Northampton Maggies Wee Heavy

dark brown pour with expected sweet malts in aroma. taste characterized by sweetness and alcohol. what i didn’t expect was a note of coffee in the taste... which worked for me. of the six beers i sampled at northampton brewpub, this was my favorite.

Tap at the brewpub. Dark brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma is very malty and sweet. Toasty UK malts with some light earthy herbal character as well. Fairly sweet and toasty. Soft chewy palate, lightly treacly with a bit of molasses. Quite a nice brew. Lingering toasty sweetness.

Draught: This one pored a deep, rich brown. There was a bit of a tan head and lacing to go along with it. The aroma had a slight peat and smokiness to it. The taste had a good roasted barley taste, which also had hints of the peat and smokiness. There was also a slight sweetness to the taste.