Parabajava
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
8.15
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Our classic bourbon barrel-aged Parabola infused with heirloom Ethiopia Misty Valley coffee beans, freshly roasted by our friends and neighbors at Spearhead Coffee. Parabola's notoriously dark, roasted, bourbon-barrel character is perfectly accentuated by the Misty Valley coffee's distinctive blueberry and milk chocolate notes.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of rlgk. Black pour with a mocha head. Modest dusty cereal & roast malt base nose. Fair coffee character. Light vanilla barrel presence. Sweet & malty taste. Soft velvety round mouth. Plenty of balanced coffee. Very solid imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2016
at 09:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12th December 2016
Level 42 Bottleshare and no Mark King in sight. Thanks to Padraig for this beast. Almost clear amber - brown beer, thin pale tan head. Palate is softish and mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft malts, sweetish bourbon. Fruity bourbon and soft milk chocolate. Soft coffee and a trace of brandy. Smooth finish. Very FW, smooth and rich, nice one.
Level 42 Bottleshare and no Mark King in sight. Thanks to Padraig for this beast. Almost clear amber - brown beer, thin pale tan head. Palate is softish and mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft malts, sweetish bourbon. Fruity bourbon and soft milk chocolate. Soft coffee and a trace of brandy. Smooth finish. Very FW, smooth and rich, nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2016
at 06:26
8/10
Modest dusty cereal & roast malt base nose. Fair coffee character. Sweet & malty taste. Soft round mouth. Very solid impy.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 22:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2016 thanks to MannyG at level 42. It pours darkest brown with a small tan head. The aroma is rich, sweet, toffee, loads of coffee, vanilla, wood, creamy, treacle, toasted brown sugar, earthy roast and dark chocolate. The taste is dry, bitter, wood, resin, boosty, coffee cake, brandy, boooooost, wood, chocolate, earthy and resinwith a long warming finish. Full body and fine carbonation. Pretty boosty and a touch harsh, but fun for a wee scoope.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2016
at 13:02
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared on Level 42 12/12/2016. Many thanks to Padraig for this one. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose mid tan head. Aroma is lovely smooth creamy coffee, praline, hot alcohol, coconut. Flavour is composed of sweet creamy, praline, toasted marshmallow, coconut, vanilla, coffee, . Layered and lovely. Palate is big and chewy, velvety, smooth. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2016
at 13:01
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Padraig! Pours clear, deep brown with a creamy, tan head. Mellow coffee in the nose, some toffee, ripe berries. Medium to big sweet flavour with nicely rounded hearty fruits, chocolate, a little bitter coffee, toffee. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, somewhat sticky, with more toffee, ripe berries, mellow cocoa. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2016
at 13:01
10/10
Tried
on 12 Dec 2016
at 12:58
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Dan- pours black tan head - nose/taste of coffee, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla and oak - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2016
at 23:01
9.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle [from trade with Iggywh] @ home. Opaque black color, medium sized beige to light brown head that lasts for a decent while. Aroma is awesome! Malts, bourbon, vanilla, dark malts. Superbly balanced. Love it! Taste malts, dark malts, bourbon, dark malts, slightly sweetish, vanilla, slightly liquorice, subtle sweet coffee nice moderate bitterness. Absolutely lovely, absolutely delicious. Really really insanely good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2016
at 16:54
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
From bottle at tasting at Akkurat. Pours dark brown with a light, brown head. A lot of fudge and coffee in the aroma with some vanilla, roast, liquorice and hints of dark cocoa. Flavor is strongly roasted with coffee, some dark fruits, vanilla. Evident barreling here. More balanced and subtle than many other coffee stouts. Love it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2016
at 08:14