Paradox - Speyside (Batch 005)
(Batch of Paradox - Speyside)
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.52
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Marked batch 005 on the bottle label. Matured in a Glen Moray 1992 cask although this is not detailed on the label.
This edition sees our Imperial Stout aged for several months in specially selected Speyside malt whisky casks. This maturation process results in the whisky flavours and aromas being infused deep into our beer.
This edition sees our Imperial Stout aged for several months in specially selected Speyside malt whisky casks. This maturation process results in the whisky flavours and aromas being infused deep into our beer.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Paradox parallel tasting
Black color; minor head, compared to the #7 and #6; I expected a bottle conditioned beer, but this one is filtered. Light aroma of alcohol and glue; very light aroma of vanilla and roasted malt. Medium body structure, possibly a bit sweeter than the #7; but there is just a mix of caramel/chocolate/roasted malt, too little to impress. Maybe in the final there is a hidden touch of pepper and something more. Not exciting.
Black color; minor head, compared to the #7 and #6; I expected a bottle conditioned beer, but this one is filtered. Light aroma of alcohol and glue; very light aroma of vanilla and roasted malt. Medium body structure, possibly a bit sweeter than the #7; but there is just a mix of caramel/chocolate/roasted malt, too little to impress. Maybe in the final there is a hidden touch of pepper and something more. Not exciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2008
at 17:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Chris_o. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Roasted malty woody aroma with some hints of chocolate. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with some hints of wood. Sweet roasted malty finish with some hints of choclate. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2008
at 13:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of Myrup. Pours a dark brown with a tint of red and a tiny, off-white head. Lightly sweet aroma of roasted malt. Medium body with sweetish, roasted malt - not particularly burned - with some hot whisky accents. Not peaty smoke, oak or vanilla - just hot, burning alcohol. Some malt bitterness in the finish. 291107
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2007
at 15:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a fully diminished head. Flavour is much like batch 6, but more chocolate heavy. Flavour is smooth chocolate flavoured with amild roasted note, no liqourice. Ends with a nice smoothness of chocolate into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2007
at 17:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium dark brown head. Deep dark red barely translucent body. Smoky chocolatey aroma with whisky notes. Sweet smoky chocolate taste with alcoholic whisky notes. Aftertaste is same. Very good! (Bottle at Knut Albert’s.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2007
at 07:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Black colour with no head, only a couple of bubbles. Strong roasted malt - nearly burnt & wood aroma. Bitter coffee, quite a lot of smoke, vanilla & dark dried fruits. Low carbonation. Palate is soft & silky - little to thin for my taste though! Alcohol warmth. Long bitter roast end. Nice!
Tried
on 18 Nov 2007
at 01:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
blackfriars cask,solid black,little peaty roast maltlots lf roast coffee and malts, bit rough round edges but that’s the whiskey and me. brbrTK2 cask Aberdeen Beer festival 07 ... yup as i said :-) bottle at home APE2012... deep brown ...black... mellow whisky chocolate nose .. little cardboard ... dark chocolate malts ... still quite nice 3.6. Bottle at home Dec 2013 ... deep black ... thin tan head ... soft blackcurrant roast ... juicy fruits ... beuitful smell ... soft fruits ... very thin body .. very fruits ... loads of blackcurrant ... defintly too thin but itsvery swet and juicy fruits ...soft and floral blackcurrent ... 3.8 very sweet and juicy
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2007
at 07:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Blackfriars, Glasgow. Black, no head. Aroma of tar and licorice. Sweet and boldly malty with lots of substance. There’s chocolate and asphalt. The whisky is much less evident than in the other versions of Paradox that I’ve tried. It’s also more balanced. That however takes some of the curiousity away, so I’m not really sure if I prefer it more than those.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2007
at 06:00