Paraboloid
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.98
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Our signature Parabola imperial stout achieves new heights in this limited small-batch release.The story of this beer began when we aged it in an equal selection of rare older-stock barrels from premium spirits producers - specifically 14 year Old Fitzgerald bourbon barrels and 18 year Sazerac rye whiskey barrels. These barrels complemented Parabola's classic dark chocolate, cherry and vanilla flavors by imparting hints of stone fruits, fudge, leather and peppery spice. Additionally, we aged the beer for a full two years prior to blending and bottling, cultivating an ultra-smooth mouthfeel fo this prodigiously flavorful beer.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - deep brown to black with creamy beige head. Nose - dark chocolate, burnt wood, hazelnut, sweet liquorice and raisin. Taste - Flake bar, then raisin, burnt wood and smoke. Palate -.rich and full bodied and roasty finish. Overall - very nice. Complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2023
at 14:03
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, coconut, vanilla fudge, taste is sweet toffee, vanilla, chocolate, dark fruits, roasted, coconut in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2023
at 14:01
8/10
Bottle at ashs... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet boozy chocolate roast malts nose... Dark rich boozy chocolate roast malts... Big sweet bourbon chocolate coconut
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2023
at 13:59
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Opaque black, small tan head, some lacing. Aroma is boozy, cocoa, molasses, char. Flavor is medium sweet, medium beer. Merlin body. 4,8,8,5,16
Tried
on 25 Mar 2023
at 19:12
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 oz bottle I picked up at the FW Brewery Store. Nose is chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, with hints of cherry and licorice. Black with a medium, lightly lacing, cinnamon tan head. Flavor is chocolate, vanilla, char, and a little black peppery heat!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2023
at 03:49
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from the brewery. Pours dark brn/blk with a creamy tan head. Aroma of smooth toasted malt with nice bourbon aspects. Full bodied. Not dry. Not sticky tho. Burnt malt/heat for bitter. Heat appears strongly down below. Nice bourbon, some oak astringency, something very, very lightly suggesting anise. Some chocolate well into the brew. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2023
at 23:48