Paraboloid (2023)

Name: Paraboloid (2023)
Brand: Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Rating: 4.29 (173 reviews)

Firestone Walker Brewing Company

Paso Robles, CA

Tavour Rating

4.29

Style

Stout - Russian Imperial

ABV

13.0%

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About This Beer

Any serious craft fan knows about Firestone Walker’s infamous Parabola. It’s an absolutely stunning Stout with a cult-like following. But Paraboloid (2023) takes that classic brew to brand-new heights by aging the base for 18 months in a special selection of premium 20-year-old Elijah Craig bourbon barrels.

Tasting Notes

All that exquisite wood masterfully accentuates the beer’s signature dark chocolate, cherry, and vanilla notes with sublime whiskey-oak undertones. Hints of raisin pepper the finish, while a roasty malty backbone holds the whole sip together, never once letting the boozy 13% ABV obscure the flavors.

Malty Rich Boozy

Noteworthy Ingredients

Bourbon Barrels

Reviews

4.29

173 Ratings

larry970

4.25

heavy

zurk

4.5

Bold flavor, definitely can. taste the chocolate, cherry, and vanilla. Smooth drinking. Definitely will get again!

darundgren

4.25

Not as tasty as the ‘23 Parabola to me, but still a top notch bottle. Deep flavor and a lot of barrel nuance.

james10157

3.5

A good blend of flavors and booze. The boozie part kind of overwhelms the flavors slightly. Not too bad, but not super good either.

thomas1018

4.5

Chocolate, caramel, oak nose. Heavy oak, cherry, roasty, cherry flavors. Super smooth, no heat, beautiful

polystyreneman

4.0

A classy beer, but not nearly as tasty as the best barrel aged beers from this brewery.

johndubo

3.75

Nice basic stout in bourbon barrels. Tasty.

SurlySteve

4.25

Thick creamy head, bourbon aroma with oak, fudge, and chocolate brownie notes, dark chocolate, cherry, and vanilla tastesnotes, silky smooth, dry, roasty, with a warming bourbon finish.

kyle3905

4.25

4.3

AGonz3495

4.0

Cocoa. Coffee. Oak. Vanilla. Touch of coconut. Roasty. Bourbon. Smooth. Thin body. Moderately bitter finish. Easy drinking for a RIS. Beer before glory.