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BrewDog Paradox Islay (Batch 001)

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BrewDog Paradox Islay (Batch 001) - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
92
overall
Formerly brewed at BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1323.65/5.03.61/5.0Special10%43.3Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Bottled; Special. Also cask.
This limited edition (001) sees a 8% Imperial Stout matured in a specially selected ex Duncan Taylor & Co Caol Ila 1996 single malt whisky cask.
NOTE: Some bottles of Speyside Batch 010 have been mis-labelled as Batch 001. However, those bottles clearly state Speyside on the bottle and should not be confused with the Islay Batch 001.
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 daknole (2802), Plantation, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Bottle from lithy, thanks bro! I ended up with an extra bottle thanks to an erroneous shipment from liquidsolutions. So I decided to give it a try. Wow, what a cool beer. Black pour with a small head that barely lasts 20 seconds. Aroma is pure peaty malt. Some might think it smelled of sausage, but to the scotch drinker this is all scotch. Flavor is more scotch than beer, but the beer certainly there. The two are harmoniously blended in this beer. Bravo!!


 nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/516/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Bottle, 11.2 oz. Opaque pour with a fine tan head. Wood and whisky in the aroma for sure - smoky, chocolate, peat, dirt, musty, and an underlying hoppiness. Alcohol is apparent. The aroma is a pleasant suprise, not hugely balanced, but enjoyable. Flavor isn’t as appealing to me - soy sauce, bitter smoky peat, mushy earthiness, overripe fruit, and a surprisingly flat finish. Tremendously smoky and not as hot as I’d expected, even at cellar temp. Medium bodied, which is strange considering ABV. Probably needs some time.


 after4ever (2711), Brier, Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Aug 27, 2008  
12-oz. Thanks, Rene! Pours black with caramel highlights. Thin but fairly sturdy tan head and lace. Big enormous seaweed and peat nose. Creamy medium body. Roasty, salty, briney. Peaty and seaweedy. Tons going on here. Gets a little phenolic at the end, along with being a little bit bitey and boozy. Very powerful but even some of the odd bits all seem to work together. Then again, I’m an Islay whisky freak, so I probably expected to like it.


 Plimmer (251), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Bottle 33cl (batch 006). Pitch black body with a small dense brown head. Smoke, smoke and smoke in the nose. Rather light body (lighter than expected) with lots of whiskey like notes and lots of smoke. Smoke and tar notes in the finish. Strange and very untraditional beer.


 hopdog (5526), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 15, 2008  
12oz bottle. Poured a dark brown with red edges and an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of peat, earthy, smoke meat, chocolate, and some whiskey. Tastes of some whiskey, vanilla, chocolate, lighter earthiness, woody, and roasty. Some lacing left on the glass.


 Maria (6056), Thisted, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Score given for batch 001. Both 001 and 006 are black with a red hue and a small, nougat colored dense head. Batch 006: Aroma: roasted malt, peat, smoke, tar, whisky. Flavour: Roasted malt, burning peat, smoke, tar, burn plastic, a light sweetness. The burnt plastic is do dominating. Batch 001 – courtesy of Cgarvieuk. Aroma: smoke, roasted malt, peat, soil, tar, wood and hints of burnt plastic. Flavour: Peat, smoke, tar, soil, wood, hints of whisky, chocolate and only a little burning plastic. Much more complex and well balanced than batch 006 IMO.


 bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 29, 2008  
(Bottle, Batch 001) Pours a dark brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of peat, sausage, roasted malt, dust, black pepper, and salty. Flavor of roasted malt, peaty scotch, wood, ash, and bitter dark chocolate.


 17thfloor (1402), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Pours a thinner near black with fast disapating small bubbled head. Lots of scotch aroma, some smokey peat, dark fruits, and sweet malt, also alcohol. Very scotch forward, peaty, some creamy chocolate, lots of roast. huge dark chocolate/barrel finish. Off dry but still kinda sugary in a distracting way. Medium bodied, fuller mouthful, very subtle fizzy carbonation.



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