Weyerbacher Old Heathen

3.9/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled 12/07/2010; so over a year old now. Pours thick opaque black color with a nice 1 finger dense tan head with decent retention that reduces to a thin cap. Nice bits of lacing clinging to the glass as well. Aromas of dark chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, coffee, light dark fruits, and a bit of spiciness. Some pretty nice aromas with good strength. Taste of caramel, chocolate, roasted malt, nuttiness, light coffee, dark fruit, and spiciness. Hardly any bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, caramel, roasted malt, and light spiciness on the finish for a bit. Some pretty nice balance of flavors here as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a nice creamy and smooth mouthfeel that goes down nicely. Alcohol is pretty well hidden with only a warming on the finish. Overall a very nice and enjoyable imperial stout. Nothing that will blow you away though.

Very nice imperial stout offering. Was hoping for it to be more robust and full bodied than it was though.

Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale

3.9/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter, no bottle date but it is 2011. Pours hazy red orange color with a small dense light khaki head with good retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Some nice lacing clings to the glass as well. Aromas of big pumpkin, caramel, molasses, gingerbread, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and spices. Some very nice and strong aromas. Taste of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, caramel, molasses, spices, bread, and pumpkin. No bitterness noticed; with lingering notes of caramel, molasses, cinnamon, and light pumpkin on the finish. Decent balance of flavors, but not what I was hoping for from the aromas. Alcohol is fairly well hidden with only a decent sized warming on the finish noticed. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a nice and fairly creamy mouthfeel. Drinks really smoothly for the alcohol level. Overall a very nice imperial pumpkin ale, I am glad I picked up a 4 pack.

Overall a very nice pumpkin ale, glad I picked up a 4 pack.

Weyerbacher Insanity

4.4/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2011 batch most likely. Pours hazy ruby red color with a small light khaki head with decent retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Fair amount of lacing clinging to the glass as well. Aromas of big bourbon, caramel, dark fruit, oak, molasses, biscuit, spice, and a bit of booze. Tons of complexity going on here, very nice stuff. Taste of big caramel, toffee, dark fruits, oak, vanilla, bourbon, and a bit of spice. A small amount of bitterness on the finish, with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, vanilla, oak, and bourbon. Great balance of flavors as well, the bourbon does not come on too strong at all. Medium carbonation and full bodied. Super creamy and slick mouthfeel. Surprising drinkability for being over 11%, did not notice any alcohol except for a warming after the finish. Overall, Weyerbacher has blown me away with yet another high gravity offering. Business as usual.

An outstanding barrel aged barleywine from Weyerbacher. I will be picking this up again when I am back home in Ohio, because it is not distributed to Michigan.

Weyerbacher Fifteen

4.6/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours thick opaque black color with a small, fairly dense 1 finger dark tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lacing cap that lasts. A small amount of lacing sticks to the glass as well. Aromas of big charcoal, oak, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, and a bit of coffee. Aromas of smoked meat were present as well as it warmed up. Very nice and strong aromas here. A lot of complexity. Taste of huge chocolate, caramel, smoke, coffee, vanilla, and tons of roasted malt. Lingering notes of bitter coffee, smoke, chocolate, and roasted flavors on the finish that last a while. Light carbonation and huge full body. The mouthfeel on this beer is heaven. Super creamy, smooth, and as drinkable as a beer of 11% could be. This beer is super rich, without being boozy at all. Alcohol is hidden perfectly in this, I am not really noticing any except for a slight warming on the finish. Overall, and absolutely incredible smoked imperial stout from Weyerbacher. I will be grabbing more if I see it around for sure.

Absolutely incredible Imperial stout with a mouthfeel that is on par with Founders KBS. Definitely the best smoked beer I have ever had.

Weyerbacher Blasphemy

4.5/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

750 ml bottle into tulip, 2011 bottle. Pours hazy brick red color with a dense 1 finger off white head with good retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Some decent lacing on the glass as well. Aromas of big bourbon, oak, vanilla, dark fruits, banana, and spices. Some very nice and complex aromas here, bourbon comes out full force at first, but balances out eventually. Taste of huge molasses, dark fruits, banana, bourbon, vanilla, and oak. Lingering notes of bourbon, oak, molasses, and dark fruits on the finish. Light-medium carbonation with very full body. Incredibly smooth and slick body with great drinkability for the alcohol content as well. Alcohol is very well hidden in this, practically none noticed in the taste and a very small warming on the finish. Overall, this is an incredible quad, so much flavor and great balance, I will have to pick this up again for some aging.

Absolutely amazing quad from Weyerbacher. I remember QUAD being solid, but the barrel aging took it to another level altogether.

Weyerbacher Unfiltered Double Simcoe IPA

4.2/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

750 ml bottle into tulip. Pours very hazy dark red-orange color with a enormous 4 finger off white head with incredible retention that reduces to a decent sized lacing cap that lasts. Fairly thick lacing sticks to the glass. Aromas of huge amounts pine, pineapple, mango, orange, and grapefruit; with some caramel and bread as well. Taste of big pine, pineapple, grapefruit, caramel, and bread. Strong bitterness shows up on the finish and lingers for a while with caramel, bread, citrus, and spiciness. No alcohol in the taste but a slight warming on the finish is present. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied. Fairly smooth drinking as well, but is definitely a sipper with it’s huge flavor and body. Overall, and excellent imperial IPA, and it is extremely hoppy, just how I like them.

This one was insanely hoppy, and it actually surprised me because even Ruination is an extremely drinkable brew for me. This one is definitely one to sip on for a while to enjoy. I wonder if the filtered bottled version is toned down.

Weyerbacher Heresy

4/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours opaque black color with a 1 finger dense tan head with great retention. Reduces to a thin lacing cap that lasts for the rest of the glass. Aromas of strong bourbon, oak, dark chocolate, vanilla, and roasted malt. Taste of dark chocolate, caramel, oak, bourbon, and roasted malt with a touch of coffee. Tons of roasted flavor with bourbon on the front that leads to a decent amount of bitterness on the finish that lingers for a bit with chocolate and roasted flavors. Very smooth mouthfeel with medium carbonation and medium-full body. No alcohol noticed on the taste, but a slight warming on the finish. Overall, a very enjoyable Imperial Stout, great in all aspects.

This was all around great stuff for an oak ages Imperial Stout. Smooth and tasty, I would have it again.

Weyerbacher Tiny

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

750 ml bottle into tulip. Pours very dark brown almost black color with a fairly dense 1 finger dark tan head with good retention. Aromas of raisins, cherries, bananas, roasted malt, and some chocolate and booze. Fairly strong aromas. Taste of raisins, cherries, roasted malt with some slight booze in the taste. This then leads to a strong taste of milk chocolate on the finish that lingers. No bitterness noticed, but lots of flavor is here, fairly well balanced as well. Medium carbonation and full bodied. Very smooth and creamy feeling during the drink. Some slight alcohol noticed in the taste and a fairly strong warming after finish. Overall this is a very enjoyable Belgian Style Imperial Stout. Lots of nice flavor and balance.

Quite an impressive offering from Weyerbacher. The Belgian style definitely gives the imperial stout an interesting dimension in flavor and aroma. Very unique brew, and tasty as well.

Weyerbacher Quad

3.9/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle into tulip. Pours slightly cloudy red-orange color with a 1.5 finger foamy off white head with decent retention. Very minimal glass lacing. Aromas of cherries, banana, dried fruits, candi sugar, and vanilla; with a bit of spices and alcohol. Taste of banana, dark fruits, candi sugar, and some caramel; with light spices and a bit of bourbon. Very sweet flavor with no bitterness noticed at all. The finish is fairly dry, with only a small bit of lingering sweetness. Incredibly smooth finish with no alcohol noticed except for a slight warming with a light alcohol bite after the finish. I was extremely surprised at the smoothness for it’s alcohol content. Medium carbonation and creamy full body. Overall, this quad was quite impressive, though not very complex, it has a very nice flavor balance with a very smooth drinkability for its alcohol level.

This definitely was a surprisingly good Quad. I was hoping to not get a booze bomb like with the Blithering Idiot, and I did not.

Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot

3/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours a very hazy brown-orange color with a fairly dense 2 finger off white head with good retention. Aromas of dark fruits, molasses, caramel, toffee, and spices. Extremely malty aromas. Smells more like a dark Belgian style than a barley wine. Taste of dark fruits, molasses, and caramel. There is an extremely large amount of alcohol in this that is very close to masking the actual flavor of the beer. After sipping back some of this the alcohol presence does seem to shy away, showing the extremely malty character of this beer. Syrupy full body with medium carbonation. The malty notes last for a while after the finish, along with the alcohol warming that is quite strong. Overall, I would say that if this wasn’t so boozy with the alcohol seriously detracting from the flavor, it would be a solid malty beer. I probably won’t be having this again, but it is always a possibility down the road.

It is possible, and probably even guaranteed that I got a bad bottle or something. A lot of the ratings had a lot of good to say about this, then there were the others that showed the alcoholic mess that I got. Will have to search out a fresh batch, I have no idea how old this bottle was.