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AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy

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2394.15/5.04.11/5.09.5%100Thistle
Commercial Description:
Bourbon barrel aged version of the Wee Heavy bottled in 2004 and released in 2006. Available only at the brewery. 240 individually numbered, 750 ml foil-topped bottles.

2nd Release: 2005 Wee Heavy released in 2007; 223 bottles.
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 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/516/20
Mar 18, 2009  
Bottle # 59/254, 2006. Thank you fordest. Brown in color with an average sized beige head. Aroma is of brown sugar, caramel, peat, wood, and toffee...all blended very well. Taste is of wood, peat, malt, toffee, and caramel.


 Swalden28 (1449), McKinney, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
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 (1055), crossroads, Texas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/518/20
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
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
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 (2100), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
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 (1080), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
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 (1601), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
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 (2511), Mesa, Arizona, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/105/519/20
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.



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