BrewDog Paradox Speyside (Batch 010)

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

Bottle at Spuyten Duyvil - thanks to puzzl for sharing - kind of light in color for an imperial, which I remember the base beer being - minimal head - lightly doughy and fruity aroma - not picking up much of the whiskey there - the flavor, however, is quite earthy and peaty - you can taste the roast and sweetness of the base beer, but the whiskey becomes more and more noticeable as the beer warms - it never becomes overpowering, though - just a nice soft peaty character - pretty tasty.

Bottle. Very still cola body. Nose-cigarette smoke, cola nut, light cherry. Taste-light smoke, slightly on the thin side, nasty aftertaste, perfumey, light smoke, alcohol on the back end. Nicely done.

Name: Paradox 010 Speyside
Date: October 13, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Green’s, Atlanta
Appearance: black, frothy beige head
Aroma: sweet dark caramel and roasted malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of caramel and vanilla sweetness, light balancing roasted and oak, bitterness comes in along with the roasted and leaves a long bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

11.2 ounce bottle in snifter. Dark brown black with lasting ring and lace. Chocolate prune whiskey and wood aroma. Woody roasted chocolate mild fruity smokey medium bitter finish. Medium-full body and low carbo. This is a great sipper. I really enjoyed it. It was a challenging combination of assertive flavors, but I found myself wanting more and more. The whiskey and wood notes are just right. Excellent.

33 cl, bb 01/01/10. Opaque with a small, sort of lasting foam. Aromas of vanilla, toasted oak and smoky coffee. Flavor is campfire s’mores (chocolate, graham cracker, marshmallow and light smoke), coffee, and a nice little touch of oaked whiskey. Medium-heavy body is very lightly carbonated, watery and finishes woody-roasty dry.

dak brown-smells like vanilla, & unground coffee beans & alcohol. thin nutty chocolate notes- yes, like nutter butter w/chocolate. scotch flavor is a bit in the background. extremely light chocolate is making me extremely happy. almond butter notes. this has competing and different flavors throughout. that always seem to work well together. 3 10 8 5 16

Bottle. Black pour. Aroma is chocolate, vanilla, and some spicy scotch. Flavor is sweet, caramel, chocolate, booze, charred wood. The more I taste of these the more I really appreciate them.

12 oz. bottle. Pours black with orange extremities and a small tan head. A swirl leaves nice, high legs. The aroma is brown sugar, roasted barley, vanilla, some sweet oak, and little bits of chocolate and alcohol. The flavor is rich bitter chocolate, sweet smooth Scotch, little bits of vanilla, coffee, and charcoal. Once in a while I get a pleasant smoky note. The finish is ashy and bittersweet with a coffee-ish aftertaste. This is one of the better beers in the Paradox series.