How well does Parabola age

Recently had an '11. Slight oxidation but otherwise aged like a champ. Still notes from the barrel but not hot at all.

 

Permitted the aging conditions weren't terrible it will drinkfantastic. Parabola ages nicely IMO

 

Depends on the year, too. 13 was better with a year on it. 14 was really good fresh

 

I think all the FW Proprietor's Vintage Series beers taste great fresh and hold up well overtime. IMO don't hold on to it any longer than 5 years from released. I think it goes down from there.

 

Have you had the 2010 release recently (the only one older than 5 years at this point)? I am curious as I have one bottle left and am trying to decide if now is the time to do the full vertical (once the new batch comes out).

 

I had my last 2012 Parabola in the summer and was pretty disappointed considering how good it was with 3-6 months on it. I think most of the FSW barrel series are best within the 6-18 months of bottle date.

 

5 years is just my opinion. I went to a tap-take-over with a bunch of the Proprietor's Vintage Series and Anniversaries on both tap and in bottles. I won't say I have a fine palate, but I felt everything I tasted over 4-5 years seemed to start to get "watery"? I don't know if thats a good way to describe it, but I seemed to like everything that was 2-3 years old.

 

Watery is a perfectly reasonable way to describe it. Proteins fall out of solution over time, causing aged beers to thin slowly.

 

They hold out pretty well. I buy at least a pair and drink one fresh and hold 1 or 2 for a few years. I have the last 3 years aging right now.

 

It ages well. I prefer it on the fresher side, but I've had many bottles of every release and I've yet to taste one of any vintage that tastes over the hill.

 

Just drank a '13 and it was great.

 

If I had a reasonable opportunity to grab more 2012 Parabola, I would definitely do it!

 

I think it depends on your taste. For those that said it didn't taste good at 4-5 years, that could change at year 7. It's a big enough beer to develop for at least 10 years (or more?) if cellared at the proper and constant temperature.

I feel like most people just stick their bottles in a closet or basement. A proper cellar should be a temperature controlled wine fridge to truly prevent oxidation. This isn't just with Parabola... this may be the reason people are saying beers taste "watery" with decent age on them in general.