the Firestone Union.

Malts: Premium Two-Row, Maris Otter Pale, Munich, Crystal, Chocolate

Hops: Bittering—Magnum; Late Kettle—Styrian Golding, East Kent Golding; Dry Hops—East Kent Golding

Availability: CA, NV, OR, WA, AZ, CO, MO, Chicago, MA, NJ, NY, VA, PA, DC, MD

Format: 22 oz bottle, 1/6bbl & 13.2g draft