BrewDog Paradox Isle of Arran (Batch 016)

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Serve in Snifter

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Sampled on cask at Church Key DC 10/22/09: Pours an oily opaque with a small froth of beige head. Has a sweet dark caramel and chocolate nose with a good light smoky peaty balance. Starts fairly full and dark caramely sweet with good earthy smoky complexity before a crisp bittersweet dark chocolate and scotch finish. An enjoyable scotch-barreled aged stout.

33cl. Bottle. Poors black with creme head. The headfoam sticks to the glas when swirling. Aroma whisky, alcohol, burning wood, coffee. Taste sweet, bitter choco, coffee, hint of alcohol, whisky. Mouth-feel oily. The whisky is there but not to much. Fine stout!

Backlog Bottle from Vika vinmonopol Black color, good foam Full bodied & high complexity Very good integrity of Arran barrels, also aromas of coffee Very enjoyable

Cask at hay merchant Houston. Pours dark black with a tan head. Nice smoky sweet chocolate woody nose. Taste is the same with a nice thick body and a noticeable but not overpowering alcohol kick. Pretty good stuff.

Best before 2015 Pours a solid black with a thinnish tan head that leaves bfore the party really gets rolling. Smells of oak and vanilla with a touch of smoke, and a wee bit of caramel and roasted grains deep underneath. Taste is a little roasty and chocolatey with a heavy dose of smokey peat. Slightly earthy with a touch of vanilla and alcohol. This has mellowed a bit since the last time I tried it, and that’s a good thing in my mind. Medium to thick body with a light level of carbonation and a roasty oily mouthfeel. I enjoyed this tonight, but I won’t lie its not my favorite stout. It’s a lot less smoky than last time I tried it, but its still quite smoky. Might pair well with some pulled pork or a cigar.

Bottle. Colour is very dark brown, very close to black. Medium sized creamy brown head. The aromas, many as they are, hit you right out of the bottle. There is smoke, wood, fruit (plum), raisins, roasted malt, you can sense the sting of alcohol too. Whiskey-like maltiness. Mouthfeel is oily, The smokiness leaves an ashy feel in the finish. Too much smoke for my liking, but a bearable flaw. Taste is medium to heavy sweet, medium bitter. The finish is dry, ashy, medium bitter, light sweet, with warm alcohol.

Bottle from beerplanet.eu webshop. Almost black color with minimal beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, molasses, coffee, some ripe fruit, chocolate, light smokiness. Taste, chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, licorice, ash. Smoky, bitter finish. Excellent.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Dagan’s place. Thanks Tomer G. Black, opaque, no head. Dry and a little smokey aroma. Tastes dry and bitter, a little wine and faint smoke. Smooth, sweet finish, no carb.

33cl bottle thanks to 77ships! Pours an extremely dark ruby color with a white head that dissipates quickly. Smells of chocolate, dark cherries, and tobacco. A bit too carbonated for me; full bodied. Tastes of caramel, malt balls, booze, and dark fruits. Very tasty.

33 cl. bottle shared: black / tanned head, smell is sweet malt, caramel, syrup, coffee, thick Arran, taste is completely unblended mix of separate parts that exists out of sweet malt, syrup, touch Arran, caramel, dark fruits, honey, coffee, mocha, dark chocolate, pepper, small touch of booze, lower carb. close to smooth, not bad but lacks a blend between both halves

14/IV/2012 - 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 19/VIII/15 (2012-378) Thanks to 77ships for sharing the bottle!

Clear very dark brown beer, small beige head, unstable, adhesive. Aroma: caramel, coffee, bit woody, tobacco, earthy, bit cheesy. MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: vanilla, caramel, mocha, coffee, red wine, chocolate, caramel cream, alcohol, spices, bit peppery. Aftertaste: alcohol, dark caramel, dark chocolate, mocha and coffee.