Paradox - Islay 2019 (14%)
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.43
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Aged in whisky casks from the Isle of Islay off the Scottish coast, the latest of the Paradox Series provides a hugely complex, full bodied BA Imperial Stout.
This powerful stout delivers hints of floral, alongside intense, smoky and peated notes of single malt. Giving a lasting rich, malty, espresso and dark chocolate character, balanced by the spicy hops of Saaz. This is a stout that warms the senses.
The 2019 edition is 14% ABV, 55 IBU, 112 OG. Malts: Cara, Flaked Oats, Pale, Extra Dark Crystal, Weyermann Carafa Types1/3. Hops:Columbus, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Saaz
This powerful stout delivers hints of floral, alongside intense, smoky and peated notes of single malt. Giving a lasting rich, malty, espresso and dark chocolate character, balanced by the spicy hops of Saaz. This is a stout that warms the senses.
The 2019 edition is 14% ABV, 55 IBU, 112 OG. Malts: Cara, Flaked Oats, Pale, Extra Dark Crystal, Weyermann Carafa Types1/3. Hops:Columbus, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Saaz
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
At a tasting, small bubbly creamy head, quite dark brown color, aroma of smoke, tar and a hint of Ash, flavor of smoke and Ash with lots of alcohol coming through, noticable sweetness, s bit light bodied. Nice and enjoyable.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2019
at 04:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
24/4/2019. Draught at the Arcade Tavern, Ipswich - part of the BrewDog tap takeover they'd had during the Easter period. Poured almost black with an average sized off-white to beige head. Aroma of wood, peat, whisky, smoke and dark chocolate. Moderate sweetness, medium to heavy bitterness. Full bodied, slick texture, soft carbonation. Rich, peaty, woody, boozy finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2019
at 21:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance- pitch black, with a small light-brown head. Aroma- lots of peat, smoke and whisky, tar, burnt toast, roast dark malt, liqueur chocolate, ash. Taste- very peat-forward, smoky burnt malt, soy sauce, burnt dark fruit/fruitcake, sweet vanilla, boozy whisky, alcohol, oily finish.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2019
at 12:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, 19/04/19. Rich black with a well presented dirty tan covering that veers edgeward in time. Nose is bitter roast, peated malts, smoke, charr, dark chocolate, Islay barrel. Taste comprises dark malts, medicinal notes, spice, dried fruits, ashen tones, charr, bitter roast, smoke, dark chocolate. Full bodied, fine carbonation, balanced warming alcohol at the curtain call. Solid Islay impy ... good balance to the flavour which isn't as strong as the nose suggests.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2019
at 07:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On keg at Brewdog Lothian Rd - Backlog (11/03/19). Appearance - dark brown to black and opaque. Crema head. Nose - dark chocolate, roast and then peat over the top of it. Iodine edge. Taste - peat dominating again, though chocolate still managing to poke through. Palate - full bodied, roasty / smoky in texture. Smoky dry finish. Overall - peat whisky overpowers everything in its path rendering it a bit single dimensional.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2019
at 15:21
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample at Brewdog Tower Hill when I bought a bottle. Full review after the bottle. I love Islay whisky so I am always going to be biased. Huge iodine, seaweed and oak flavour. Lovely. It would probably be best as an after dinner drunk, but let's see what happens with the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2019
at 19:44