BrewDog Paradox Grain (Batch 007)

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

Black with tiny beige head. Aroma has vanilla, wood, chocolate, roasted malt and whisky. Flavor is moderate sweet with chocolate, roasted malt, whisky, wood and coffee. Very good.

Bottled BBE 2008. Very dark ruby, almost opaque color, small espresso head. Strong roasted barley and licorice aroma mixed with Scottish vanilla aroma whisky. Roasted, coffeish stout with loads of vanilla. Paradox without smoke but with extra vanilla. Good.

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. IMO this has more whisky flavour than the Speyside Batch 005.

Bottle. Pours a deep dark brown colour. Sweet aroma of vanilla, wood, roasted malt and dark fruits. Good siruppy mouthfeel. The flavour is sweet with roasted caramel, wood, roasted malt, dark fruits, whisky and some liquorice. Well lasting quite sweet roasty woody whisky finish.

Bottle. A black beer with a big beige head. Plesant mild aroma of vanilla, wood and whisky, light roasted. The taste is light sweet, roasted malt, bread, vanilla, wood and whisky. Medium to full body with a dry light bitter finish.

Bottle from cgarvieuk. Deep dark brown color. Chooalte, toffee and a hint of oak in the aroma. Chocolate, toffee, vanilla, oak and a touch of warming alcohol in the flavor. Full bodied, warming and very tasty.

Bottle, bought @ Havnens Vin & Tobak, Vejle.
Pours nearly black with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma is sweet, light peity smoke, chocolate, vanilla, liqourice and a light, subdued roastiness. Low carbonation, very oily mouthfeel. Flavour is wonderful roasted, lots of liqourice and a warming viniousness. The peity smoke is evident, but subdued. Once again, the grain casks wins it for me (like the 002).

11.2oz bottle. Batch 007 BB 3/12/08. Poured a dark brown color with red edges and an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of oak, wood, vanilla, light whiskey, and some earthiness. Tastes of wood, vanilla, whiskey, light peat, caramel, and some dark fruits.