Parabola - Napa
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Special|
Score
8.15
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Fine wine meets a Firestone Walker legend with the inaugural release of Napa Parabola, a Russian imperial stout matured in French oak wine barrels from one of Napa Valley’s most prestigious cult wineries.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
12 oz shared. Aroma is boozy, caramel, wine, bready. Pours dark brown with beige foam . Taste is sweet, delicious. So fucking good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2019
at 05:07
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
12 oz. bottle, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma is wonderfully rich and complex, with lots of roasted malt, chocolate fudge, and a touch of red wine barrels. Flavour is incredibly decadent, with intense roasted malt, chocolate fudge, gentle red wine barrels, molasses, and vanilla. Rich, thick, oily palate, with a sort of treacly, chocolatey finish. The red wine isn't overly prominent, at least compared the intensity of the bourbon barrels in the regular Parabola. Exceptional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2019
at 04:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
At Weldwerks Invitational 2019. Black with beige head. Roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruit and vinous notes, red wine, sweet, bitterness in finish. Medium to full bodied. Warming.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2019
at 11:12
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Bine & Vine in San Diego, CA. Pours dark brown/black with a creamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate and smooth toasty malt with hints of berry and wood. Full bodied. Not dry. Creamy. Heat is perceptible. Flavor is sort of chocolate/berry or vice versa; smooth, creamy toasty malt; wood that's not musty (so not all that prominent). It's quite delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2019
at 23:28
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at The Taphouse in Boise. Pours black with a small tan head, good lacing. Barrel, dark malts, chocolate cake, vanilla, coffee. Wow, the red wine cuts the sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2019
at 01:41
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Snifter at Taphouse. Black with silky beige head. Lots of chocolate. Smooth, velvety. Red wine afds some sweetness, but balances everything. Even better than the real thing.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2019
at 01:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
On tap in Boise. Pours a pitch black color with a small brown head. A huge sweet chocolate dessert nose. Sweet, hot, dark chocolate, cut by a sharp woody wine. Very nice. Huge.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2019
at 01:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, Smallish head, very dark brown color, aroma of molasses, plums, dried figs and dates, dark honey, fudge and a vinous hint, flavor of caramel, dates, molasses, light woodiness creeping in and a hint of burned sugar fudge and dark bread, quite dry with just a touch of sweetness. Very good and quite complex.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2019
at 07:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from a lazy dog. Dark inky black in color with a small tan head with moderate retention. Rich roast and licorice with bits of sweet brown sugary maltiness and light jam like grape from the wine barrel. Not much in the way of oak or woody notes. Nice sipper, but I noted again how I have enjoyed the base beer much more on tap than in a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2019
at 01:42
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft. A- Red currants, dark fruits, vinous, chocolate. A- Black color, black liquid, brown head. T- Chocolate, dark fruits, red wine, mild booze. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish. O- Glad I got a taster of this so I can lay my bottle down to age some. The red wine adds a very nice touch to this beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2019
at 19:24