I didn’t know Parabola was available outside of a few Firestone Walker tastings (they mainly use it as an intermediate beer they blend into their anniversary ale each year) , but City Beer managed to get a few bottles of it (for in-store consumption only, to prevent them from being scooped up and resold on ebay). A good surprise on a beerophile friend’s birthday.
I don’t want to be that person who describes a taste as “dutch cocoa, with raisins and the tart fruitiness of a lightly-roasted espresso”, but apparently I am.