Unsweet, light roast, milky finish. Moderate bitterness on the back end, but finishes clean.

Crisp and dry, with a dry, vaguely citrus finish that adds a lot of character to the beer. I thought it was quite bright and drinkable.

A little more robustly flavored than you'd expect from a dark lager... Very similar to the porter, but maybe a little smokier?

A throwback porter, with some more hop fruitiness up front in addition to the roast, notes of licorice. Like a proto-CDA.

Based on my previous log, this is helped by not being on nitro. It is still a fairly bitter beer for what is ostensibly a smooth (or at least sweet) style. It's neither of those things.

Lemon-pine, strong hoppy follow-through. Pithy. Tastes like can. First class is nice, though.

Lemon-pine fragrance up front, bright and strong, with a sweet lager finish. Very drinkable.

There's something savory/fermented about the smell here; it reminds me a little of black bean paste (jjajang), so you can bet I was worried. Flavor is actually quite nice: dried fig, a decent amount of heat, caramel but unsweet. Less desserty than other Parabola variants.

Chocolate/caramel-forward, very warming. Toasted pretzel. There's a sharpness of bite, rye-like, and a woody edge on the thing, and I can't decide if that's a bug or a feature. My assumption is this will get more awesome with time.

A little more sharp on the alcohol. Overtones of licorice candy, sugar syrup. Quite good but it can't measure up to the Grainshift.

Delicious, smooth and frothy. Graham and chocolate at the forefront; otherwise it feels like everything I remember about Parabola (a beer I have not had in some time).

Sweet with that same bit of musty nuttiness that seems to be common to all of these golden stouts and porters. It was a better match once I got the fish wrap.

Dry to the point of almost being sour, but otherwise very flavorful. Cereal, hints of apricot, grassy, bitter finish.

Malty-hoppy caramel pale ale. Went well with good.

Caramel, smooth, actually fairly sweet. Pretty strongly bitter in a way that counteracts the nitro smoothness.