Parabola (2021)
(Batch of Parabola)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.32
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Aged for a year in premium bourbon barrels to gain depth, complexity and intensity, then blended and released in limited quantities. Righteously dark and thick, with boldly balanced flavors of chocolate, charred oak, vanilla, black cherry and coffee.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting. 2023-03-02. Many thanks to Wingman. A dark mahognay brown coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, woody roast, nice raisin loaf, vanilla, bourbon, rum. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody roast, big bourbon rye whiskey., raisin, Palate is semi sweet, oily, mellow carbonation. Warming alcohol in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2023
at 20:02
8/10
Tried
on 02 Mar 2023
at 20:01
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle at home, 24th February 23. I remember my first Parabola, staggering around Bottlecraft in San Diego, up against time as it was closing, this is equally as amazing. Pours a rich black liquor. Aroma is molasses, liquorice, treacle, barrel, vanilla and wood. Taste is barrel, wood, liquor and vanilla, liquorice, roasted malts, light heat, black treacle, bitter, whiskey and rye. Blown away, amazing Imperial stout
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2023
at 21:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample (thanks fonefan!). Black colour with a tiny off-white head. Aroma is liquorice, some toffee, bourbon, alcohol and mild vanilla and mild dried fruity tones. Flavour is fruity, floral, some toffeeish and mild roasted notes with a wee bit of toffee and some spiciness too. ABV shows a bit lurking, but doesn't give a huge burn or anything like that. Very nice.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2023
at 20:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ [ M Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨💻🍺
[ As Firestone Walker Parabola (2021) ].
ABV: 13.6%. Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, bourbon - whisky, barrel, light chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, bourbon - whisky, barrel, roasted, dark malt, chocolate. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft, finsh feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20221209]
8-4-8-4-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2022
at 10:53
10/10
Tried
on 24 Nov 2022
at 02:32
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle at home. Opaque black color, small brown head. Aroma and flavor are malts, soft roast, bourbon, vanilla, liquor, maakt bitters. As lovely as ever!
Tried
on 25 Sep 2022
at 21:48
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Fles 35,5cl thuis. Vintage 2021. Krachtig, vineus, caramel, roasted malts, dried fruit, pruim, zoetje, bitter, as, liquorice, hout, vanilletonen, bruine suiker, pure chocolade, boozy. Smaakexplosie. Redelijk complex. (9-3-2022).
Tried
on 24 Sep 2022
at 09:56
8/10
Black with a lasting off-white head. Roasted aroma with liquorice, dried fruit, dark chocolate and bourbon. Sweet roasted flavour with liquorice, dried fruit, oak and bourbon.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2022
at 20:33
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
0,355l bottle at home. Vintage 21. black color, small coffee colored head. smells apple brandy, rye, whisky, liqueur, some figs. very nice smell. full body, light carbonation. tastes of bourbon, whisky, rye, grainy, light molasses, figs, raisins, vanilla, bourbon, cocoa, light coconut, toffee, light nutty. finishes lightly sweet with notes of rye, toffee and cocoa notes. did not excite me so much at first, but it just needs a bit to open up. Another lovely Parabola.
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Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2022
at 15:40