Monday, November 30, 2009

Paradox Speyside tasting

As noted, today's Advent beer is Brew Dog brewing's "Paradox Speyside" imperial stout aged in whisky barrels. This is a 10% beer, in an 11.2 oz bottle.

I mistakenly put this in the fridge this morning. I should've read the label instructions that told me to drink it at room temperature. Anyway, cold it's quite nice, the whisky notes are apparent but the underlying stout is still assertive and tasty too. I can tell plenty of the subtleties are missing. I'll update after it warms up...

Update: Somewhat surprisingly, it hasn't changed all that much after it warmed up a bit. There's definitely a more notable alcohol warmth, and everything might be just a bit "bigger" overall, but it really hasn't changed all that much from its cold state. It's a really nice imperial stout, aged in whisky barrels. The whisky notes are quite apparent, and very nice. It's a really pleasant beer, very tasty, and overall quite good. Good second day of Advent beers!

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