BrewDog Paradox Macallan (Batch 011)

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

Bottle from Binnys. Pours hard black with slight brown edge and quickly fading beige head. Nose is relatively faint with some dark malts and chocolate underneath delightful scotch barrel. Taste is a smooth, creamy, barrel flavor dream come true. Again lots of dark malt, roastiness and chocolate, but the main event in this one is the wonderful scotch characteristic. Some vanilla and oak poke through as well with a slight smoke/peat hint also. This imperial stout recipe would be good on it’s own, but aged in my favorite single malt barrel....bliss. So glad I picked up a second bottle.

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.

11.2oz bottle. Batch 011 BB 12/12/09. Poured a dark brown color with red edges and an average to larger sized tan head. Aromas of earthiness, manure, woody, peat, smoke, chocolate, and very light sherry. Tastes of vanilla, wood, light sherry, chocolate, light caramel, and roast. Creamy body with the alcohol content well hidden.

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.

Served at room temp as per bottle. Pours a thinner (for an IS) fairly dark brown, almost light enough to see-thru, with a minimal fizzy beige froth that dissipates quickly. Strong barrel aroma, woody chocolate, smokey peat, smells dry, quite malty, the aroma changes into something much more English, maybe a touch of diacetyl, toasty, a bit of fruit or maybe thats the sherry. First taste is not very Imperial Stoutish, definitely more of a BA Scottish Ale. Flavors of peated malt, lightly burnt malts, lots of toasted malts, some buttery diacetyl, some chocolate, every so lightly grassy. A bit sugary tasting while being dry with a decent amount of bitterness. The sherry cask really makes itself apparent in the aftertaste. Medium body, smooth and flat, oily. The finish and aftertaste really make this beer, otherwise it would be a complete disappointment. Definitely a sipper... this is one beer where its okay to breath lots and release the alcohol.

Bottle 33cl.
Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, vanilla, smoked notes. Flavor is heavy heavy sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft. [20090724]

bottle from bu11zeye. black pour with some froth up top. great notes of vanilla, chocolate and scotch. awesome on the palate with the roasted malts coming through quite well with overtones of wood. awesome finish and a great woody aftertaste.

At Vero. Rich, viscious-looking, gorgeous coppery brown color like teak. Subdued smokey nose with rich malt, sherry barrel is apparent, also cherry notes. Great smoke in here with lingering roasted malt at the end. Scrumptious.