BrewDog Paradox Macallan (Batch 011)

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

Bottled. Burgundy coloured. Light brown head. Prunes, sweetness and alcohol in the aroma. Flavour of alcohol, prunes, sweetness, vanilla, wood. Medium to fulll bodied. sweet and alcholholdense spicy end.

Bottle from PC Market of Choice in Eugene, OR. Color is dark brown/black with garnet notes. The head is large beige/tan bubbles. Aromas of dark toasted malt and vanilla? Medium body (treacly feel) going to fuller body, and the carbonation is essentially non-existent. Flavor is sprightly, smokey, oaky. Backed by burnt malt. Quite smooth, finishing slightly gritty, slightly sweet. Tantalizes the senses. Caresses the mouth. The sherry aspect didn’t hit until I was halfway through. It’s expensive, but it’s very tasty. The burps are exquisite.

Bottle at home ... deep brown red ... thin tan head ... lovely chocolate nose ... deep roast ... light smokey ... lots of roast ... quite a lot of whiskey in linger... again chocolate ... easily drinkable.

Finally found this bastard, i love Mccallan single malts. Pours a dark bruen body with an off white head. Malty peat wooden whiskey notes, light vinous sherry cask accents like cherry infused wood. Mild chocolate cherry warming, good shit.

(Bottled) Very dark reddish brown with a small, beige and lacy head. Quite smoky, sweetish-syrupy-malty aroma with salty licorice, vanilla, and hints of peat. Flavor is salty-licoricey with tar, some smoke, vanilla, slightly sweet malt. Medium body with evident but warming and not disturbing alcohol, and very soft and low carbonation. Very tasty and quite balanced, although maybe a bit thin in the end.

Thanks to a rep for leaving our store a sample. Dark brown color with a thin head. Lots of roasty malt aroma, strong vanilla and a little sherry. Lightly chalky mouthfeel. A little salt, dry malt, oak and Scotch. Solid quality.

I think Hophead75 shared this at his tasting last year? Pours a deep dark brown almost straight black with a thinning shiny head some lace as well. Aroma is dark chocolate, nutty, scotch whiskey comes through- a bit harsh, oaky, astringent, hints of cola and sherry oxidation. Flavor is sweet but cut by the woody and whickey astringency and the oxidation sherry, saltiness backs that up to cut through all the malt- some slight sweetness, roast and chocolate malt with some slight fruitiness. Oaky and dry finish.

Bottle poured a clear dark brown with ruby highlights and a lingering tan head. Aromas of chocolate, smoke, coffee, light vanilla and light wood. Palate was medium to full bodied and smooth. Flavors of chocolate, smoke, oak, light coffee and a hint of licorice with a smooth lingering smoky finish.