BrewDog Paradox Grain (Batch 007)

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

Bottle. Immediately after popping the cap, a heavy aroma of malty sweetness, some roasted malt and dried fruits escapes the bottle. It pours a nice ruby copper body, clear, with a small, firm beige head. Prunes, sultana raisins, dark grapes, caramel and some alcohol fill in the blanks in the aroma. It’s quite effervescent, full-bodied and with a pleasant warmth from the alcohol. The flavor has roasted malt, raisins and prunes, fruity and slightly piney hops and some alcohol. As the beers warms up, some mocha occurs. The finish has a nice lasting bitterness to balance the sweetness. A quite complex beer that is in the same league as Julebokk from their competitor Ringnes. It’s maybe a bit evident on the higher alcohols, but really pleasant and works nicely as a by-the-fire beer, or with some nuts and a slice of cheese. Don’t let it get too warm, as some notes of cooked vegetables then shows up. (081212)

Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is coffee, smoked, hop. Flavour is chocolate, coffee, hop, mild whiskey, malt . Wonderful beer.

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.

Bottle. Small beige fizzy head. Fair lacework. Dark mahogany color. Heavy rye bread, dried fruit, toffee, sweet liquorish. Over the palate heavy notes of bourbon and vanilla. Brown sugar and almost coffee and chocolate like notes. Very full bodied with a soft carbonation and dry texture. Heavy sweet with counter bitter flavor. Lingering liquorish and bourbon finish.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, oak, chocolate, vanilla and whiskey. The roasted malt dominates the flavour and well balanced with the sweetness of the vanilla, whiskey and chocolate that also comes through. Smooth and creamy on the palate. A roasted and bitter finish. Another good beer from these guys.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Listed as best before 12/08. My favorite BrewDog to-date. Pours with no head and a dark brown body. Awsome aroma of whiskey barrel, vanlla, chocolate, coconut and a little bit of barrel bug. Reminds me a bit of Captain Lawrence’s Winter Warmer by the whisky barrel aroma. Taste is lots of chocolate and light barrel and wood, with vanilla and a vinous note with a bit of fig and ash. Long whisky filled duration. Creamy mouthfeel a bit on the warming side of things. Great stuff, one of the few BrewDogs I strongly recomend!

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

Bottle. Pours deep dark brown with a with no head. Aromas of fresh wood, bourbon vanilla and molasses sugar. Smooth and oily texture. Sweet and roasted flavour with notes of licorice, coffee, vanilla and chocolate. This paradox turned out great!