Brewdog Paradox: Isle of Arran

Brewdog, Scotland's superbly nutjob indie brewers, have a beer, Paradox, which is matured in Isle of Arran whisky casks.
I like the Isle of Arran whisky (especially this one).

It's an imperial stout, and it's heavy, as you'd expect.

Nose: dark chocolate, malt, no hint of whisky

Palate: chocolate, malt, almost overpoweringly so, bitter overroasted coffee beans, very small hint of whisky, maybe.

Finish: bitter, very dry, maybe a hint of coastal whisky in there. There's an element of salt there - may explain the dryness.

Overall, this doesn't taste like a whisky. I don't really buy into the whisky flavour advertised by Brewdog, what it really tastes of is a bloody strong full bodied stout (10%). Typical stout flavours, although I feel it's too much, there's no subtlety, no real complexity. Possibly the beer needs to mature for a few years, at 10% it's certainly designed to age in the bottle (mine said good til 2015).
overall, 7/10. With potential to increase, if I cellared some.

mex