BrewDog Paradox Grain (Batch 007)

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

Bottle: Poured a deep black color stout with a small bubbly head with limited retention and no lacing. Aroma is a mix between some barley malt with some fine whiskey notes but not as much peat as in the Islay stout. Taste is also a very well balance mix between some barley and roasted notes with some fine whiskey notes though direct alcohol was noticeable. Very well done but I prefer when more peat is noticeable.

330 ml bottle, best before 2/12/08? Dark brown with some tan froth. Nose is chocolate, molasses and oak with a touch of whiskey. Medium light, faint carb; comes off a bit watery. Taste is chocolate, raisin and anise finishing with vanilla, greens and sour mash. A smooth sipper that benefits from warming. Hard to believe it’s 10%.

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.

bottle thanks to bu11zeye. black pour with no head. gorgeous nose of wood, vanilla, toffee and scotch. very smooth on the palate with a great flavor of wood and vanilla with a roasted malt finish.

A big thanks to Andrew for sending this beer a few months ago from Scotland. Pours a clear black with a tiny head. The aroma is rich oak and whisky notes, some vanilla too. The taste is very smooth; very noticeable cask aging, a nice sweet whisky flavor, some vanilla and light coffee, a small peat aspect too. Very nice, understated and refined.

"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. "

Pours black no head. Oak acompanied by a fruity sweetness dominate the aroma. Flavour is very oaky with notes of sherry. This was definatly in a sherry barrel aged whiskey barrel. It is sweet, bold and interesting. I like it.

Bottled. dark brown with red hints with a minimal beige foam. Black coffee, prunes, marzipan, almonds and licorice. Big flavour of vanilla, nuts, maize, milky chocolate....tastes pretty much like a bourbon.barrel impy. Vanilla, brown sugar, chocolate, alcohol, almonds, brown sugar, figs and oak.