BrewDog Paradox SmokeHead (Batch 015)
Collaboration between SmokeHead Whisky and BrewDog.
3.6
447 reviews
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Community reviews
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein sehr dunkelbraunes fast schwarzes Bier mit schöner beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, Kaffee, schokoladig, rauchig. Geschmack angenehm röstmalzig, rauchig, schokoladig, Kaffeebohnen.
Pours so dark its black. The head is huge, dense and tan. The aroma smells like the sweetness off barley syrup but is a little smoky. The flavor is much smokier but the palate is complex with both flowing and foamy textures so it mixes in the other flavors of oak, plum and bittering hops a lot. Haha, pardon the pun and the runon. This is a smooth beer with no hint of alcohol. Very well madr. The peaty character is very good such that if you turn your head you might think someone spiked your beer with Laphroig.
Bottle - Dark Brown/Black in colour, red against bright light. Islay whisky in the aroma and taste. Mega-Smoky, peaty, tarry, oily; tastes of iodine and seawater. Very malty; roast/burnt malts, espresso coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, toffee, vanilla, oak. Fruity; dark fruits. Hoppy; good hop bitterness. Alcohol (whisky) very evident. Very, very dry finish. Liked this a lot. Very nice Imperial Stout!
Backlog, tried at a Brewdog tasting. Bottle from Systembolaget. As some people noted, and what should be described as a character-trait for all Brewdog beers, this was over the top.
Bottle bought some place I can’t remember. Pours black with a frothy dark mocha head that leaves a small trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is heavy smokey and malty with roasted malts, smoke, peat, dark roast coffee, bitter chocolate, burnt wood, vanilla fudge and smoldering hay. Taste is sweet, bitter, malty and heavy smokey with roasted malts, smoke, peat, tar, minerals, cookie dough, alcohol, sweetened coffee, milk chocolate, burnt hay and burnt wood. Mouthfeel is soft, roasted astringent and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet, bitter and heavy smokey with roasted malts, peat, smoke, alcohol, cookie dough, hay and burnt wood. Over the top...
Bottle. Pours very dark red, with a mocha head. Aroma is smoke, liquorice, coffee and some alcoholic notes of port wine. Flavour is burned malts, nice bitter coffee, nuts, chocolate and toffee. Some notes of alcohol with a long, very nice and growing sweetly finish.
Botella de 33 cl en beni casa bar en junio de 2013. de zonbier. Lote 015 hasta 08..12..15 una gran imperial stout en barriles de whisky de Smokehead (maravilla de whisky). Cuerpo fuerte con 10 vol que aportan una gran sensación alcohólica. Sensación seca de madera quemada con toques de whisky algo salados. Tostados y quemados muy buenos y notables. Gran cerveza, para repetir sin duda. La mejor de las tres que he tomado (arran,, jura ) por la sensación seca y algo salada, claro, barriles de Islay y un gran whisky. Gran gran cerveza.
Pitch black body, small brown head. Aroma has lots of tar and peated notes. Maltiness and sweet whiskey flavour. Some alcohol. Lots of alcohol warmth.
330 ml bottle. Batch 015. BB 19/08/15. From brewdog.com.
Black colour with a small frothy tan head.
Roasted malt, whiskey, ashy dryness and smoke in the aroma.
The flavour is tar, roasted malt, whiskey, mild berries and ashy dryness. Very strong flavour.
Bottle courtesy of and shared with friends. Poured a a murky deep mahogany with a thin broken white head. The aroma is rich smoke and hop medicinal liqourice. The flavour is medium to strong bitter with a smoky dry alcoholic palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
330 ml bottle. Pours a red-orange tinted black with a short lived beige head. Aroma is barley candy, iodine, salt. Flavor is sugar, cocoa, brown sugar, molasses, salt, peat. Finish is herbal, roast, coffee. Lingering fruits (red and dark berries). Medium body, sticky mouthfeel, weak carbonation.
At Voodoo release. Poured brown with min head. Ok aroma with light scotch. Taste unbearable chemically. Ok palate. Scotch aged no good.
Aroma of paint thinner. Pours a cola color. Taste is extremely peaty. Chemical taste.
shared by VT, thanks bro. pours dark brown, red tint, with a small light beige head, some retention. iodine, burnt caramel, bold and disturbing peat, booze, red fruitiness, leathery notes, sweetness. moderate to low carbonation, medium body - oily but not that heavy, peaty-peppery slightly harsh finish. ok but a bit harsh in a smokehead kind of way.
330ml bottle. Pours pitch black color with a tight, creamy one finger tan head that has nice retention and falls to a thin cap.Thick, peaty, scotch aromas on top of roast, chocolate and lots of malt. Taste is big and complex with lots of smoke, peat, mesquite, campfire and whiskey, along with hints of chocolate, molasses, and vanilla. Thick, oily and chewy with very low carbonation.
Smells and tastes like a pile of smoke. Dark black pour from a 12oz bottle. An ok beer. Would have again
Bottle @ home. Profumo intensamente affumicato e torbato. Note di caffè tostato e alcoliche. il luppolo erboso è un sottofondo, non punge. Nera con riflessi rosso rubino, schiuma color cappuccino ampia e meno cremosa di quello che si aspetterebbe. Gusto caldo, deciso, torbato avvolgente. é delicata, con un finale lungo una carbonatazione medio bassa, non troppo corposa e calda/alcolica. Buona ma non eccelsa.
Got it in a bottle. Pitch black color with not much of a head. Aroma is full of whiskey, peat, and smoke. Same for the taste. Beer is nice and balanced.
2011, ik wist van te voren al dat ik deze wss niet zo heel lekker ging vinden, maar hij viel mee, wel een leuk flesje, donkerbruin/zwart bier, met een kleine beige schuimkraag, ruikt en smaakt rokerig, beetje vanille, turf, koffie
Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is whiskey, peat, coffee, smoked, roasted malt. Flavour is whiskey, peat, coffee, smoked, roasted malt, chocolate. Full body. Balanced powerful nice beer.
Bouteille 11,2oz (batch 015). De couleur noire-brune et opaque. Nez de malt fumé (tourbe, léger de fumée de bois et de cigarette) et rôti, légèrement boisé (fût de whisky), léger de fruits (fruits confits foncés), avec des notes d’alcool, de chocolat noir et de café. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement doux ainsi qu’une texture légèrement huileuse et aux petites notes crémeuses. Goût de malt fumé (tourbe, léger de cigarette, traces de fumée de bois), légèrement boisé (fût de whisky) avec un léger goût fruité (fruits foncés confits) ainsi qu’avec de faibles traces de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de malt rôti avec des petites notes de chocolat noir. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un léger goût d’alcool aux notes réchauffantes avec des notes de café et des traces de houblon herbeux. Post-goût long, léger-moyen amer de rôti avec un goût fumé toujours bien présent ainsi que des notes de chocolat noir et d’alcool boisé (fût de whisky).
Consumer alongside islay cask scotch
Dark brown to black one finger head
Huge peat with a brisket stew nose.
Nice blend of smoke, soy sauce / teriyaki with a hint of chocolate. Not very complex. Still, an interesting beer
Bottle to snifter. Best by 9/8/10. Consumed 5/12/13. Pours an opaque dark brown with a fluffy, bubbly beige head. Aroma is smoke, peat, chocolate, dark fruit, spicy, soy. Taste is camp fire, char, soy, barbecue, wood, molasses. Lots of smoke. Beautiful, dense lacing. Medium low carbonation. Rich, thick mouth feel. I really dig this. Not as aggressive as I had expected; some nice subtle elements here. highly flavorful and fragrant. Really nice.
Liquirizia,malti tostati,caffe e per chiudere in bellezza un tiro di sigaro Havana...smoked imperial stout pienissima
12 ounce bottle poured a dark brown almost black color witb aromas of smoke, whisky, ripe dark fruit, tobacco and some leather. Flavors are the same, tobacco, whisky and light peat, a nice beer overall.
11.2 Fl Oz. Bottle. Pours black, medium tan head, decent lacing. Aroma is quite smokey some malts, and I think some dark fruit. Taste is also very smokey, perhaps sweet with some malts and some whiskey notes.It’s good but it is also a sipper.
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Bottle.Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of smoke, peat, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is sweet and malt with some smoked notes, whisky, peat and chocolate. Full body, soft carbonation.
Bottle shared at the December tasting in Santa Cruz. Pours dark brown, obviously not black, should be darker. A mess of phenols, peat, soy sauce, prunes and campfire.
A - pours almost opaque red brown with no head. S - cheap smoke flavoring, cheap smokey bacon. Peat. M - full bodied, simple palate. Lingering alcohol warmth. T - smoke and cheap bacon up front. Smoke and whiskey on the palate. Lingering booze and smoke. O - did I say smoke. Simple. 3.1