(Paso Robles, CA) – Firestone Walker’s iconic Parabola imperial stout is again with a brand new classic that was aged in a uncommon mix of spirits barrels from Blanton’s and W.L Weller distilleries. This launch can also be accompanied by the following version of a small-batch spinoff referred to as “Paraboloid,” which was aged in 20-year-old Elijah Craig bourbon barrels.
The 2023 classic of Parabola is rolling out to all Firestone Walker markets in restricted 12-ounce bottle and draft codecs. In the meantime, 12-ounce bottles of Paraboloid can be found for a restricted time in any respect Firestone Walker areas and on-line at FirestoneBeer.com.
Parabola is all the time a beast of a beer, with intense flavors of black cherry, darkish chocolate, vanilla and roast espresso—but every annual launch additionally bears its personal delicate imprint, gained from growing old in a singular mixture of barrels from one yr to the following.
True to type, the 2023 version was aged for a yr in an equal mixture of eight-year-old Blanton’s bourbon and 12-year-old W.L. Weller wheated whiskey barrels. The wheated whiskey barrels accentuated Parabola’s signature richness with nice notes of cereal grain, whereas the bourbon barrels imparted their basic notes of toasted coconut and cocoa nibs.
“These barrels are fairly uncommon, and we’ve by no means used them to this extent in Parabola,” mentioned Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. “I’ve been a longtime fan of Blanton’s, and I’m a more moderen fan of Weller, and collectively they add a flavorful new twist on the story of Parabola.”
Origin Story
The origins of Parabola date again to 2005, when it was created as a part for Firestone Walker’s first barrel-aged Anniversary Ale, which was referred to as Ten. When this inaugural Anniversary Ale was launched the next yr, it turned a direct sensation and helped spark the approaching surge in barrel-aged craft beers.
Alongside the best way, Parabola gained a cult fame of its personal, lastly meriting its personal stand-alone launch in 2010. Ever since, Parabola has returned every spring as a small-batch Firestone Walker staple. As we speak, Parabola maintains an ideal 100-point ranking on Beer Advocate.
Paraboloid: Aged in 20-Yr Elijah Craig Barrels
Parabola additionally achieves new heights within the restricted small-batch spinoff generally known as Paraboloid.
The story of this beer started when it was aged in a particular number of premium 20-year-old Elijah Craig bourbon barrels. These barrels complemented Parabola’s flavors with mellow hints of oak, fudge and chocolate brownie.
“The rarity of those barrels speaks for itself, we have been grateful to safe them,” Brynildson mentioned. “They’re as outdated because the Parabola recipe itself. We’ve used Elijah Craig barrels in our barrel-aging program for a very long time. Their barrels are tremendous constant and I’m a large fan of their bourbons—however I’d by no means seen a 20-year-old Elijah Craig barrel till now.”
Moreover, the beer was aged for a full 18 months previous to mixing and bottling, cultivating an ultra-smooth mouthfeel for this prodigiously flavorful stout.
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Based by brothers-in-law Adam Firestone and David Walker in 1996, Firestone Walker Brewing Firm is a California beer firm with three revolutionary brewing amenities. Firestone Walker’s important brewery in Paso Robles produces a various portfolio starting from iconic pale ales to classic barrel-aged beers. The Barrelworks facility in Buellton makes eccentric wild ales, whereas the Propagator pilot brewhouse in Venice focuses on R&D beers and restricted native choices. Firestone Walker can also be the brewery behind 805, one of many nation’s fastest-growing beers. Firestone Walker was just lately named “Finest American Brewery of the Decade” by Paste Journal.
