2011 Parabola is amazing!!!

I just picked up a bottle tonight, so I may have to test this theory of yours!

 

good to know, gonna hang on to mine for a couple years probably, though I did have it on draft last year, pretty awesome, probably the most vanilla I've ever gotten in a beer, and I love vanilla. Haha maybe I'll catch some shit for this, but it kinda reminded me of Southern Tier Creme Brulee stout (which is undrinkable), but in a good way. It was like a drinkable version of what creme brulee stout wanted to be. Just picked up my 2012 today, straight to the closet cellar with that one, it's a good brew but for the price I don't need more than one or two a year, I already can't keep up with all the good beer available.

 

I really like Parabola, but it doesn't beat BT (I agree with the rest though). I did a side-by-side with '11 and '12 last weekend, and I actually preferred 12.

 

I have an 2011 I plan on drinking with my Father In Law in a week from now , I would do a side by side with a 2012 with him but he's in his 60's and will probably be napping halfway through the 2011

 

Doing '10, '11 and '12 next weekend, will report back with my findings.

I do believe Parabola is one of, if not the best stout in the world for the money however money aside I do prefer BT.

 

Not if baybassboy has anything to say about it! Anniversaries only! I guess he's a purist?

 

ST creme brulee is fucking awesome.

 

So you're the reason they keep making it.

 

My response based on only reading the title: ALL PARABOLA IS AMAZING!!!

 

Parabola is the tits

 

I have 1 last bottle in the cellar that I will probably be breaking out soon. I am curious as to how it aged.

 

Wrong.

 

I was fortunate to stash away 4 bottles of this year's Parabola. Planning to try one tomorrow night, after a clean palate following a nicely grilled dinner. Comes highly recommeded from a source i trust implicilty.

 

Parabola is amazing, I just got 3 bottle of 2012.

 

I have to say I agree, all this nonsense I keep hearing about parabola not aging well blows my mind. I am thinking the people who are saying this are probably aging bottles in a hot closet as opposed to a cool basement because the bottle I opened the other day was sublime. still waiting for the 2012 to hit the shelves here in ma

 

They recommend aging it at 40 degrees in a cooler and it's obviously dark, from their web sight I believe, so they propose aging of the brew.

 

Agreed on it beating out abyss. Recently did a tasting of 11 abyss and 11 Parabola side by side, they were very close but nearly everyone agreed that Parabola was better. Cant wait to get the 12!

 

Drinking it right now, and yes it is.