kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA Oct 12, 2008 Name: Paradox 003 Glen Grant
Date: 10/02/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Green’s, Atlanta
Appearance: black, beige head, streaks of lace,
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate and roasted aroma, dark caramel and vanilla sweetness,
Flavor: sweet dark chocolate flavor, lots of oak, growing dark caramel sweetness brings out more of the chocolate and gets nice and sticky after a while, touch of alcohol, woody bitter finish,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0 Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam Aug 18, 2008 Slightly lighter brown than the Macallan. Clear. The nose is woody, earthy, slightly mushroomy with a little bit of alcohol and chocolate. Rounded, soft palate is sticky, chewy, rummy. The toffee and dark chocolate is fun, with some pepper and alcohol finish. argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA Aug 18, 2008 (33cl bottle, sampled side-by-side with Islay 009, Speyside 010, and Macallan 011) Small beige head that mostly diminishes atop clear red-black body, no lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, Scotch, some chocolate, milder aroma than the other three. Taste is medium sweet, bittersweet chocolate, some Scotch, roast. Medium body, low carbonation. bierkoning (5989), La Tropica, Netherlands Oct 20, 2008 Bottle from Lithy, thanks! Deep dark brown color. Dark chocolate, dried fruit and a hint of oak in the aroma. Malty sweet, oaky flavor with just a hint of smoke and dark chocolate. Alcoholic, dried fruit. The malt whisky character is there, but I prefer it a bit more peated. hopdog (5527), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA Aug 11, 2008 11.2oz bottle labeled Batch 003 BB 12/12/09, Poured dark brown with red edges and an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of smoke, some earthiness, chocolate, oak, vanilla, and light whiskey. Tastes of vanilla, light whiskey, wood, chocolate, liighter earthiness, and roast. Thinner but nice and smooth body. Alcohol content well hidden. hopscotch (5440), Vero Beach, Florida, USA Sep 15, 2008 Updated: Sep 25, 2008Bottle... Post RBSG ’08 O-Town/Vero Beach Throwdown Chapter 8... This beer rocks! ... Pours black with a creamy, off-white head. Decent retention. Understated, earthy, acrid aroma offers up subtle notes of chocolate, tobacco, wood and smoke. Full-bodied and velvety with medium carbonation. Balanced nicely. Sweet chocolate; bitter, woodsy alcohol. Chocolaty finish. Thanks go out to growler for sharing this world class bottle of beer! bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA Nov 18, 2008 (12oz. bottle, BB 12/12/09) Pours a dark brown body with a spare beige head. Aroma of bourbon, roasted malt, caramel, and peat. Flavor of roasted malt, bourbon, and coffee with a dry finish. CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA Aug 14, 2008 Pours a semi-transparent dark mahogany with a thin, wispy light tan head. Aroma of sweet dark caramel with some smoky peat, roasty malt and dark chocolate. Body starts fairly full and dark caramely sweet with good complex dark chocolate and coffee notes. Finishes slightly drier with mild Scotch character. Pretty subdued compared to the other Paradox beers.
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