BrewDog Paradox Grain (Batch 007)

WOW. What an amazing beer! Pours out a dark dark brown with hints of red on the edges, mid-sized light brown crown that could be thicker, leaves lots of fine spotty, silty lacing. Smooth aroma of tobacco, vanilla, chocolate and whiskey hit first followed by black cherries, plum, liquid smoke and dark roasted malts. I already plan on cleaning out the local seller of this stuff - 5 bottles isn’t enough to keep me going! The flavour is excellent - clean and smooth, nothing rough about this stout even at 10%.... by the way, where the hell is that 10% (aside from sinking into my skull)? More tobacco, vanilla, whiskey (light), dark roasted malts, slight notes of alcohol, chocolate. Although the aroma and flavour have the same qualities they do not come across the same, if that makes any sense. Pretty much has full bodied qualities without coming across thick. Smooth and soft with a slight sweet middle and finishes with a dry dark roast (nears burnt... burnt sugar maybe) and the lightest of hops. A perfectly blended stout, no hop assault what so ever, no overwhelming qualities, just an excellent and enjoyable beer. Find it and stock up if you can. Awesome.

"This is black, my glass has become a black hole of color where nothing can escape. The crown was small and short lived only a small film remains on top. Aroma is powerful, loads of vanilla, warm alcohol, rye, oak and is very sweet. The oak aging the beer has gone through is very noticeable and this has such a distinct rye aroma if I was blind folded and just smelt it I could be convinced it’s a rye and coke. Tons of sweet vanilla in the flavor, oak, mild bitter chocolate and burnt dirt are all in this taste. Dark fruit and or sweet berries are showing up but not in every sip. The alcohol is becoming far more noticeable the warmer the beer gets and its going straight to me head. I’ll say the only complaint I have about this beer is it’s a touch thin and flat feeling in my opinion. This is great I’m normally not a fan of oak aged beers but this is the first time I’ve had it in a stout and in this style it’s amazing. Got me a few more of these in the cellar I think they’ll stay for a few more years. "

Smooth, deceievingly easy drinking. Some grainy alcohol. Not as interesting as the malt cask versions IMHO - but wee worth trying.

Batch 007. Black with a middle sized and rather dense head. The aroma has clear notes of whisky, sweetness, vanilla, roasted malt and sweet licorice. The flavour has notes of smooth grain whisky, roasted malt, vanilla, light sweetness, light licorice, a roasted, light bitter-sweet bitterness and a dry, roasted finish.

Strong aroma of almonds, bitters and some smoke too, deep mahogany, red at the sides, pours a small tan head. Taste has malt, toffee, peat, wood, smoke and booze. Full bodied, very well balanced, alcohol is masked, nice tongue tingle. Fanatastic!

Pours a pitch black with nearly no head - a thin outline of foam with the tiniest hint of lacing. Aroma is sweet, nice and peaty with obvious notes of scotch. Tastes not at all roasty, but much more of strong scotch ale flavour. Woodsy and peaty (day-old campfire) with enough generic background hops to keep things in check. Thin and undercarbonated with a coating and lasting mouthfeel. What a beautiful finish, again, not much in the way of an impy stout, but I’m really loving all the scotch flavours, and how well they work in beer form. My first BrewDog!

33cl bottle at home. found in ølbutikken, cph. boy do i look forward to this one. i like whiskey, i like beer, i like stout, i like barreled beer. this can’t go wrong. bottle is well aged (best before 2008-11-01 according to danish beerhouse label on top of capsule) pours almost black, with a small light brown fluffy head. Seen before with barrel aging, but it is just a 3 anyways. first sniff reveals a nice round mellow whisky aroma, very round and soft. more sniffing reveals hard roasted malts, coffee, licorice. i think i might be serving it too cold, it’s probably only 6 celcius right now. my bad. i’ll let it stay for a while before tasting. bottle says serve at room temperature. okay. well now it’s igloo room temperature i guess. flavor is vanilla, american whisky, subdued roasted malts. wood (oak), roasted sugar. ends bitter and with a distinct whiskey feel to it.

Black in color with a small beige head. Aroma is of vanilla, fig, coconut and marshmallows. Taste is roasty with fig and dark fruits.