4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma has intense iodine and peat, and some roast malt. Dry roast malt flavour with peat notes and a hint of tart oakiness.
This one really utilizes the peat touch in a good way, unlike some of the other Islay cask Paradoxes.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
rbesg08, bottle courtesy of magic dave. dark brown to the point of blackness with a medium brown head; big aroma of musk perfume, moss, kelp and prune juice; salty with light caramel whisky notes, sour cream, wooden floorboards and a dry, tasty finish. great stuff
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at ChrisO’s pre-GBBF tasting, 1st Aug 09. Very near black body with a tan head. Ultra-intense whisky cask aroma. Taste is equally extreme - from the very first moment it hits your tongue the whisky notes jump all over you like a schoolyard "bundle"! Simply too much for me, even as a sipping beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 33cl. @ Chriso’s pre GBBF Shindig ’09.
Clear medium to dark black color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, smoke - peat, woody. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090801]
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A Mes rate: bottle at the ever brilliant Chris O’s Pre GBBF Extravaganza.
Firstly thanks to Greg Koch for opening and Ang for making sure I drained my glass and got some. Typical Paradox looks so an easy four. Much more sweet and fruity than the other versions I have had. Peat, smoke, chocolate, seaweed, oak etc. are a given. Palate is stunning as usual too. Exceptional all round. Hooray for BrewDog.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled at RBESG 2008. A hazy dark brown beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of smoke and whiskey. The flavor is very sweet with extreme amounts of whiskey and smoke, the alcohol plays on the tongue before the burnt woody finish sets in.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle, 126 / 200. Pours almost black, with a thin tan head, diminishes fast. Strong whisky aroma, smoke and roasted malt.Tasting department on the sweet side, with wood, tar and spices.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Big thanx to joergen for sharing this special beer. Black colour with a dense tan head. malty, roasted and light smokey aroma with notes of fruit, chocolate and alcohol. malty, light coffee bitter flavor with notes of fruit and wood.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at home, bottle #16/200.
Black coloured with a medium sized beige head.
Roasted aroma of peat and whisky with notes of smoke, dried fruits and chocolate.
Roasted flavour of wood, peat, whisky and hops.
Roasted, smoked and hoppy finish.
Nice, nut too much whisky malt.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle@KnutAlbert’s. Black with some ruby shades around the edges. Small tanned head. Whiskey and vanilla dominate the aroma. Also some pleasant whiffs of wood, peat, dried fruits and earthy hops. Taste is gently bitter and has an inviting fruitiness. Fine sweetness with warming alcohol and refined malts. Notes of salty licorice.
Silky mouthfeel , mild effervescence. A great beer.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle as a gift from the brewery, thanks a lot!
Very dark ruby, beige head. Clear vanilla aroma, oak and pine.
High carboantion.
Smooth beer, discreet sourness, the silky stout making a splendid background for the whisky character.
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