BrewDog Paradox Glen Grant (Batch 003)

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bottle. Pours black with an average, frothy, light brown head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt -molasses, chocolate-, light hops -herbs-, heavy yeast -horse blanket, leather- with notes of alcohol, prunes, wood, and vanilla. Full bodied, creamy texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness and bitterness, light acidity.

Courtesy darkguardian and growler. Pours a dark brown, with really no head. Light bubbles hug the edge of the glass. Smells of a blend of graham crackers, light whiskey, and chocolate malt. The flavor was more subtle than most brewdog beers Ive had. Nice flavor, just not as intense. Chocolate bitterness, roasted malt, and subtle whiskey notes all form its identity for the most part. Pretty nice and toned down version of the beers they usually do.

12 oz bottle, tasted side by side with the Speyside batch 005. Pours black with thin dark beige head. Aroma is espresso, chocolate, barrel char, oak, vanilla. The flavor is quite rich, with an impressive peat smoke quality. There is bitter chocolate and oaken vanilla, as well as a pleasant roastiness. The finish has some ashy sourness and a little bit of alcohol, but it is not as boozy as some of the others in the series. Good stuff.

Pours a dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, and just a little touch of whiskey. This is actually very mild and smooth, I was expecting a lot more whiskey flavor and thought it might be a little more bold. Still good though.

Pours a dark brown/black with light tan head (diminishing). Grainy malt, coffee, hints of chocolate and dark fruit, and a good dose of bourbon. A little bit of vanilla and oak. Fairly complex, but overall not that enjoyable.

Bottle. Pours solid black with almost no head or bubble. Mostly whiskey and some sweeter malt. Flavors of whiskey and a nice dark chocolate and sweet vanilla cream. Body is very thin. Very smooth though, you almost forget your drinking a beer. If you are a whiskey fan then it’s worth the try.

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.

Purchased at High Times, poured into a Duvel tulip glass. Pours a black hue with a modest tan head that dissipates. Aroma is roast malts, chocolate mousse, whiskey barrel, and cola. Flavor is initially smooth milky chocolate mousse with a backbone of whiskey, midway enters cola, vanilla, and some oak, brief finish is slightly sweet. Palate is lightly chewy with light carbonation. Probably the smoothest 10% stout I’ve had, the flavors are very calm and balanced with no discernible alcohol presence.