Paradox - Compass Box
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.84
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Paradox Compass Box is the latest of our whisky cask aged imperial stouts to be released from its smoky, shadowy cocoon.
Our huge stout was aged in Compass Box great King Street barrels for 221 days before bottling.
Full bodied, crashing roasty malt flavours are tempered by a rich chocolate character, balanced with light smoke and an extra layer of orange oil complexity.
Malts: Cara, Carafa, Dark Crystal, Extra Pale, Munich
Hops: Columbus, First Gold, Saaz
Our huge stout was aged in Compass Box great King Street barrels for 221 days before bottling.
Full bodied, crashing roasty malt flavours are tempered by a rich chocolate character, balanced with light smoke and an extra layer of orange oil complexity.
Malts: Cara, Carafa, Dark Crystal, Extra Pale, Munich
Hops: Columbus, First Gold, Saaz
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ Mikkeller & Friends, København
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, smoke, vanilla, oak and alcohol. Taste is heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, roasted, chocolate, oak and smoked finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat.
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, smoke, vanilla, oak and alcohol. Taste is heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, roasted, chocolate, oak and smoked finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat.
Tried
on 08 May 2015
at 10:42
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
330ml bottle @ Chez Sophie, Shrewsbury. Pours very dark with medium tan head. Aroma bears a clear whisky hint to the roasted malts. Taste is sharp, rich sumptuous and slick with a soft fiery influence. Exceptional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2015
at 16:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From tap at Mikkeller & Friends, Copenhagen. Black color with small beige head. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, light coffee, dark dried fruits, wood, alcohol. Heavy sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Full oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2015
at 08:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ Mikkeller & Friends. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, coffee, little grain, smokme, whisky. Flavor is sweet, malty, caramel, little smoke, wood, whisky, heavy alcohol. Medium body, soft carbonation, hot alcoholic finish. 300415
Tried
on 03 May 2015
at 07:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Mikkeller & Friends. Aroma is mild with licorice, some alcohol and molasses. Flavor has whisky, peat, licorice and smoke. Actually rather nice. Perhaps a bit too sweet and stuffy though.
Tried
on 01 May 2015
at 08:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Mikkeller, Stefansgade. Black with a small light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate and moderate whisky. Flavor is very sweet and rather bitter. Sweet and rather bitter finish with warming alcohol. 300415
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Apr 2015
at 14:11
10/10
Beer number 1000, so it had to be a special one! :)
Tried
on 22 Apr 2015
at 23:36
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draught@HBF2015. Black colour, small head. Aroma is floral, big time raisins and alcohol. Flavour is alcohol, some floral notes mild wood as well as some toffee. The alcohol is totally over the top on this one.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2015
at 00:58
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate, dried fruit and hazelnuts. Boozy backdrop. Taste - more fruit and nut bar. Whisky and light wood notes at the back. Palate - full bodied with a huge creamy but dry texture and a rich but balanced finish. Overall - lovely treat
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2015
at 17:57
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Keg at the Brewdog Shepard’s Bush. Aroma is huge booze, whiskey and vanilla oak, sweet and tart grape and dried fruit add nice complexity. Opaque viscous black coloured pour with a lasting halo of tan head. Flavour is big rounded smooth roast, sweet vanilla, dried fruits, oak, vinous fruit. Hint of bitter roast in the finish. Palate is full smooth and velvety. Big bold and hides the abv pretty well. Nice and complex.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2015
at 14:43