Heavyweight Ste-ve

Formerly brewed at Heavyweight Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
Ocean Township, New Jersey USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Burnt orange. Mountainous pile of foam deposits puffy, adhesive lace as it falls. Honeydew, lavender, and perfumey phenols comprise the rustic nose. Hint of popcorn develops as it warms. Pointy carbonation loosens the moment it hits the tongue. Extremely airy. Toasted-cracker malt flavors inundate the palate as a sharp, yet delicately “wild,” tartness gracefully trails. Mild yeasty astringency exudes, but not overwhelmingly so. Savory haylike malt develops toward the later half, but along with it comes an overstated and unrefined huskiness. Feisty carbonation and a sharp brett-induced dryness unfortunately offset the juicy Styrian kiss, though cool whispers of lavender continue to uplift and refresh. Finishes appetizingly dry and slightly musty, although the husky popcorn-tinged malts interfere with the delightfully nuanced brett derivatives. Overall, the phenols are poorly controlled and the carbonation is harsh and prickly. In terms of flavor, the overly expressive malts eclipse the wonderful array of subtleties that lie beneath. I can only imagine what a liberal dose of Pilsner malt would have done for this. A commendable effort, but this doesn’t hold a candle to their heavenly Golden Idol.

Thanks riversideAK! Sharp CO2 nose, some settled cherry. Hazy tarnished grapefruit. Fierce dry bretty body, cottony and dry. Some orange peel. Real talk. Earthy into the finish, dry and woodsy.

Funky hay airy light belfian ale nose. Lemon touch of brett. Hazy golden no head or lace. Hay dust funky brett light Belgian yeast. Very carbonated. Airy. Rare and old. Yes taste it anssmell it.

750, capped. Thanks ak! Pours hazy pinkish burgundy. Musty cardboard and port nose. Creamy medium body with soft carb. Toffee, caramel, cardboard, and port mid palate, maybe a bit basementy. Mild carbonic finish.

This poured a cloudy dark yellow color with a white head. Aroma was light funk, fruit and yeast and spices. Flavor was a good bit of belgian yeast and spice with medium sour and funk. Decent but a bit oxidized and one dimensional.

Pouring at the grand tasting at RBSG in Philly. Pours a light hazed amber gold with a medium sized white head. Fuzzy, toast, light yeast. Musky, light sweetness, not too bad, slightly floral and sweet. Malt and toast.

Thanks Jon! Tepid amber, large bubbled white ring. Nose of light berry, acetic, bit of root and oxidation. Flavor is short, light cherry, grain, heavy cereal through finish. Decent finish, nice carbonation, but parts missing.

Bottle at RBSG. Pours orange. White head. Nose/taste of blood orange, yeast, dark fruits and light acidity. Medium body.

Bottle at the Funky 6. Pours cloudy amber with an off-white head. Aroma holds citrus, spices, malts and some Belgian funk. Interesting flavor, lightly sweet with some tartness of funk and brett, some fruitiness. Medium in body with good carbonation. Finishes dry, quite musty, with some citric bitterness and understated malt sweetness. Good brew.

Courtesy of Pailhead. Hazy amberish, nice off-white head, full of tiny carb bubbles. Pineapple and dark/black cherries up front, not much for malt. Flavor, nice pils malt up front, bread/toast, slight sourness comes through as it warms, takes over in the finish. Well done. Easy drink.

Bottle: Poured an amber orange with a white head. The aroma was funk, citrus, and flowers. The flavor was orange, pear, brett, some faint hops, and just a touch of sour. This beer, being 4 years old is still quite delicious.