Parish Brewing’s Neapolitan Stout

Parish Brewing is well around south Louisiana known for their Ghost in the Machine double IPA and Canebrake wheat ale. One thing they don’t have as a regular offering is a stout. While that’s not bound to change anytime soon, Parish does have a limited release stout available in their taproom right now. Neapolitan Stout is exactly what you think it is: a stout with chocolate (cocoa), vanilla (beans) and strawberries added to make it the ice cream of beers.

Thanks to the kindness of a neighbor who was at the brewery last week, I was able to get a crowler (yes, Parish now has crowlers available in their taproom) of Neapolitan Stout delivered to me. I cracked this one open over the weekend to celebrate LSU’s thrashing of Auburn Saturday. In a word, this beer kicks ass. It pours jet black, and reminds me of motor oil being poured from a can of this size. There is a beautiful tan head on it, and the crowler keeps the carbonation really well. The chocolate and vanilla notes are immediately a

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