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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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black beer, good beige head. Dominant pasty, smoky aroma. Taste is very heavily Islay as well. Whisky, smoke, chocolate, bitter malt, a little caramel, some fruit and a lasting peaty finish. Big, rich and distinctive.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2019
at 16:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2019 version at 14%. Keg at BD Castlegate. It pours opauqe black with a decent tan head. The aroma is rich smoked action, peat reek, rocky road, dark chocolate, coffee, toasted marshmallow, cherry and knickerbocker glory. The taste is slick, oily, chewy, toothy, boozy kick, bitter, rich roasted malt, smoked malt, rich roasted malt, rocky road, islay whisky, cherry, cranberry, slick, punchy alcohol, spicy, dark chocolate, syrupy, varnish. And coffee grounds with a drying finish. Full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth feel. Boozy and charred A bit harsh tbh and not up to the dizzy heights of the last version. Fun nonetheless.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2019
at 16:43
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Keg at Brewdog Brixton. A dark black brown coloured pour with a lasting mid tan head. Aroma is salty, sweaty roast, salt, smoked malt, peat,. Flavour is composed of big bitter roast, Salted roast, boozy fruit cake, islay whisky cask, woody tannin. Palate is velvety, rounded, oily,. Strong booze in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Mar 2019
at 12:56