Parilla
16.2% - IMPERIAL COFFEE STOUT - Parilla with Chilean Blueberries and Hand Roasted Coffee from Flux Coffee.
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Coming from the Spanish word for "grill", Parrilla derives it's namesake from the way the victim was placed on a metal frame - like meat on a BBQ.
Victims were stripped naked, blindfolded, strapped to a bed-frame with electrodes secured to various locations, with an uncomfortable amount of attention payed to the genitals (a conductor would be attached to a wire mesh bag around the male genitalia or steel wool inside the vagina).
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The lead wired was often affixed to the frame or another part of the body, while the other electrode was fitted with a non-conductive handle where the torturer could hold it and move to sensitive parts of the body. Current would flow between the electrodes where the closer they were, the more intense the shock. This torturous pain would often cause violent muscle contractions resulting in fractured limbs and even death. Blindfolds were used to increase the sense of helplessness as the victim would never know where the pain would be focused.
To increase sensitivity, peppermint oil was typically used.
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This was a favored tool of Chilean General Augusto Pinochet for his interrogations during his 1973-1990 Regime. His victims were estimated between 150,000 - 300,000 while over 3,000 were killed.
Pinochet is the one being tortured on the label with his ceremonious military sash hanging at the base of the bed-frame.
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Using a unique blend of time and temperature, the roasting technique of Flux Coffee preserves the delicate flavors naturally found in the beans. This Ethiopian Honey Milled Coffee with notes of blueberry and jasmine is further exploited in the beer by using real blueberries.
A true coffee stout with rich coffee, cola nut and underlying fruity and floral aromatics.
Mouthcoating bubbly sharpness of espresso and bitter cacao subside for a smooth dark chocolate and coffee warmth.
Backend notes of chocolate covered blueberries and blueberry bourbon jam become more pronounced as it warms.
Pairs well with:
I, Valiance -
"The Pillars of Ruin"