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BrewDog Paradox Islay (Batch 009)

BrewDog Paradox Islay (Batch 009) - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
92
overall
Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1423.64/5.03.61/5.0Special10%43.4Snifter
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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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 railcat1 (578), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
May 15, 2008  
I had this on DLD and to have a IPS that was smoked was awesome 2 of my favorite styles it poured black with a tan head and the smoke smell and falvor was great i wish i could get some of this i would drink it all the time.CHERS 1


 tytoanderso (1382), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
May 15, 2008  
12oz bottle. Let me preface this by saying that I am a HUGE Ardbeg (and south shore Islay distilleries in general) fan. So my review might be skewed a bit toward the positive.

Hugely peaty and smoky aroma with essences of wet wood and dark chocolate in the background. Earthy, mossy, dusty with a touch of alcohol as well. Hefty barrel presence on the nose for sure. Pours a dark, thick brown with a thin film of khaki subsiding on top. Loads of smoke and peat on the tongue with a slight musty wood component. The Ardbeg presence is absolutely massive and honestly covers up just about any trace of imperial stout. I like it, though. Leaning toward full bodied. Creamy and delicate carbonation. <p/>

If you like Ardbeg, by all means seek this one out, but if not, stay far, far away.


 Odeed (1666), Bakersfield, California, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/58/20
May 5, 2008  
this one was a bit better than the 8,but it still had that funky ass cardboard/glue taste.


 pantani (1895), Salinas, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 5, 2008  
Black with a thin white head. Aroma is chocolate, moss, cardboard, tobacco. taste is tobacco, chocolate, cardboard, and smoke.


 IrishBoy (2686), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
May 5, 2008  
330ml bottle from fiver29; Nose of chocolate and smoke; not too much better than the Batch 008. black wit a small off-white head;


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 4, 2008  
12oz bottle@Vero Beach Throwdown-pours no head and black color. Aroma is smoke/peat, oak/wood. Taste is very smoke/peat, oak/wood. Sipping. Occasional. Thanks hopscotch for sharing.


 ratman197 (3141), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
May 1, 2008  
Bottle poured a clear dark reddish brown nearly black with a lasting tan head. Aromas of smoke, peat, iodine, charcoal, roasted malt and light hints of chocolate and vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of smoke, peat, iodine, wet charcoal, roasted malt, bitter chocolate and a hint of vanilla with a smooth lingering smokey finish.
This beer is definitly a sipper, not bad but would have been better with less time in the barrel. The flavor of the beer is overpowered by the scotch flavors.


 pilsnerrogge (1770), Finspång, Sweden
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/59/105/520/20
May 1, 2008  
Bottle
Colour is black with a sinking head. Aroma is tar, iodine, smoke and ash; smells a lot like a good islay whisky. Flavour is more tar, firewood, coal and maybe some notes of coffee. Yet it’s quite smooth and quaffable. Long after taste. The guys at Innis & Gunn could learn a thing or two from the BrewDog guys I think.



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