firestone walker parabola barrel aged imperial stout - 13% abv - 80 ibu...1,000 cases produced...
pours very dark....no head..a smattering of bubbles...
nose - soft vanilla bean......banana...a bit of cola....a light cocoa wafting...buttery pound cake...
mouth - sweet vanilla soaked cakes followed by bitter chocolate and toasted pine nuts....and espresso....the bitter stays in the mouth for quite a while...a warm alcohol note taken over by more bitter chocolate...i mean the real bitter stuff like michel cluizel noir infini 99%... a fruity dark cherry appears long after...
after warming for ten minutes -
nose - more banana...coconut, macadamia nut, good vanilla ice cream...
mouth - smooth like wonderfully deep strong with a hint of sweet, chocolate milk....leading to buttery moist cakes...then into nut meat and strong chocolate...
after another ten minutes....PERFECT drinking temp
noseeeeee - the coffee rises and the macadamia sweetens but the banana is still there..and i do not mean a sweet sickly banana but a proper ripe fresh banana....buttered coconut pound cake......the alcohol is still here on the nose..i think it becomes more prominent as the beer warms...
mouth - so soft going down...tastes just like the best softest most gentle buttery chocolate happiness........
