 Swalden28 (1439), McKinney, Texas, USA
Mar 16, 2009 Bottle thanks to Fordest. Pours a cloudy brown with virtually no head. Aroma is nice, some dark fruit, candy sugar, a little liquorish. Flavor is sweet, dark fruit, candy sugar, some liquorish. Mouth feel is heavy body, low carbonation. Over all, very good stuff!
ericandersnavy (1039), crossroads, Texas, USA
Mar 16, 2009 my 400th rating. bottle # 59/254, 2006. a huge thanks to fordest for this one. poured a cloudy brown with no head. aroma was wonderfully complex with caramel, dark fruit, vanilla, brown sugar, and liqourice. flavor was grape, alcohol, dark fruits, and brown sugar. full of body with no carbonation. is was a truly amazing piece of artwork by alesmith. another huge thanks to sean for this one.
SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
Mar 13, 2009 Sampled at hellbilly’s hellraiser 3 gathering. Bottle of 2005 vintage, courtesy of Sparky27. Cloudy maroon/brown pour with a small lasting head. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, bourbon, molasses fruit and wood. Flavor is huge and complex. Whiskey, wood, vanilla, fruit, brown sugar and more. Nice and thick on the palate. Really good stuff! Thanks Eric!
blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
Mar 12, 2009 bottle, 59/254, 2006,thanks to fordest, a dark brown muddy pour, head is still, aroma has lots of oaky peat, flavor is meaty, raisin, whiskey barrel, finish is light
BOLTZ7555 (1053), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Feb 25, 2009 Bottle 96/222 of the 2005 batch sampled courtesy of Sparky27 @ Hellbilly’s Hellraiser 3.0...THANKS ERIC!!! This one has to take the top honors of the night (and Rodenbach Alexander, Southampton RIS, and Toronado 20th were in the Hiz-Ous)...rusty penny/maple syrup pour with a razor-thin caramel head. Aroma has strong barrel-notes; oak, bourbon, toffee, and molasses. Flavor is sweet malt, candied sugar, dark fruit, brown sugar, and freshly spliced vanilla bean. Quite thick and sticky...WOW!!!
TURDFERGUSON (1594), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Feb 19, 2009 06 bottle from a trade with WeeHeavySD, Thanks Jon! Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Nose is peat, bourbon, oak, some sweet caramel, and alcohol. The barrel in this beer really seems to interfere with the tasty flavors of the base beer. This one was just okay and a major letdown in a much hyped series beers.
Bockyhorsey (2487), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Feb 18, 2009 2005 bottle #96/222 sampled with the AZ Crew at hellbilly’s hellraiser 3.0 tasting. Good caramel and wooden bourbon barrel aroma. Cloudy brown body with no head. The mix of caramel and bourbon mix well in this brew. Smooth enjoyable winter warmer brew. Thanks Eric.
arrogantb (695), Denver, Colorado, USA
Feb 18, 2009 2006 vintage released in 08, bottle 253/254. The first thing I thought when I smelled the open bottle was bourbon. The beer pours a nice brown color and I am pretty sure it looks like the regular wee heavy but I’ve only had that once. The aromas from the glass seem to be mostly vanilla and bourbon. The taste is pretty good, licorice, vanilla, nutty,fruits different than I remember the regular version but a hint of smoke and peat which I couldn’t detect in the regular version. The alcohol is definitely present in this beer. This is a good beer but really only a twist to a beer that was already good to start with. I would definitely purchase this again if I ever had a chance. Damn you Alesmith!!!
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 07-26-2008 04:09:24
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