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BrewDog Paradox Islay (Batch 009)

BrewDog Paradox Islay (Batch 009) - Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
BrewDog

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

bottled
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Commercial Description:
Bottle; Special.
NOTE: Marked batch 009 on the bottle label. Matured in an Ardbeg cask although this is not detailed on the label.
This Imperial Stout has been matured in specially selected Islay Malt Whisky casks.
This aging process infuses into the beer all the threatening smoke, the encapsulating peat, the Atlantic essence and raw power of Scotland's most distinctive Whiskies.
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 Madsnp (290), Odense C, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 3, 2009  
Bottle. Pitch black with a nice cappuccino coloured head. Aromas of thick islay peat, tar, roasted malt and sweet caramel. Malty flavour with notes of chocolate, ash and smoke.


 ChristianScheffel (3013), Odense, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Black with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of caramel, tar and peat. Ashy and smoke flavour with overwhelming peat.


 Dedollewaitor (2961), Odense, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Jun 15, 2009  
22oz bottle @ Scheffel. Pours pitch black with a small creamy bubbly head. Nose is roast - chocolate, coffee and peat smoke in the back. Rubber and smoke. Smooth body. OK


 TheBeerGod (3026), Newport News, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 3, 2009  
Bottle. Neck tag shows "Edition 009 Islay Ardbeg 1991". Pours pitch black. Short brown head. Aroma is big peat, smoldering wood, earth, roasted malt, iodine, cocoa, and salt. Taste is strong peat, burnt wood, dark chocolate, coffee, iodine, molasses, and scotch notes. The scotch is very evident in everything thus far. Body is soft but chewy. There’s a certain slickness to the palate but still is kind of creamy. Light-medium overall. You’d think the barrel aging wouldn’t thin these out much but it has on all three that I’ve had. The finish is more peat, iodine, salt, burnt wood, molasses, chocolate, roasted malt and coffee. Very tasty, especially if you like Islay scotch and imperial stouts, which I do.


 JB175 (1642), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
May 22, 2009  
Dark brown with a smoky aroma of roast, chocolate, vanilla, and wood. Flavor is roasty with some wood, roast, chocolate, and light bitterness. I wasn’t crazy about this one at first, but it really shaped up nicely as it warmed.


 Ughsmash (3671), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
May 7, 2009  
Bottled. Poured clear, deep brown with a swirly, short-lived cap of tan head. The aroma was smoooookey with oak and peat over darker chocolates and caramel.. the second wind brings sweet whiskey and vanilla.. this really came together well. The flavor opened with sour oak and peaty whiskey with caramel, dark chocolate, and a little coffee coming in behind.. more oak, vanilla, and smoke on the back, becoming a bit too bitter right at the end. Medium-ish bodied with lower carbonation on the palate.. a lot of the barrel character (sourness, sweetness, and flavors) worked great, but the bitterness at the end wasn’t a good closer. All in all a tasty brew.


 kp (7177), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Apr 13, 2009  

Name: Paradox 009 Islay
Date: April 03, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: black, wispy tan head, bits of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma, lots of scotch with peppery alcohol, roasted malt, dark chocolate
Flavor: sweet scotch flavor, lots of the woody scotch enhanved by the sweet caramel and vanilla, roasted brings it in balance, oaky character adds to the bitterness, rich chocolate shows upon warming, scotch finish
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4


 DragonStout (1304), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 9, 2009  
Poured black as night with no head.Lots of smokiness on the nose as well as the taste.It was close to like someone extracted the smoke from meat and bottled it in this brew.I really like this brew.



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