Samuel Adams Imperial Series Wee Heavy

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Thistle

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12 oz bottle from Wilbur’s. Dark reddish brown with a small tan head. The aroma is sweet caramel malts, toffee, light roast and wood, smoky and nutty. Similar flavor, light herbs and hop oil, pretty damn sweet and malty overall. The alcohol is mostly hidden. Pretty full body, thick, chewy and creamy. Not too bad, a little too sweet for me, though.

Toffee, caramel, cherry, nutty, vanilla, and subtle cocoa aromas, with some peaty notes. Dark bronze with a nicely retaining, khaki head. Mostly dry, malty, and strong. Medium-full bodied with low carbonation, warming but not too hot, and finishes with a lingering maltiness and mild booze.

A - A deep dark brown with garnet highlights. A 1.5 tan head sinks into a thin cap. Delicate lacing towards the bottom. S - Old lacquered church pews. Dark fruit-figs and prunes sit underneath a smokey peat and alcohol soaked wood. T - Sour and smoked wood, slightly salty, roasted nutty malt, boozy dark fruit, alcohol invades the entire mouth. Finishes tangy with a woody alcohol-type dryness. M - Full bodied, viscous, smooth carbonation, alcohol is bold and heavy even for this style. This beer has great character and deep flavors. The alcohol was screaming through this beer. It had nice low level bitterness. There was no hiding it. It actually develops levels of flavors but was on the verge of taking them over. Serving type: bottle 03-17-2011

12 oz bottle, Andersons. Very dark but clear brown; medium beige head becomes nothing; no lacing. Aroma heavy sweet malt, toffee, sugar. Flavor has the peat and smoke thing evident and it is definitely different; reminds me a bit of Scotch liquor; deep dark malt, caramel; heavy and sweet and boozy. Heavy, full body; very sticky. Nice.

Rich malty scent, coffee beans, syrup. Complex taste of malt, dark fruit, chocolate, coffee and some warm, liquory sweetness. Bit of a sour aftertaste, but enjoyably so. Combined with the 10% ABV, this is a hardy brew.

When they say heavy, they aren't kidding, it totally rich with malt and major nutty flavors . The hops are strong but really kept in the background. A super strong beer for the real beer drinker ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

The color of this beer is black with a medium tan head, and the aroma is very malty with no room for anything else. The taste is strong umami and mildly sour, which makes for an intense flavor experience; furthermore, the palate combines a full body, slick texture, soft carbonation, and a slightly astringent finish.

Disappointing. Pours dark, almost black. Opaque. Nice crema head. Taste, however, is cloying, being sweet and heavy like syrup. And one small beer sets you back two or three for the evening given the 10% alcohol. Good if you want to get drunk, but not if you want to enjoy more beers.

Bottled tasted at Vastarannan Kiiski.Mild slightly grassy nose. Pale brownish thin head. Clear dark brown reddish color. Soft taste of coffey and syrop. Mild hoppiness. Some hints of coffee. Alcohol well hidden. Warming.

Semi-hazy dark brown with a medium brown head. Aroma of toffee, malt, sugar, alcohol and salt. Taste of toffee, toasted malt, alcohol and a touch of peat. Semi slippery palate with no hops in sight and a zippy finish.