Expensive taste isn't necessarily good taste!

The title refers to Brewdog's Paradox cask aged imperial stout. This is a good brew, don't get me wrong and it can unlike mass produced stouts like guinness be enjoyed in some quantity - if it weren't so expensive of course! The cask maturation was an absolute necessity (which leaves a rare and pleasant aftertaste) to make this a nice beer as the combination of hops and malt in this beer is quite bland as though both adjuncts were cancelling one another out. Instead both of the aforementioned adjuncts (hops and assorted malts) should not only complement one another but should also match their individual contribution to the beer's general aroma. This another reason why I don't like this beer - the aroma of Paradox is absolutely beautiful and the beer itself doe not in any manner whatsoever live up to the expectation of said aroma! This craft beer falls six shots short of a dead deer so I'm giving it a four out of ten and that's mostly because I appreciate all the time and effort the lads in Brewdog put into their fine profession.

-The Poacher