Tinier

Firestone Walker has variant-ed Parabola, their barrel-aged stout in fancy boxes and 12oz bottles but now they have gone in another direction by toning it down and creating a possible new line of inquiry with Parabolita.

The first offering being a salted caramel stout in a silver 16oz can.  Parabola is blended with Velvet Merkin and then infused with Madagascar vanilla beans, cocoa nibs and sea salt.

This takes FW into a direction away from their cocktail beer creations and has a slew of possible concoctions that could be made.

Sean’s Birthday Beer for 2014

Usually I have a special beer set aside for my birthday.  But this year, I hemmed and hawed but nothing seemed to move me (or pair with apple pie which is my birthday dessert of choice).  But in the end, I found something to truly celebrate with when my mom sent me a little something special from Breakside Brewery right down the hill…

For this, my 44th year, I have selected…

Breakside Salt and Straw

(Peep not included)

I will add my review below after my birthday for this collaboration between the prolific (100 new beers in 2013) Breakside and Salt & Straw Ice cream.

In the meantime, check HERE and HERE to see past birthday choices.