BrewDog Paradox Glen Grant (Batch 003)

Bottled. Poured clear medium-deep brown with a dusting of tan head. The aroma picked up molasses, dark chocolate, and black patent malts with a softer whiskey barrel overhead (on the sweet side with toasty caramel, older oak, and a touch of smoke).. well-balanced. The flavor opened with a touch of sourness from the whiskey and oak, rolling into molasses, tar, and coffee at the core.. whiskey was a little more prevalent than the nose, carrying through to a slight kick after the finish.. spicy and peppery around the edges, joined by more of the oak.. finished spicy and warm. Medium-plus bodied with lower carbonation, resulting in a bit of a syrupy feel.. the barrel character worked well with the stout, but it just felt a little too clean to me.

Rich aroma is oily, smoky, strongly of molasses with a firm undertone of fine mocha. It pours a dark chocolate brown with a thick grayish tan and none too persistent head. Flavor is mainly of molasses with an overtone of fine roast coffee and more than a hint of chocolate and toffee. The taste fairly fills the mouth - just a sip delights the entire tongue. Texture is slick, thick and a little tingly. Recommended to all "Stouties."

Poured black. Sweet caramel, some coffee, roasty malts, some tobacco and dark fruits. Flavor was much of the same with some whiskey and slight wood character. Nice sipper.

Bottle courtesy of fishingnet. Pours a dark brown to black with a thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes f bourbon, chocolate, toffee, caramel, light smoke and coffee notes. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, ripe dark fruit, wood, bourbon, caramel, brown sugar, molasses. Generally medium to full body with a warming malty finish.

Thanks fishingnet (?) for the share. Pours dark cola brown with an off-white head. Nose is some dark chocolate with some smoke, barrel, and malt. Flavor is a bit fizzy but oak, alcohol, chocolate, some coffee, and a nice sweetness to it. Nice beer, gets better as it warms and laces the glass up nicely with its medium-bodied self.

Bottle at Tampa tasting. Poured a dark amber with a creamy eggshell head. Good retention, nice lacing on the glass. Nose is full of caramel and chocolate with some Scotch notes and a peat smokiness. Somewhat full bodied with a decent amount of carbonation. Nice balance of chocolate, oak wood, alcohol. Definitely has a whiskey character. Finish is dry and chocolatey. Very nice!

12 oz bottle from John’s Marketplace, Batch 003 BB 12/12/09. Nose is caramel, coffee, light chocolate and smokiness. Clear very extremely dark brown with a very small tan head. Flavor is toffee, oaky vanilla, smoke, bitterness, and a light whiskey note.Finish is light bitterness, and a slight alcohol warmth.

Black with brown edges, loose off white head. Aroma is lightly smoke, caramel, light alcohol, toffee, coffee. Taste is earthy, light alcohol, chocolate, caramel.