BrewDog Paradox Isle of Arran (Batch 016)

Formerly brewed at BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Serve in Snifter

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Cerveja que prova que escocês não é expert apenas em whisky, uma fantástica Imperial Stout que tem como grande marca o álcool presente e intenso, tomando conta do palato e do nariz, um calor de sabores inesquecível.

330 ml bottle - savoured at home in a sniffer - taken fom notes. Pours pitch black, flat, no head. Aromas of chocolate and some smoked whisky notes. Glavour is really balanced with the subtle peated character. Okay, but a tad overrated.

Pours black with almost no head. Aroma of licorice, vanilla, chocolate, light alcohol. Flavor follows suit with aroma well, slight whiskey and wood undertones, sticky dry finish, warming.

Bottle 0.33l at Kauppuri 5, Oulu. Originally rated 19022012. Colour is deep black with small brownish white head. Aromas and flavours: Whiskey, coffee, chocolate and malts.

Bouteille 11,2oz (batch 016). De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti, de chocolat noir, moyennement boisé (fût de whisky) moyen de mélasse et de fumée (tourbe), léger de fruits (fruits confits foncés), d’alcool et de vanille. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement doux ainsi qu’une texture huileuse. Goût boisé (fût de whisky) avec un léger goût fruité (fruits foncés confits) ainsi qu’avec des traces de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de malt rôti et de chocolat noir avec un léger goût de mélasse terreuse. Parallèlement, un léger goût fumé (tourbe) vient se rajouter jusqu’en finale où s’y pointe également un léger goût d’alcool boisé aux notes réchauffantes avec des traces de houblon herbeux. Post-goût long et aux notes sèches, léger-moyen amer de rôti, de chocolat noir, léger d’alcool boisé (fût de whisky).

Retired bottle. One less in the world. Strong whisky aroma. Dark but not thick or oily. Nice sweet vanilla and chocolate flavors but with a nice whisky bite.

Pours black opaque with small tan head. Aroma of (rum and) raisin fudge, slightly smoky, black cherry, port or sherry, good coffee, brown sugar and liquorice. Many, many flavours flood the mouth. Palate is surprisingly smooth, almost ice-cream like without the coldness. Small tingle of carbonation. Quite sweet with tart finish hitting you out of the blue. A sipper of a drink, not one for rushing. Been in storage for nearly 2 years after buying from the Arran Distillery shop and well worth waiting to open. One to savour. Pity it is no longer produced although I do have one more bottle stashed away for a rainy day.

Pours dark and black with a small brown head. Nose is light smoke, chocolate, raisins and cherries. The taste is sweet with a little bitter at the end joined by a hint of tart. The mouthfeel is crisp but also smooth as time goes by, the body is medium and the finish is long. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours burgundy black with low tan head. Aroma of vanilla, soy, roasted malt, coffee, brown sugar, dates and figs. Just a hint of barrel but there and pleasant. Taste is immediately peaty with tons of smoke and later almost burgundy barrels. Body is medium to full, creamy and oily. Low carbonation. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Aroma: The smell is pungent, wood, smoke, coffee, and a musky old barn.
Appearance: A black beer! Brown rather small head, good lacing however.
Taste: The taste is almost overpowering in it’s rich smoky burnt flavors, some sweet liqorice and a good bitterness. But mostly dusty earth notes. Something like a liquid smoked sausage.
Palate: The mouthfeel is coarse, the carbonation is medium.
Overall: This is an interesting beer that needs the right surroundings, for example a salty hard cheese like an Edamer or a not to ripe Brie. And Celtic Punk.
Note: bottle Reviewed 2010-01-15.