Firestone Walker Brewing Parabola (2021)

Parabola (2021)
(Batch of Parabola)

 

Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
8.34
ABV: 13.6% IBU: 55 Ticks: 355
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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9.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

12oz or something bottle. Pretty much as good as it gets. Huge barrel depth, nice roast and chocolate undertones. Just awesome.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2022 at 21:26


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at BBT 3/2022. Full body, medium carbonation. Med-high warmth, med-high bitterness, light sweetness. Lots of coffeeish, woody, smoky character. Moderate wood, light coconut. Slightly bourbony. Very rich. Rewarding sipper, but for me it lacks nuance. Rather rought and hard than delicouse. Quite good, but not great.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2022 at 20:11


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle at BBT #4/2022. Malty aroma and taste, roastyness, chocolate, nutty notes, light sweet, medium bitter. Full body, creamy texture, malty choco bitter sweet finish. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2022 at 20:05


8.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

BBT march/2022. Dark brown color with beige head. Aroma of dark malt, bourbon, rye, light alcohol. Taste, dark malt, coffee, molasses, bourbon, rye, warming alcohol. Nice one.

Tried on 28 Mar 2022 at 19:58


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours opaque black, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma is deep roasted malt, cocoa, bourbon, hint of vanilla, earth, anise. Flavor is merlin sweet, medium bitter, a touch ashy. Full body. Nice

Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2022 at 03:32


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

0.355 l bottle from 'Ace Drinks', 2021 vintage. Pitch black with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, light brown head. Sweetish-malty, gently roasty and slightly fruity aroma of praline, coffee, vanilla, fruity bourbon and some hazelnut. Heavily sweet, malty, gently roasty, moderately fruity taste of praline, mocha, hazelnut, bourbon, light green apple and a touch of licorice, followed by a long, rather roasty-bitter, earthy and gently boozy finish. Medium to full body, smooth and slightly oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Super heavy RIS with prominent barrel influence, quite complex but not as refined as FW usually does. Still very good.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2022 at 18:51


9.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Dark brown, coffee foam. Aroma: sweet, caramel, all kinds of bourbon, spicy, dried fruits, figs, prunes, vanilla, chocolate, very good. Taste: strong, sweetish, bourbon, dried fruits, oak, caramel, prunes, figs + chocolate, strong, good.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2022 at 14:13


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

35,5cl Bottle. Purchase at YNWA Beershop. Pours Black with a small creamy beige head. Deep and vinous nose. Lots of Wood. Roast, coffee, vanilla and chocolate. Slick , smooth and warming. Delicious sipper from front to back.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2021 at 19:33


9.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

The youngest Parabola I've ever had! Pours a black colour and a frothy brown head with a little retention. Aroma's sweet, bourbon, vanilla, woody, boozy. Retronasal it's a bit more boozy, hard liquor, chocolate, syrup, vanilla, wood, a touch of red fruit. Flavour is light heavy sweet with some (woody?) bitterness. Almost full bodied. Finishes with some charcoal, moderate bitter. World class!

Tried from Bottle from Sterk Avondverkoop on 13 Nov 2021 at 20:45


7

Erg alcoholisch en scherp, koffie, erg veel BA.. ik weet het niet.. maar het smaakt mij niet… te scherp iig… volgende dag weer geprobeerd, maar ik ben nog niet overtuigd van deze versie…

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2021 at 21:29