2024 12oz bottle drunk 4/14/26.
Rich and nutty rye is immediately apparent, particularly notable for the lack of sweetness as compared to bourbon. But still a nice spiciness, light lead, some bread and light chocolate. Malts a bit more timid, but it's a nice change-of-pace from a glass of thick fudge. No alcohol noted. Lingering fruitiness.
Oh boy, that is something. Rich, rich, leathery, leaden, nutty, spicy rye is front-and-center and supported by a gently syrupy-chewy texture that is rich and deep but not too sweet. Touch of char, tons of spice, dry chocolate and deep licorice-like rye for days. No alcohol is apparent, but it's certainly warming at this size.
Maybe a bit lacking in complexity overall, but the rye character is absolutely lovely.

12 oz bottle from the BA Big Beer box. Aroma is chocolaty, woody, raisin, molasses, whiskey, vanilla. Pours very dark brown to black with a thin collapsing beige head. Taste is bittersweet with lots of rye spice. High ABV is fairly well hidden; tastes like it could be in the 9% range. The rye adds so much to this. Phenomenal!

Two entries for this (Paryebola & PaRyebola (2024) but the first one was entered fire by Bhensonb and there’s only been one batch) 12oz bottle from Firestone Paso Robles Brewery Store my 8th bottle according to Untppd. Nose is chocolate, vanilla, rye, and whiskey with no adjuncts. Black with a big tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet and smoky. Excellent stuff. --- Beer merged from original tick of Paryebola on 05 Oct 2025 at 21:41 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9. Original review text: Two entries for this (Paryebola & PaRyebola (2024) but the first one was entered fire by Bhensonb and there’s only been one batch) 12oz bottle from Firestone Paso Robles Brewery Store my 8th bottle according to Untppd. Nose is chocolate, vanilla, rye, and whiskey with no adjuncts. Black with a big tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet and smoky. Excellent stuff.