ParaboLux
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special|
Score
7.52
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Aged for a year in Heaven Hill bourbon and cherry bitters barrels. ParaboLux takes our classic Parabola Imperial Stout and adds a twist inspired by chocolate cherry cordials. We added Luxardo Cherries and Tahitian vanilla beans, accentuating intense flavors of black cherry, dark chocolate, vanilla and s'mores for an elegant & deLuxe and Luxurious version of parabola. The cherries were aged in casks of Parabola for five years.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home, 2023 edition. Pours black, nose is chocolate, cherry, marzipan, vanilla, hint of citrus, taste is chewy caramel, chocolate, meaty, cherry, bitter, citrus. 8/9/9/8/8
Tried
on 05 May 2026
at 08:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle share 04/24/26 cherry, rich, vanilla, strong
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 24 Apr 2026
at 23:53
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Shared with Josh at Festival of Dark Arts 2026 in Astoria, OR.
A lot of cherry notes accompanied with caramel and roasted malt notes. Finishes with some bitterness and brown sugars. Pleasant.
A lot of cherry notes accompanied with caramel and roasted malt notes. Finishes with some bitterness and brown sugars. Pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2026
at 21:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown, no head. Spicy rye, light fruit aroma, and something reminiscent of an Indian spice shop. Burly base but something bright cherry fruit in there, again it’s an interesting barrel note, some almost harsh bitterness. Not a bad thing but unusual.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2026
at 21:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz bottle. 2023 Vintage. Aroma is similar to Cherry Cola with some bitters. Flavor is soft bourbon with moderate cherry and ends on strong bitters. As I sip I realize the bitters have drowned out the vanilla and some of the barrel. Body is lean. I was really hoping for a lot more out of this.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 01 Jan 2026
at 05:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle, 2024, drunk 10/31/25.
Dark, clear. Deep tan head fizzles very quickly to nothing. Can't even get a picture of it in time.
Very liquorous, with strong spice of licorice and cherry brandy-like notes. There's a sweetness on the end of caramel, light fudge, possibly bourbon, though the bourbon isn't very distinct, unfortunately. Some lingering dark chocolate and more of this cherry-soaked liquor character. Not alcoholic, surprisingly.
Big cherry and big peppery spice with a bit of a peppery carbonation and heat, though not sharpness, coming from somewhere. Fudgey and sweet, but not syrupy. Again, the lack of soft, round, gently spicy bourbon really hurts this, as you have weirdly licorice-forward cherry/spice in its place. Maybe this one looks a little better on paper than in actuality, though it's far from unpleasant or anything like that.
Dark, clear. Deep tan head fizzles very quickly to nothing. Can't even get a picture of it in time.
Very liquorous, with strong spice of licorice and cherry brandy-like notes. There's a sweetness on the end of caramel, light fudge, possibly bourbon, though the bourbon isn't very distinct, unfortunately. Some lingering dark chocolate and more of this cherry-soaked liquor character. Not alcoholic, surprisingly.
Big cherry and big peppery spice with a bit of a peppery carbonation and heat, though not sharpness, coming from somewhere. Fudgey and sweet, but not syrupy. Again, the lack of soft, round, gently spicy bourbon really hurts this, as you have weirdly licorice-forward cherry/spice in its place. Maybe this one looks a little better on paper than in actuality, though it's far from unpleasant or anything like that.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 31 Oct 2025
at 21:02
7/10
Magus, vanilje, röst, kohv, alks, kuiv. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2025
at 23:15
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at Brewklyn.
Sample from random swedish dude, thx!
Warming, barrel notes, bourbon, rhum notes, vanilla. Long beautiful finish
Sample from random swedish dude, thx!
Warming, barrel notes, bourbon, rhum notes, vanilla. Long beautiful finish
Tried
at
Brewklyn Craft Beer Cafe
on 25 Jun 2025
at 12:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks D.Lytz for sharing this one! Pitch black colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is liquorice, some toffee, mild vanilla, toasted and coffeeish tones with mild dried fruitiness too. Intense. Flavour is as intense with coffee, liquorice, mild vanilla, syrup, duge and some dried fruits to it. Big. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brewklyn Craft Beer Cafe
on 14 Jun 2025
at 18:18
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Opaque colour, tiny beige head. Roasted mix of bourbon and cherries in the nose. Medium-bodied. Roasted, some dark cherries, bourbon. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brewklyn Craft Beer Cafe
on 14 Jun 2025
at 11:12